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1985 Sierra Leonean presidential election

Field	Value
country	Sierra Leone
type	presidential
previous_election	1978 Sierra Leonean constitutional referendum
previous_year	1978
election_date	1 October 1985
next_election	1996 Sierra Leonean general election
next_year	1996
image1	Joseph Saidu Momoh 1988 (cropped).jpeg
nominee1	Joseph Saidu Momoh
party1	All People's Congress
popular_vote1	2,780,495
percentage1	99.85%
title	President
before_election	Siaka Stevens
before_party	All People's Congress
after_election	Joseph Saidu Momoh
after_party	All People's Congress

A referendum to confirm Joseph Saidu Momoh as president of Sierra Leone was held on 1 October 1985. It was the country's first direct vote for president. At the time, the country was a one-party state with the All People's Congress as the only legal party.

Momoh was named as the APC's presidential candidate after retiring president Siaka Stevens persuaded several other hopefuls to stand down. Voters only had the option of approving or rejecting his candidacy. According to official results, 99.85% of voters confirmed Momoh in office, with just over 4,000 people voting no.

Results

References

[https://2009-2017.state.gov/r/pa/ei/bgn/5475.htm Background Note: Sierra Leone] US Department of State
[https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9A0DE0D91239F931A35753C1A963948260 Sierra Leone Election] New York Times, 2 October 1985
(31 May 1988). "Siaka Stevens, former prime minister and president of Sierra Leone, dies". [[The Washington Post]].

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