1971 South Vietnamese presidential election

none 1971 South Vietnamese presidential election South Vietnam presidential no 1967 South Vietnamese presidential election 1967 2 October 1971 7,192,660 87.97% Lt. Gen. Nguyễn Văn Thiệu at Cam Ranh Base, October 26, 1966.jpg Nguyễn Văn Thiệu NSDF Trần Văn Hương 5,971,114 100% Nguyễn Văn Thiệu NSDF Nguyễn Văn Thiệu NSDF President Presidential elections were held in South Vietnam on 2 October 1971.Dieter Nohlen, Florian Grotz & Christof Hartmann (2001) Elections in Asia: A data handbook, Volume II, p331 0-19-924959-8 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.Nohlen et al., p338Political legitimacy: The 1971 Vietnamese Presidential election Australia's Vietnam War Thiệu's victory in this election officially marked his second term in office. They were the last presidential elections held in South Vietnam. Results Nguyễn Văn Thiệu 5971114 356517 7192660 Nohlen et al. References South Vietnam Category:Presidential elections in Vietnam Category:Elections in South Vietnam Presidential elections Category:Single-candidate elections