South Yemeni parliamentary election, 1978

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Parliamentary elections were held in South Yemen between 16 and 18 December 1978. The first elections since independence in 1967, they saw 175 candidates (all affiliated with the Yemeni Socialist Party, the sole legal party) contest the 111 seats.^[1] Voter turnout was reported to be 91.27%.

Results

Party	Votes	%	Seats
Yemeni Socialist Party	596,787	100	111
Blank/invalid votes	763	–	–
Total	597,550	100	111

References

↑ Democratic Yemen Inter-Parliamentary Union

Elections and referendums in Yemen

Presidential elections	1999 2006 2012 next

Parliamentary elections	1993 1997 2003 next

Pre-unification elections	Colony of Aden: 1955 1959 1964 North Yemen: 1971 1988 South Yemen: 1978 1986

Referendums	1991 2001

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