General elections were held in
Senegal
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on 27 February 1983 to elect a
President
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and
National Assembly
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. Incumbent
, who had taken office in January 1981 following the resignation of
Léopold Sédar Senghor
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, defeated four other candidates in the presidential election. Members of the National Assembly were elected using a
mixed-member majoritarian system, with sixty members being chosen by the
single-member plurality system and sixty being chosen by
closed-list proportional representation.
[Senegal 1983]
Inter-Parliamentary Union In the National Assembly election Diouf's
Socialist Party
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won 111 of the 120 seats.
[Elections in Senegal]
African Elections Database Voter turnout was 56% in the Assembly election and 57% in the presidential election.
Results
President
National Assembly
References
Further reading
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Senegal
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Parliamentary elections in Senegal
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Presidential elections in Senegal
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