Election Name: | 1970 Moroccan general election |
Country: | Morocco |
Previous Election: | 1963 |
Next Election: | 1977 |
Election Date: | 21 August 1970 |
Seats For Election: | 240 seats in the House of Representatives |
Majority Seats: | 121 |
Nopercentage: | yes |
Party1: | Popular Movement (Morocco) |
Leader1: | Abdelkrim al-Khatib |
Seats1: | 60 |
Last Election1: | new |
Party2: | SPP |
Seats2: | 10 |
Last Election2: | new |
Party3: | Istiqlal Party |
Leader3: | Allal al-Fassi |
Seats3: | 8 |
Last Election3: | 41 |
Party4: | CDP |
Colour4: |
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Seats4: | 2 |
Last Election4: | new |
Party5: | UNFP |
Seats5: | 1 |
Last Election5: | 28 |
Party6: | Independents |
Seats6: | 159 |
Last Election6: | 6 |
Prime Minister | |
Before Election: | Ahmed Laraki |
Before Party: | Istiqlal Party |
After Election: | Ahmed Laraki |
After Party: | Istiqlal Party |
Parliamentary elections were held in Morocco on 21 August 1970. They followed the adoption of a new constitution in a referendum in July. The new Assembly of Representatives had 240 members; 90 elected directly in single member constituencies by public ballot, 90 elected by local councillors and 60 elected by four professional colleges (24 by the Chambers of Agriculture, 16 by the Chambers of Commerceand Industry, 10 by the Chambers of Artisans and 10 by representatives of the wage-earners).[1] The latter two groups were elected on 28 August.
A total of 293 candidates, all of whom were male, contested the election. The Istiqlal Party and the National Union of Popular Forces both boycotted the election, although some candidates still participated. Voter turnout was reported to be 85%.[1]