1981 Tunisian parliamentary election

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Early parliamentary elections were held in Tunisia on 1 November 1981, following changes to the constitution to allow for multi-party politics after 18 years of one-party rule by the Socialist Destourian Party (PSD). The PSD contested the elections as the lead party of the National Front, an alliance with the Tunisian General Labour Union. Three other parties also nominated candidates; the Movement of Socialist Democrats, the Popular Unity Movement and the Tunisian Communist Party. In total 366 candidates (including 18 independents) contested the 136 seats.

According to official results, the National Front won all 136 seats in the Chamber of Deputies. Voter turnout was 85%. Opposition parties would not manage to enter the Chamber until 1994.

Results


Party		Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	National Front (PSD–UGTT)		94.60	136	+15
	Movement of Socialist Democrats		3.28	0	New
	Popular Unity Movement		0.81	0	New
	Tunisian Communist Party		0.78	0	New
	Independents		0.35	0	New
Total				136	+15

Valid votes		1,941,858	98.97
Invalid/blank votes		20,269	1.03
Total votes		1,962,127	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		2,311,031	84.90
Source: Le Monde

References

Tunisia Inter-Parliamentary Union
Dieter Nohlen, Michael Krennerich & Bernhard Thibaut (1999) Elections in Africa: A data handbook, p918 ISBN 0-19-829645-2

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