Yemeni parliamentary election, 1993

Yemeni parliamentary election, 1993
Yemen
27 April 1993

All 301 seats to the House of Representatives
151 seats needed for a majority
Turnout 84.1%
  First party Second party
 
Leader Ali Abdullah Saleh Sadiq al-Ahmar
Party GPC Al-Islah
Last election contested as independents new party
Seats before 0
Seats won 122 63
Seat change Increase122 Increase63
Popular vote 640,253 379,987
Percentage 28.7% 17%
Swing Increase28.7% Increase17%
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Parliamentary elections were held in Yemen on 27 April 1993,[1] the first after Yemeni unification. The result was a victory for the General People's Congress, which won 122 of the 301 seats.[2] Voter turnout was 84.1%.

Results

Party Votes % Seats
General People's Congress640,25328.7122
Yemeni Socialist Party413,40418.556
Al-Islah379,98717.063
Ba'ath Party76,5203.47
Nasserite Unionist People's Organisation52,3032.31
Party of Truth18,4540.82
League of Sons of Yemen16,1550.70
Nasserist Reform Organisation6,1700.31
Democratic Nasserist Party4,6870.21
Other parties11,0150.50
Independents613,02327.448
Invalid/blank votes29,943--
Total2,262,184100301
Source: Nohlen et al.

References

  1. Nohlen, D, Grotz, F & Hartmann, C (2001) Elections in Asia: A data handbook, Volume I, p301 ISBN 0-19-924958-X
  2. Nohlen, D, Grotz, F & Hartmann, C (2001) Elections in Asia: A data handbook, Volume I, p309 ISBN 0-19-924958-X