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Moroccan parliamentary election, 1997|
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Parliamentary elections were held in Morocco on 14 November 1997. The result was a victory for the Socialist Union of Popular Forces, which won 57 of the 319 seats in the Assembly of Representatives. Voter turnout was 58.3%.[1]
Results
Party
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Votes
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%
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Seats
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+/-
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Socialist Union of Popular Forces |
884,061 |
13.9 |
57 |
+5
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Istiqlal Party |
840,315 |
13.8 |
32 |
-20
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National Rally of Independents |
705,397 |
11.1 |
46 |
+6
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People's Movement |
659,331 |
10.3 |
40 |
-11
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Constitutional Union |
647,746 |
10.2 |
50 |
-4
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Democratic and Social Movement |
603,156 |
9.5 |
32 |
New
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National Popular Movement |
431,651 |
6.8 |
19 |
-6
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Party of Renewal and Progress |
274,862 |
4.3 |
9 |
New
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National Democratic Party |
270,425 |
4.2 |
10 |
-14
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Constitutional and Democratic Popular Movement |
264,324 |
4.1 |
9 |
New
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Front of Democratic Forces |
243,275 |
3.8 |
9 |
New
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Democratic Socialist Party |
188,520 |
3.0 |
5 |
New
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Organisation for Democratic and Popular Action |
184,009 |
2.9 |
4 |
+2
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Action Party |
89,614 |
1.4 |
2 |
0
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Democratic Independence Party |
76,176 |
1.2 |
1 |
-8
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Movement for Democracy |
8,768 |
0.1 |
0 |
New
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Invalid/blank votes |
1,085,366 |
- |
- |
-
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Total |
7,456,996 |
100 |
325 |
-7
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Source: Nohlen et al.
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References
- ^ Nohlen, D, Krennerich, M & Thibaut, B (1999) Elections in Africa: A data handbook, p635 ISBN 0-19-829645-2