Parliamentary elections were held in Sudan

Sudan

Sudan , officially the Republic of the Sudan , is a country in North Africa, sometimes considered part of the Middle East politically. It is bordered by Egypt to the north, the Red Sea to the northeast, Eritrea and Ethiopia to the east, South Sudan to the south, the Central African Republic to the...

 between 12 April and 2 May 1968. The election followed the resignation of a third of the members of the Assembly elected in 1965

Sudanese parliamentary election, 1965

Parliamentary elections were held in Sudan on 21 April and 8 May 1965. Due to the civil war the seats in the south of the country were left vacant until by-elections on 8 March and 18 April 1967. The result was a second successive victory for the Umma Party, which won 90 of the 173 seats. Voter...

. The result was a victory for the new Democratic Unionist Party

Democratic Unionist Party (Sudan)

The Democratic Unionist Party is the oldest political party in Sudan.Sudan's first President Ismail al-Azhari was a member of the party when it was known as the National Unionist Party...

, formed by a merger of the National Unionist Party and the People's Democratic Party in December 1967 and led by President Ismail al-Azhari

Ismail al-Azhari

Ismail al-Azhari was a Sudanese nationalist and political figure. He served as the Prime Minister of Sudan between 1954 and 1956, and as President of Sudan from 1964 until he was overthrown by Gaafar Nimeiry in 1969.-Early life:...

, which won 101 of the 218 seats. Voter turnout was 61.0%.

Results

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Party	Votes	%	Seats	+/-
Democratic Unionist Party Democratic Unionist Party (Sudan) The Democratic Unionist Party is the oldest political party in Sudan.Sudan's first President Ismail al-Azhari was a member of the party when it was known as the National Unionist Party...	742,226	40.8	101	New
Umma Party-Sadiq Umma Party (Sudan) The National Umma Party Sudan is an Islamic centrist political party in Sudan.-Foundation:In August 1944 Sayyid Abd al-Rahman al-Mahdi, leader of the Ansar, met with senior Congress members and tribal leaders to discuss formation of a pro-independence political party that was not associated with...	384,986	21.2	36	New
Umma Party-Imam Umma Party (Sudan) The National Umma Party Sudan is an Islamic centrist political party in Sudan.-Foundation:In August 1944 Sayyid Abd al-Rahman al-Mahdi, leader of the Ansar, met with senior Congress members and tribal leaders to discuss formation of a pro-independence political party that was not associated with...	398,952	18.1	30	New
Independents	70,047	3.9	9
Sudan African National Union Sudan African National Union The Sudan African National Union is a political party formed in 1963 by William Deng Nhial and other Sudanese exiles in Uganda. In the late 1960s the party contested elections in Sudan seeking autonomy for South Sudan within a federal structure. The exile branch of the party meanwhile supported...	60,493	3.3	15
Islamic Charter Front National Islamic Front The National Islamic Front is the Islamist political organization founded and led by Dr. Hassan al-Turabi that has influenced the Sudanese government since 1979, and dominated it since 1989...	44,552	2.5	3
Umma Party Umma Party (Sudan) The National Umma Party Sudan is an Islamic centrist political party in Sudan.-Foundation:In August 1944 Sayyid Abd al-Rahman al-Mahdi, leader of the Ansar, met with senior Congress members and tribal leaders to discuss formation of a pro-independence political party that was not associated with...	43,288	2.4	6
Southern Front	39,822	2.2	10	New
Socialist Front Socialist Front The Socialist Front is a coalition of far-left and pro-independence political organizations in Puerto Rico. The Socialist Front also includes non-partisan activists....	21,814	1.2	0	New
Socialists	19.690	1.1	0	New
Beja Congress Beja Congress The Beja Congress is a political group comprising several ethnic entities, most prominently the Beja, of the eastern region of Sudan. It was founded in 1957 by Dr. Taha Osman Bileya together with a group of Beja intellectuals, as a political platform for the politically and economically...	15,382	0.9	3
National Unionist Party	10,159	0.6	0
No political affiliation	8,264	0.5	1	New
Tenants' Union	6,661	0.4	0	New
Workers' Forces	5,204	0.39	1	New
Nuba Mountains Union	3,171	0.2	2	New
The Nile	2,704	0.2	1	New
Free	1,844	0.1	0	New
Islamic	1,772	0.1	0	New
Western Sudan Union	1,695	0.1	0	New
Sudanese Communist Party Sudanese Communist Party The Sudanese Communist Party is a Communist political party in the Republic of Sudan. Founded in 1946, it was a major force in Sudanese politics until 1971, when military ruler Gaafar al-Nimeiry launched a wave of repression against the party after a failed coup implicated...	1,652	0.1	0	New
Democratic South	1,535	0.1	0	New
Unity	1,478	0.1	0	New
Workers' Federation	668	0.0	0	New
Peace	387	0.0	0	New
Socialist Democrats	220	0.0	0	New
National Unionist Party-Sadiq	63	0.0	0	New
Congress of New Forces	33	0.0	0	New
Invalid/blank votes	43,139
Total	1,862,911	100	218	+11
Source: Nohlen et al