1986 South Yemeni parliamentary election
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Parliamentary elections were held in South Yemen between 28 and 30 October 1986, having originally been scheduled for 1983, but later postponed. A total of 181 candidates contested the 111 seats of the Supreme People's Council.[1] Although the country was a one-party state at the time, with the Yemeni Socialist Party as the sole legal party, independents were also able to run as candidates.
The result was a victory for the Socialist Party, which won 71 seats. Voter turnout was reported to be 88.78%.
Electoral system
[edit]The 111 Members of Parliament were elected by plurality in eighty constituencies, with voters having the same number of votes as the number of seats available in their constituency.[2]
Results
[edit]Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Yemeni Socialist Party | 71 | –40 | |||
Independents | 40 | New | |||
Total | 111 | 0 | |||
Total votes | 725,568 | – | |||
Registered voters/turnout | 817,253 | 88.78 | |||
Source: IPU |
References
[edit]- ^ Democratic Yemen Inter-Parliamentary Union
- ^ Dieter Nohlen, Florian Grotz & Christof Hartmann (2001) Elections in Asia: A data handbook, Volume I, p297 ISBN 0-19-924958-X