Parliamentary elections were held in Morocco on 3 June 1977. Elections had previously been held in 1970, but Parliament had been dissolved in March 1972 and a new constitution approved in a referendum in the same month. Fresh elections were scheduled for May, but were later indefinitely postponed.
Unlike the previous Parliament, in which only 90 of the 240 members had been directly elected, the new Parliament had 176 directly elected members, 48 elected by colleges of local councillors, and 40 from professional colleges (15 from the Chambers of Agriculture, 10 from the Chamber of Commerce and Industry, 7 from the Chamber of Handicrafts and 8 by representatives of employees' organizations).[1]
A total of 1,022 candidates contested the election; 456 were independents, with the remainder belonging to seven different parties. Ultimately independents won the majority of seats, with a total of 141. Voter turnout was 82.36%.[1]
1977, moroccan, general, election, parliamentary, elections, were, held, morocco, june, 1977, elections, previously, been, held, 1970, parliament, been, dissolved, march, 1972, constitution, approved, referendum, same, month, fresh, elections, were, scheduled,. Parliamentary elections were held in Morocco on 3 June 1977 Elections had previously been held in 1970 but Parliament had been dissolved in March 1972 and a new constitution approved in a referendum in the same month Fresh elections were scheduled for May but were later indefinitely postponed 1977 Moroccan general election 1970 3 June 1977 1984 264 seats in the House of Representatives133 seats needed for a majorityParty Leader Seats Istiqlal Allal al Fassi 21 62 51 43MP Abdelkrim al Khatib 14 64 15 45CDPM 12 40 44 NewUSFP 2 31 1 NewAction Party Abdellah Senhaji 2 03 3 NewPPS Ali Yata 1 80 2 NewUMT 0 52 7 NewIndependent 44 9 141 18This lists parties that won seats See the complete results below Prime Minister before Prime Minister afterAhmed OsmanRNI Ahmed OsmanRNIUnlike the previous Parliament in which only 90 of the 240 members had been directly elected the new Parliament had 176 directly elected members 48 elected by colleges of local councillors and 40 from professional colleges 15 from the Chambers of Agriculture 10 from the Chamber of Commerce and Industry 7 from the Chamber of Handicrafts and 8 by representatives of employees organizations 1 A total of 1 022 candidates contested the election 456 were independents with the remainder belonging to seven different parties Ultimately independents won the majority of seats with a total of 141 Voter turnout was 82 36 1 Results editPartyDirect electionIndirect electionTotalseatsVotes SeatsVotes SeatsIstiqlal Party1 090 96021 6246551Popular Movement738 54114 6415015Constitutional and Democratic Popular Movement625 78612 40291544Socialist Union of Popular Forces116 4702 31101Action Party102 3582 03213Party of Progress and Socialism90 8401 80202Moroccan Workers Union26 1160 52077Independents2 254 29744 688160141Total5 045 368100 0017688264Valid votes5 045 36893 96Invalid blank votes324 0636 04Total votes5 369 431100 00Registered voters turnout6 519 30182 36Source Sternberger et al 2 References edit a b Morocco Inter Parliamentary Union Dolf Sternberger Bernhard Vogel Dieter Nohlen amp Klaus Landfried 1978 Die Wahl der Parlamente Band II Afrika Zweiter Halbband p1345 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1977 Moroccan general election amp oldid 1115324069, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
