1970 Moroccan general election

Parliamentary elections were held in Morocco on 21 August 1970. They followed the adoption of a new constitution in a referendum in July. The new Assembly of Representatives had 240 members; 90 elected directly in single member constituencies by public ballot, 90 elected by local councillors and 60 elected by four professional colleges (24 by the Chambers of Agriculture, 16 by the Chambers of Commerce and Industry, 10 by the Chambers of Artisans and 10 by representatives of the wage-earners).[1] The latter two groups were elected on 28 August.

1970 Moroccan general election
Morocco
21 August 1970
240 seats in the House of Representatives
121 seats needed for a majority
PartyLeader Seats +/–
MP Abdelkrim al-Khatib 60 New
SPP 10 New
Istiqlal Allal al-Fassi 8 -33
CDP 2 New
UNFP 1 -27
Independents 159 +153
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Ahmed Laraki
Istiqlal		 Ahmed Laraki
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A total of 293 candidates, all of whom were male, contested the election. The Istiqlal Party and the National Union of Popular Forces both boycotted the election, although some candidates still participated. Voter turnout was reported to be 85%.[1]

Results
PartyDirect electionIndirect electionTotal
seats
Votes%SeatsVotes%Seats
Popular Movement213960
Istiqlal Party448
Constitutional Democratic Party022
National Union of Popular Forces101
Social Progress Party01010
Independents6495159
Total90150240
Valid votes4,106,01598.7013,77697.88
Invalid/blank votes54,0011.302992.12
Total votes4,160,016100.0014,075100.00
Registered voters/turnout4,874,59885.3415,34791.71
Source: Nohlen et al.,[2] IPU

References
  1. Morocco Inter-Parliamentary Union
  2. Dieter Nohlen, Michael Krennerich & Bernhard Thibaut (1999) Elections in Africa: A data handbook, pp–635 ISBN 0-19-829645-2
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