1984 Moroccan general election explained

Election Name:1984 Moroccan general election
Country:Morocco
Previous Election:1977
Next Election:1993
Election Date:14 September 1984
Seats For Election:306 seats in the House of Representatives
Majority Seats:157
Ongoing:no
Party1:Constitutional Union (Morocco)
Leader1:Maati Bouabid
Percentage1:24.79
Seats1:83
Last Election1:new
Party2:National Rally of Independents
Leader2:Ahmed Osman
Percentage2:17.18
Seats2:61
Last Election2:new
Party3:Popular Movement (Morocco)
Leader3:Abdelkrim al-Khatib
Percentage3:15.54
Seats3:47
Last Election3:15
Party4:Istiqlal Party
Percentage4:15.33
Seats4:41
Last Election4:51
Party5:Socialist Union of Popular Forces
Leader5:Abderrahim Bouabid
Percentage5:12.39
Seats5:36
Last Election5:1
Party6:PND
Colour6:
  1. B1834F
Percentage6:8.92
Seats6:24
Last Election6:new
Party7:PPS
Colour7:
  1. 849DAA
Leader7:Ali Yata
Percentage7:2.30
Seats7:2
Last Election7:2
Party8:DPAO
Colour8:
  1. FFF185
Percentage8:0.74
Seats8:1
Last Election8:new
Party9:PUSN
Percentage9:0.22
Seats9:1
Last Election9:new
Party10:UMT
Colour10:
  1. 0160B2
Percentage10:
Seats10:5
Last Election10:7
Party11:CDT
Colour11:
  1. 020202
Percentage11:
Seats11:3
Last Election11:new
Party12:UGTM
Colour12:
  1. 41695E
Percentage12:
Seats12:2
Last Election12:0
Prime Minister
Before Election:Mohammed Karim Lamrani
Before Party:Independent politician
After Election:Mohammed Karim Lamrani
After Party:Independent politician

Parliamentary elections were held in Morocco on 14 September 1984, having originally been scheduled for September 1983, but postponed due to issues over the future of Western Sahara. The number of directly elected seats increased from 176 to 199, whilst the number of indirectly elected seats rose from 88 to 102 (60 elected by local councillors, 32 by professional bodies and 10 by workers' organisations).[1] The indirectly elected seats were chosen on 2 October.

Twelve parties and 1,333 candidates contested the election. The result was a victory for the Constitutional Union, which won 82 of the 301 seats. Voter turnout was 67.4%.[2]

Notes and References

  1. http://www.ipu.org/parline-e/reports/arc/MOROCCO_1984_E.PDF Morocco
  2. [Dieter Nohlen]