1986 Somali presidential election

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23 December 1986

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President before election

Siad Barre
SRSP

Elected President

Siad Barre
SRSP

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Presidential elections were held in Somalia on 23 December 1986, the first time a direct election for President had been held. The country was a one-party state at the time, with the Somali Revolutionary Socialist Party (SRSP) as the sole legal political party. Its leader, incumbent President Siad Barre, was the only candidate. He was re-elected with fewer than 1,500 votes against his candidacy.

Results


Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Siad Barre	Somali Revolutionary Socialist Party	4,887,592	99.97
Against			1,486	0.03
Total			4,889,078	100.00

Source: Nohlen et al.

Dieter Nohlen, Michael Krennerich & Bernhard Thibaut (1999) Elections in Africa: A data handbook, p813 ISBN 0-19-829645-2

v t e Elections and referendums in Somalia
Presidential elections	1986
Parliamentary elections	1964 1969 1979 1984 2012
Pre-unification	Italian Somaliland: 1954 1956 1958 1959 British Somaliland: 1959 1960
Referendums	1961 1979
See also: Elections and referendums in Somaliland Elections in Puntland

v t e Presidential elections in Somalia
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