1991 Algerian parliamentary election explained

Country:Algeria
Previous Election:1987
Next Election:1997
Seats For Election:All 430 seats in the People's National Assembly
Majority Seats:216
Election Date:26 December 1991
First Election:yes
Party1:Islamic Salvation Front
Leader1:Abdelkader Hachani
Seats1:188
Percentage1:47.27
Party2:National Liberation Front (Algeria)
Leader2:Chadli Bendjedid
Seats2:16
Percentage2:23.38
Party3:Socialist Forces Front
Leader3:Hocine Aït Ahmed
Seats3:25
Percentage3:7.40
Party4:Independents
Leader4:
Seats4:3
Percentage4:4.48
Map:Algeria elections 91 by province.svg
Prime Minister
Before Election:Sid Ahmed Ghozali
After Election:Election results annulled
Before Party:National Liberation Front (Algeria)

Parliamentary elections were held in Algeria on 26 December 1991. They were the first multi-party parliamentary elections since independence, but the second round due to be held on 16 January 1992 was cancelled five days before by a military coup after the military expressed concerns that the Islamic Salvation Front, which was almost certain to win more than the two-thirds majority of seats required to change the constitution, would form an Islamic state. This led to the outbreak of the Algerian Civil War.

Of 430 seats contested, 232 were won outright with 50% or more of the first-round vote; the remaining 198 would have proceeded to a second round contested only by the two candidates with the highest number of votes. Voter turnout in the first-round was 59%.[1]

Notes and References

  1. [Dieter Nohlen]