Election Name: | 1993 Yemeni parliamentary election |
Country: | Yemen |
Election Date: | 27 April 1993 |
Next Election: | 1997 |
First Election: | yes |
Party1: | General People's Congress (Yemen) |
Seats1: | 123 |
Percentage1: | 28.69 |
Party2: | Yemeni Socialist Party |
Seats2: | 56 |
Percentage2: | 18.54 |
Party3: | Al-Islah (Yemen) |
Seats3: | 62 |
Percentage3: | 17.14 |
Party4: | Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party – Yemen Region |
Seats4: | 7 |
Percentage4: | 3.60 |
Party5: | Nasserist Unionist People's Organisation |
Seats5: | 1 |
Percentage5: | 2.34 |
Party6: | Party of Truth (Yemen) |
Seats6: | 2 |
Percentage6: | 0.84 |
Seats7: | 1 |
Percentage7: | 0.28 |
Color7: | green |
Seats8: | 1 |
Percentage8: | 0.20 |
Color8: | green |
Party9: | Independent politician |
Leader9: | – |
Seats9: | 47 |
Percentage9: | 27.15 |
Parliamentary elections were held in Yemen on 27 April 1993,[1] the first after Yemeni unification. The General People's Congress emerged as the largest party, winning 123 of the 301 seats.[2] Voter turnout was 84.8%.
The country continued to use the electoral system of North Yemen, with the 301 members of Parliament elected in single-member constituencies by first-past-the-post voting.[3]