Sudanese parliamentary election, 1986

Sudanese parliamentary election, 1986
1 - 12 April, 1986
260 seats to the National Assembly
Turnout 3,948,544 (67.5%)
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Al-Sadiq al-Mahdi Ahmed al-Mirghani Hassan al-Turabi
Party Umma Party DUP NIF
Seats won 101 63 51
Seat change Increase101 Increase63 Increase51
Prime Minister before election

Al-Jazuli Daf'allah
Independent

 Elected Prime Minister

Al-Sadiq al-Mahdi
Umma Party

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Parliamentary elections were held in Sudan between 1 and 12 April 1986. They were the first multi-party elections in the country since 1968, and saw a victory for the Umma Party, which won 101 of the 260 seats in the National Assembly. However, voting was postposed indefinitely in 41 seats in Southern Sudan due to security concerns.[1] Voter turnout was 67.5%.[2]

Results

Party Votes % Seats
Umma Party 1,508,334 38.2 101
Democratic Unionist Party 1,163,961 29.5 63
National Islamic Front 726,021 18.4 51
Progressive People's Party 11
Southern Sudanese Political Association 8
Sudanese National Party 86,461 2.2 8
Sudan African People's Congress 7
Independents 5
Sudanese Communist Party 67,937 1.7 3
Sudanese African Congress 2
Sudan People's Federal Party 1
Unfilled seats 41
National Umma Party 37,662 0.9
Total3,948,544 301
Source: Nohlen et al.

References

  1. ↑ Sudan Inter-Parliamentary Union
  2. ↑ Nohlen, D, Krennerich, M & Thibaut, B (1999) Elections in Africa: A data handbook, p856 ISBN 0-19-829645-2