1981 Egyptian presidential confirmation referendum

Presidential elections were held in Egypt on 13 October 1981 following the assassination of President Anwar Sadat on 6 October. House of Representatives speaker Sufi Abu Taleb became acting president until the new president was elected. The vote took the form of a referendum on the candidacy of vice president and interim prime minister Hosni Mubarak. According to the official results, 98% of voters voted in favour of Mubarak with voter turnout reported to be 81%.

1981 Egyptian presidential confirmation referendum

13 October 1981
Registered	12,028,462
Turnout	81.10%
Nominee Hosni Mubarak Party NDP Popular vote 9,567,904 Percentage 98.46%
President before election Sufi Abu Taleb (acting) NDP Elected President Hosni Mubarak NDP

Al Akhbar newspaper on the Egyptian presidential referendum 1981, with the headline of the newspaper saying "Yes to stability... Yes to democracy and prosperity"

Results

Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Hosni Mubarak	National Democratic Party	9,567,904	98.46
Against			149,650	1.54
Total			9,717,554	100.00
Valid votes			9,717,554	99.62
Invalid/blank votes			37,212	0.38
Total votes			9,754,766	100.00
Registered voters/turnout			12,028,462	81.10
Source: Nohlen et al.