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%.
Morocco
Morocco , officially the Kingdom of Morocco , is a country located in North Africa. It has a population of more than 32 million and an area of 710,850 km², and also primarily administers the disputed region of the Western Sahara...
on 14 November 1997. The result was a victory for the Socialist Union of Popular Forces
Socialist Union of Popular Forces
The Socialist Union of Popular Forces, USFP, is a social democratic political party in Morocco...
, which won 57 of the 319 seats in the Assembly of Representatives
Assembly of Representatives of Morocco
The Moroccan Parliament has two chambers. The Assembly of Representatives has 325 members elected for a five year term, 295 elected in multi-seat constituencies and 30 in national lists consisting only of women. The other chamber is the Assembly of Councillors.-See also:* Assembly of Councillors*...
. Voter turnout was 58.3%.
Results
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Socialist Union of Popular Forces Socialist Union of Popular Forces The Socialist Union of Popular Forces, USFP, is a social democratic political party in Morocco... |
884,061 | 13.9 | 57 | |
| Istiqlal Party Istiqlal Party The Istiqlal or Independence Party is a political party in Morocco... |
840,315 | 13.8 | 32 | |
| National Rally of Independents National Rally of Independents The National Rally of Independents is a political party in Morocco, founded in 1978 by former Prime Minister Ahmed Osman, husband of a sister of King Hassan II.... |
705,397 | 11.1 | 46 | |
| People's Movement | 659,331 | 10.3 | 40 | |
| Constitutional Union Constitutional Union (Morocco) The Constitutional Union is a liberal conservative political party in Morocco, aligned with the ruling monarchy.The party is a full member of Liberal International, which it joined at the latter's Dakar Congress in 2003.... |
647,746 | 10.2 | 50 | |
| Democratic and Social Movement Democratic and Social Movement (Morocco) The Democratic and Social Movement is a political party in Morocco.In the parliamentary election held on 27 September 2002, the party won 7 out of 325 seats. In the next parliamentary election, held on 7 September 2007, the party won 9 out of 325 seats.... |
603,156 | 9.5 | 32 | New |
| National Popular Movement National Popular Movement The National Popular Movement is a political party in Morocco.At the last legislative elections, 27 September 2002, the party won 18 out of 325 seats.... |
431,651 | 6.8 | 19 | |
| Party of Renewal and Progress | 274,862 | 4.3 | 9 | New |
| National Democratic Party National Democratic Party (Morocco) The National Democratic Party is a political party in Morocco.At the last legislative elections, 27 September 2002, the party won 12 out of 325 seats. In the parliamentary election, held on 7 September 2007, the party won together with the Al Ahd 14 out of 325 seats.It decided to merge into the... |
270,425 | 4.2 | 10 | |
| Constitutional and Democratic Popular Movement | 264,324 | 4.1 | 9 | New |
| Front of Democratic Forces Front of Democratic Forces The Front of Democratic Forces is a political party in Morocco.In the parliamentary election held on 27 September 2002, the party won 12 out of 325 seats. In the next parliamentary election, held on 7 September 2007, the party won 9 out of 325 seats.... |
243,275 | 3.8 | 9 | New |
| Democratic Socialist Party Democratic Socialist Party (Morocco) The Democratic Socialist Party is a political party in Morocco.The Democratic Socialist Party is a split from the Organisation de l'Action Démocratique Populaire in 1996 over the constitutional referendum held in September.... |
188,520 | 3.0 | 5 | New |
| Organisation for Democratic and Popular Action | 184,009 | 2.9 | 4 | |
| Action Party Action Party (Morocco) The Action Party is a political party in Morocco.In the parliamentary election, held on 7 September 2007, the party did not win any seats.... |
89,614 | 1.4 | 2 | 0 |
| Democratic Independence Party Democratic Independence Party The Democratic Independence Party is a political party in Morocco established in 1946, initially a splinter group from Istiqlal Party, the party lost its 2 last seats at the 2007 elections.... |
76,176 | 1.2 | 1 | |
| Movement for Democracy Movement for Democracy Movement for Democracy can refer to three political parties:*Movement for Democracy *Movement for Democracy *Movement for Democracy – The Net, Italy-See also:*Democratic Movement*Movement for Democracy and Independence... |
8,768 | 0.1 | 0 | New |
| Invalid/blank votes | 1,085,366 | |||
| Total | 7,456,996 | 100 | 325 | -7 |
| Source: Nohlen et al | ||||