1962 Algerian Constituent Assembly election

Constituent Assembly elections were held in Algeria on 20 September 1962, the first parliamentary elections since independence in July. The elections were held alongside a referendum that confirmed the powers and term length of the Assembly.

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The Assembly was to have a one-year mandate to draw up and promulgate a constitution.[1] A single list of 196 National Liberation Front candidates was put to voters to approve, 180 of which were Arabs and 16 of which were of European origin.[2] A reported 99.6% voted in favour, with a turnout of 84%.[2]

The constitution was approved in a referendum in September 1963, and the mandate of the Assembly was extended by a year in accordance with article 77. However, President Ahmed Ben Bella froze the Assembly's activities and assumed full powers on 3 October 1963.[3]

Results
PartyVotes%Seats
National Liberation Front5,267,32499.65196
Against18,6800.35–
Total5,286,004100.00196
Valid votes5,286,00499.69
Invalid/blank votes16,2900.31
Total votes5,302,294100.00
Registered voters/turnout6,328,41583.79
Source: Nohlen et al.

References
  1. The National People's Assembly Archived 2011-07-24 at the Wayback Machine Embassy of the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria in Jakarta
  2. Dieter Nohlen, Michael Krennerich & Bernhard Thibaut (1999) Elections in Africa: A data handbook, p55 ISBN 0-19-829645-2
  3. Algeria, State Institutions European Institute for Research on Mediterranean and Euro-Arab Cooperation
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