Bangladeshi general election, 1988
Encyclopedia
The Fourth National Parliamentary Elections 1988 were held in Bangladesh
on 3 March 1988. They were boycotted by several major parties, including the Bangladesh Awami League
, the Bangladesh Nationalist Party
, the Communist Party of Bangladesh
, Jamaat-e-Islami Bangladesh, the Bangladesh Krishak Sramik Awami League, the National Awami Party (Muzaffar) and the Workers Party of Bangladesh
. The result was a victory for the Jatiya Party, which won 251 of the 300 seats. Voter turnout was 52.5%.
Bangladesh
Bangladesh , officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh is a sovereign state located in South Asia. It is bordered by India on all sides except for a small border with Burma to the far southeast and by the Bay of Bengal to the south...
on 3 March 1988. They were boycotted by several major parties, including the Bangladesh Awami League
Bangladesh Awami League
The Bangladesh Awami League , commonly known as the Awami League, is the mainstream center-left, secular political party in Bangladesh...
, the Bangladesh Nationalist Party
Bangladesh Nationalist Party
The Bangladesh Nationalist Party , commonly referred to as the BNP, is the mainstream center-right political party in Bangladesh. BNP ruled Bangladesh total 18 years since her independence, the longest than any other party in Bangladesh...
, the Communist Party of Bangladesh
Communist Party of Bangladesh
The Communist Party of Bangladesh is a Marxist-Leninist political party in Bangladesh, founded in 1968 as the Communist Party of East Pakistan.- History :...
, Jamaat-e-Islami Bangladesh, the Bangladesh Krishak Sramik Awami League, the National Awami Party (Muzaffar) and the Workers Party of Bangladesh
Workers Party of Bangladesh
The Workers Party of Bangladesh is a Communist party in Bangladesh.WPB was founded in 1980 by the Bangladesh Communist Party , Revolutionary Communist League, Majdur Party and another group. Amal Sen was the founding general secretary....
. The result was a victory for the Jatiya Party, which won 251 of the 300 seats. Voter turnout was 52.5%.
Results
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jatiya Party | 17,680,133 | 68.4 | 251 | |
| Combined Opposition Party | 3,263,340 | 12.6 | 19 | New |
| Bangladesh Freedom Party | 850,284 | 3.3 | 2 | New |
| Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal (Siraj) | 309,666 | 1.2 | 3 | 0 |
| Bangladesh Khilafat Andolan Bangladesh Khilafat Andolan Bangladesh Khilafat Andolan is a Islamist political party in Bangladesh, founded by Hafezzi Huzur after the 1981 presidential elections. Hafezzi Huzur had been a presidential candidate in 1981. He came third, scoring 387 215 votes... |
242,571 | 0.9 | 0 | - |
| Ganatantra Basttabayan Party | ||||
| Jana Dal | ||||
| Taish Dalio Jote | ||||
| Independents | 3,487,457 | 16.3 | 25 | |
| Invalid/blank votes | 335,620 | |||
| Total | 26,169,071 | 100 | 300 | 0 |
| Source: Nohlen et al. | ||||