1984 Burundian presidential election

1984 Burundian presidential election

31 August 1984 1993 →
 
Nominee Jean-Baptiste Bagaza
Party UPRONA
Popular vote 1,752,579
Percentage 99.6%

President before election

Jean-Baptiste Bagaza
UPRONA

Elected President

Jean-Baptiste Bagaza
UPRONA

Presidential elections were held for the first time in Burundi on 31 August 1984.[1] Incumbent Jean-Baptiste Bagaza of the Union for National Progress (UPRONA; then the sole legal party) was the only candidate, and was re-elected with 99.63% of the vote.[1] Voter turnout was 98.3%.[2]

CandidatePartyVotes%
Jean-Baptiste BagazaUnion for National Progress1,752,57999.6
Against0.4
Total
Total votes1,758,804
Registered voters/turnout1,788,49398.34
Source: Nohlen et al.
  1. ^ a b Elections in Burundi African Elections Database
  2. ^ Dieter Nohlen, Michael Krennerich & Bernhard Thibaut (1999) Elections in Africa: A data handbook, p162 ISBN 0-19-829645-2