1971_South_Vietnamese_presidential_election References

1971 South Vietnamese presidential election
Registered	7,192,660
Turnout	87.97%

Presidential elections were held in South Vietnam on 2 October 1971.^[1] After the opposition candidates Dương Văn Minh and Nguyễn Cao Kỳ withdrew their candidacies (most opposition figures had already been banned from the ballot), incumbent President Nguyễn Văn Thiệu was the only candidate, receiving 100% of the vote.^[2]^[3] Thiệu's victory in this election officially marked his second term in office. They were the last presidential elections held in South Vietnam.

Results


Candidate	Votes	%
Nguyễn Văn Thiệu	5,971,114	100.00
Total	5,971,114	100.00

Valid votes	5,971,114	94.37
Invalid/blank votes	356,517	5.63
Total votes	6,327,631	100.00
Registered voters/turnout	7,192,660	87.97
Source: Nohlen et al.

References

^ Dieter Nohlen, Florian Grotz & Christof Hartmann (2001) Elections in Asia: A data handbook, Volume II, p331 ISBN 0-19-924959-8
^ Nohlen et al., p338
^ Political legitimacy: The 1971 Vietnamese Presidential election Australia's Vietnam War

[1] Dieter Nohlen, Florian Grotz & Christof Hartmann (2001) Elections in Asia: A data handbook, Volume II, p331 ISBN 0-19-924959-8

[2] Nohlen et al., p338

[3] Political legitimacy: The 1971 Vietnamese Presidential election Australia's Vietnam War

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