1978 South Yemeni parliamentary election

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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%.

Electoral system

The 111 Members of Parliament were elected by plurality in eighty constituencies, with voters having the same number of votes as the number of seats available in their constituency.[2]

Results

Party Votes % Seats
Yemeni Socialist Party 596,787 100 111
Invalid/blank votes 763
Total 597,550 100 111
Registered voters/turnout 654,685 91.3
Source: Nohlen et al., IPU

References

  1. ^ Democratic Yemen Inter-Parliamentary Union
  2. ^ Dieter Nohlen, Florian Grotz & Christof Hartmann (2001) Elections in Asia: A data handbook, Volume I, p297 ISBN 0-19-924958-X