Bangladeshi general election, 1986
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The Third National Parliamentary Elections 1986 (Bengali: তৃতীয় জাতীয় সংসদ নির্বাচন ১৯৮৬) were held in Bangladesh on 7 May 1986. A total of 1,527 candidates contested the election.[1] The result was a victory for the Jatiya Party, which won 153 of the 300 seats. Voter turnout was 61.1%.[2] Bangladesh Nationalist Party, the winner of the previous elections, boycotted the election.
Results
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jatiya Party | 12,079,259 | 42.3 | 153 | New |
| Bangladesh Awami League | 7,462,157 | 26.2 | 76 | +37 |
| Jamaat-e-Islami Bangladesh | 1,314,057 | 4.6 | 10 | New |
| Jatiya Samajtantrik Dai (Rab) | 725,303 | 2.5 | 4 | New |
| Bangladesh Muslim League | 412,765 | 1.4 | 4 | +4 |
| National Awami Party | 369,824 | 1.3 | 5 | +5 |
| Communist Party of Bangladesh | 259,728 | 0.9 | 5 | +5 |
| Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal (Siraj) | 248,705 | 0.9 | 3 | New |
| National Awami Party (Muzaffar) | 202,520 | 0.7 | 2 | +1 |
| Bangladesh Krishak Sramik Awami League | 191,107 | 0.7 | 3 | New |
| Workers Party of Bangladesh | 151,828 | 0.5 | 3 | New |
| Bangladesh Jayita League | 490,372 | 1.7 | 0 | 0 |
| Bangladesh Hindu Oikkya Front | ||||
| Bangladesh Islamic Andolan | ||||
| Bangladesh Islamic Republican Party | ||||
| Bangladesh Khilafat Andolan | ||||
| Bangladesh Nagarik Sanghati | ||||
| Gana Azadi League | ||||
| Islami Jukta Front | ||||
| Jatiyatabadi Ganatantrik Dal | ||||
| Jana Dal | ||||
| Jatiya Janata Party (Odud) | ||||
| Jatiya Janata Party (Sujat) | ||||
| Jamaaiatay Olamaya Islam | ||||
| Jamaaiatay Olamaya Islam-Nezam-e-Islami Party | ||||
| Pragotishil Jatiyatabadi Dal | ||||
| Young Muslim Society | ||||
| Independents | 4,619,025 | 16.3 | 32 | +16 |
| Invalid/blank votes | 377,209 | – | – | – |
| Total | 28,903,859 | 100 | 300 | 0 |
| Registered voters/turnout | 47,305,886 | 61.1 | – | – |
| Source: Nohlen et al. | ||||
References
- ↑ Bangladesh Inter-Parliamentary Union
- ↑ Nohlen, D, Grotz, F & Hartmann, C (2001) Elections in Asia: A data handbook, Volume I, p536 ISBN 0-19-924958-X
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