Parliamentary elections were held in Algeria on 26 December 1991. The first multi-party elections since independence, they were cancelled by a military coup after the first round, triggering the Algerian Civil War

Algerian Civil War

The Algerian Civil War was an armed conflict between the Algerian government and various Islamist rebel groups which began in 1991. It is estimated to have cost between 150,000 and 200,000 lives, in a population of about 25,010,000 in 1990 and 31,193,917 in 2000.More than 70 journalists were...

, after the military expressed concerns that the Islamic Salvation Front

Islamic Salvation Front

The Islamic Salvation Front is an outlawed Islamist political party in Algeria.-Goals:...

, which was almost certain to win more than the two-thirds majority of seats required to change the constitution

Constitution of Algeria

An Algerian Constitution was first adopted by a referendum in 1963, following the Algerian War of Independence ; originally, it was to be drafted by a constitutional assembly led by Ferhat Abbas, but this body was sidelined by Algeria's first President, Ahmed Ben Bella...

, would democratically form an Islamic state

Islamic State

An Islamic state is a type of government, in which the primary basis for government is Islamic religious law...

. Of 430 seats contested, 231 were won outright with 50% or more of the ballot; the remaining 199 would have proceeded to a second ballot contested only by the two candidates with the highest number of votes.

Voter turnout was 59.0%.

Results

Party	Votes	%	Seats
Islamic Salvation Front Islamic Salvation Front The Islamic Salvation Front is an outlawed Islamist political party in Algeria.-Goals:...	3,260,222	47.3	188
National Liberation Front National Liberation Front (Algeria) The National Liberation Front is a socialist political party in Algeria. It was set up on November 1, 1954 as a merger of other smaller groups, to obtain independence for Algeria from France.- Anticolonial struggle :...	1,612,947	23.4	15
Socialist Forces Front Socialist Forces Front The Socialist Forces Front , , is a social democratic and secularist, political party in Algeria. It was formed in 1963 by Hocine Ait Ahmed...	510,661	7.4	25
Movement of Society for Peace Movement of Society for Peace The Movement for the Society of Peace is an Islamist party in Algeria, led until his 2003 death by Mahfoud Nahnah. Its current leader is Bouguerra Soltani. It is aligned with the international Muslim Brotherhood...	368,697	5.4	0
Independents	309,264	4.5	0
Rally for Culture and Democracy Rally for Culture and Democracy The Rally for Culture and Democracy is a political party in Algeria. It promotes secularism and has its principal power base in Kabylia, a major Berber-speaking region...	200,267	2.9	0
Islamic Renaissance Movement Islamic Renaissance Movement The Islamic Renaissance Movement is a moderate Islamist political party of Algeria.In the 2002 elections it received 0.6 percent of the vote and has one member of parliament. In the 17 May 2007 People's National Assembly elections, the party won 3.39% of the vote and 5 out of 389 seats....	150,093	2.2	0
Movement for Democracy in Algeria Movement for Democracy in Algeria The Movement for Democracy in Algeria is a political party in Algeria. It is moderately Islamist and boycotted the 2002 elections....	135,882	2.0	0
Party of Algerian Renewal Party of Algerian Renewal The Party of Algerian Renewal is a minor political party in Algeria. In the 2002 elections it received 0.3% of the vote and had one member of parliament. In the 17 May 2007 People's National Assembly elections, the party won 1.80% of the vote and 4 out of 389 seats....	67,828	1.0	0
National Party for Solidarity and Development National Party for Solidarity and Development The National Party for Solidarity and Development is a minor political party in Algeria. In the 17 May 2007 People's National Assembly elections, the party won 2.08% of the vote and 2 out of 389 seats....	48,208	0.7	0
Social Democratic Party	28,638	0.4	0
Algerian Movement for Justice and Development	27,623	0.4	0
Democratic Movement for Algerian Renewal	10,934	0.2	0
Arab-Islamic Rally	10,824	0.2	0
Liberal Social Party	9,272	0.1	0
Alliance for Justice and Freedom	9,898	0.1	0
Union for Democracy and Freedom	9,298	0.1	0
Algerian Boumedien Islamic Rally	9,037	0.1	0
Democratic Youth Movement	8,902	0.1	0
Union of Democratic Forces	8,853	0.1	0
People's Unity Party	7,731	0.1	0
Party of Democratic Islamic Arab Union	7,283	0.1	0
National Alliance of Independent Democrats	6,867	0.1	0
Democratic Generation	6,726	0.1	0
National Salvation Front	6,575	0.1	0
Workers' Socialist Party	6,464	0.1	0
Popular Association for Unity and Action	6,455	0.1	0
Ecology and Liberty	5,558	0.1	0
Progressive Republican Party Progressive Republican Party (Algeria) The Progressive Republican Party is a minor political party in Algeria. In the 17 May 2007 People's National Assembly elections, the party won despite 1.42 % of the vote none of the 389 seats....	4,872	0.1	0
Union of Forces for Progress	4,184	0.1	0
Jihad Front for Unity	3,899	0.1	0
Independence Generations' Front	3,860	0.1	0
Republican Party	3,668	0.1	0
Front for Algerian Democratic Authenticity	3,600	0.1	0
Algerian Liberal Party	2,934	0.0	0
Algerian Party of the Essential Man	2,698	0.0	0
Ahd 54 Ahd 54 Ahd 54 , "Generation of '54", is a minor Algerian party led by human rights-activist Ali Fawzi Rebaine, who claims to have founded the first Algerian human rights organization. Its name is an allusion to the start of the Algerian War of Independence, in November 1954. In the 2007 election, it won...	2,490	0.0	0
Democratic Progressive Party	2,380	0.0	0
Algerian National Rally	2,045	0.0	0
Party of Law	1,476	0.0	0
Social Movement for Authenticity	1,225	0.0	0
Algerian Party for Justice and Progress	1,222	0.0	0
Social Justice Party	1,186	0.0	0
Popular Forces' Front	1,067	0.0	0
Rally for National Unity	933	0.0	0
Ofaril	930	0.0	0
Algerian Nation's Youth Rally	928	0.0	0
Algerian National Party	816	0.0	0
Movement for the Islamic Risala	188	0.0	0
National Rally for Progress	111	0.0	0
Invalid/blank votes	924,906
Total	7,822,625	100	231
Source: Nohlen et al