Parliamentary elections were held in Yemen on 27 April 1997. The governing General People's Congress of PresidentAli Abdullah Saleh won a landslide victory, taking 187 of the 301 seats, although several opposition parties including the Yemeni Socialist Partyboycotted the election alleging that the government had harassed and arrested their party workers.[1] The main opposition party, al-Islah, attacked the government for not carrying out economic reforms and for corruption.[2] Voter turnout was 61.0%.[3]
Of the 16 million people in Yemen about 4.6 million were registered to vote with about a quarter of them being women. However, only about 2.6 million people received their voting cards.[1]
Over 2,300 candidates, from 12 parties, competed for the 301 seats in the House of Representatives. Most candidates were independents, however many of these were backed by either the General People's Congress or al-Islah parties. There were 19 female candidates.[2] Each party or independent candidate had their own logo such as an owl or horse for the ballot paper to help illiterate voters.[4] There were few disagreements over policy between the parties.[4]
In two districts, Hajjah and Dhamar the results were cancelled due to irregularities.[5] International monitors described the elections as being 'reasonably free and fair' and 'a positive step in the democratic development of Yemen'.[6]
After the elections, 39 MPs elected as independents joined the GPC, 10 joined Al-Islah and two joined the Yemeni Socialist Party.[7]
Referencesedit
^ ab"Yemen's ruling party proclaims victory amid claims of fraud". The Indian Express. 1997-05-02. Retrieved 2008-01-10.
^ ab"Yemen Holds Vote; First Since '94 Strife". The New York Times. 1997-04-28. Retrieved 2008-01-10.
^Dieter Nohlen, Florian Grotz & Christof Hartmann (2001) Elections in Asia: A data handbook, Volume I, p304 ISBN0-19-924958-X
^ ab. The Guardian. 1997-04-24. Archived from the original on 2007-10-15. Retrieved 2008-01-10.
^"Yemen Leader's Party Dominates Elections". The New York Times. 1997-05-08. Retrieved 2008-01-10.
^. The Guardian. 1997-05-03. Archived from the original on 2007-10-15. Retrieved 2008-01-10.
^. Yemen gateway. Archived from the original on 2007-06-16. Retrieved 2008-01-10.
1997, yemeni, parliamentary, election, parliamentary, elections, were, held, yemen, april, 1997, governing, general, people, congress, president, abdullah, saleh, landslide, victory, taking, seats, although, several, opposition, parties, including, yemeni, soc. Parliamentary elections were held in Yemen on 27 April 1997 The governing General People s Congress of President Ali Abdullah Saleh won a landslide victory taking 187 of the 301 seats although several opposition parties including the Yemeni Socialist Party boycotted the election alleging that the government had harassed and arrested their party workers 1 The main opposition party al Islah attacked the government for not carrying out economic reforms and for corruption 2 Voter turnout was 61 0 3 1997 Yemeni parliamentary election 1993 27 April 1997 2003 Party Leader Seats GPC Ali Abdullah Saleh 43 10 187 64Al Islah Abdullah ibn Husayn al Ahmar 23 39 53 9NUPO Abdulmalik Al Mekhlafi 2 03 3 2Ba ath Party 0 75 2 5Independent 29 54 54 7This lists parties that won seats See the complete results below Contents 1 Campaign 2 Results 3 Aftermath 4 References 5 External linksCampaign editOf the 16 million people in Yemen about 4 6 million were registered to vote with about a quarter of them being women However only about 2 6 million people received their voting cards 1 Over 2 300 candidates from 12 parties competed for the 301 seats in the House of Representatives Most candidates were independents however many of these were backed by either the General People s Congress or al Islah parties There were 19 female candidates 2 Each party or independent candidate had their own logo such as an owl or horse for the ballot paper to help illiterate voters 4 There were few disagreements over policy between the parties 4 Results editPartyVotes Seats General People s Congress1 175 34343 10187 64Al Islah637 72823 3953 9Nasserist Unionist People s Organisation55 4382 033 2Arab Socialist Ba ath Party20 4090 752 5National Arab Socialist Ba ath Party10 1340 370NewDemocratic Nasserist Party9 6010 350 1Party of Truth5 5870 200 2Nasserist Reform Organisation2 7550 1000League of Sons of Yemen9300 0300Other parties3 4000 1200Independents805 63629 5454 7Vacant2 Total2 726 961100 003010Valid votes2 726 96196 45Invalid blank votes100 4083 55Total votes2 827 369100 00Registered voters turnout4 637 70060 96Source Nohlen et al Aftermath editIn two districts Hajjah and Dhamar the results were cancelled due to irregularities 5 International monitors described the elections as being reasonably free and fair and a positive step in the democratic development of Yemen 6 After the elections 39 MPs elected as independents joined the GPC 10 joined Al Islah and two joined the Yemeni Socialist Party 7 References edit a b Yemen s ruling party proclaims victory amid claims of fraud The Indian Express 1997 05 02 Retrieved 2008 01 10 a b Yemen Holds Vote First Since 94 Strife The New York Times 1997 04 28 Retrieved 2008 01 10 Dieter Nohlen Florian Grotz amp Christof Hartmann 2001 Elections in Asia A data handbook Volume I p304 ISBN 0 19 924958 X a b Doves and eagles fight for votes Yemen prepares for elections The Guardian 1997 04 24 Archived from the original on 2007 10 15 Retrieved 2008 01 10 Yemen Leader s Party Dominates Elections The New York Times 1997 05 08 Retrieved 2008 01 10 Peek behind screen of Yemen s paranoid poll The Guardian 1997 05 03 Archived from the original on 2007 10 15 Retrieved 2008 01 10 State of the parties 1997 election Yemen gateway Archived from the original on 2007 06 16 Retrieved 2008 01 10 External links editComplete list of parties who contested the election Al Bab Election report Inter Parliamentary Union Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1997 Yemeni parliamentary election amp oldid 1005461911, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
