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Early parliamentary elections were held in Tunisia on 1 November 1981, following changes to the constitution to allow for multi-party politics. The former sole legal party, the Socialist Destourian Party formed a National Front alliance with the Tunisian General Labour Union, whilst three other parties also ran; the Movement of Socialist Democrats, the Popular Unity Movement and the Tunisian Communist Party. In total 366 candidates (including 18 independents) contested the 136 seats.[1]
The result was a victory for the National Front, which was reported as winning 94.2% of the vote and all 136 seats. Voter turnout was 84.9%.[2]
| Parties | Votes | % | Seats | +/- | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| National Front (PSD-UGTT) | 1,828,363 | 94.2 | 136 | +15 | |
| Movement of Socialist Democrats | 63,234 | 3.3 | - | - | |
| Popular Unity Movement | 18,755 | 1.0 | - | - | |
| Tunisian Communist Party | 14,677 | 0.8 | - | - | |
| Independents | 7,966 | 0.4 | - | - | |
| Valid votes | 1,941,858 | 99.0 | 136 | +15 | |
| Blank or invalid votes | 20,269 | 1.0 | |||
| Total | 1,962,127 | 100.0 | |||
| Voter turnout | 84.9 | ||||
| Electorate | 2,311,031 | ||||
| Source: Nohlen et al. | |||||
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