1993 Moroccan general election

Parliamentary elections were held in Morocco on 25 June 1993, having originally been scheduled for October 1990, but postponed due to issues over the future of Western Sahara and a referendum on a new constitution, which took place in 1992. The number of directly elected seats increased from 204 to 222, whilst the number of indirectly elected seats rose from 102 to 111 (69 elected by Communal Councils, 15 by the Chamber of Agriculture, 10 by the Chamber of Commerce & Industry, 7 by the Chamber of Craftspeople and 10 by the Chamber of Labor Unions).[1][2] The indirectly elected seats were chosen on 17 September.[2]

1993 Moroccan general election
Morocco
25 June 1993
333 seats in the House of Representatives
167 seats needed for a majority
PartyLeader % Seats +/–
RNI 13.24 41 -19
USFP 13.19 52 +17
UC Maati Bouabid 12.84 54 -28
Istiqlal 12.22 52 +12
MP Mohand Laenser 12.08 51 +4
MNP 10.64 25 New
PND 8.04 24 0
PDI 4.14 9 New
PPS Ali Yata 3.94 10 +8
ODPA 3.15 2 +1
Action Party 2.35 2 +2
CDT – 4 +1
UMT – 3 -2
Independent 4.17 4 +4
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Eleven parties and 2,042 candidates (including 167 independents) contested the election. The result was a victory for the Socialist Union of Popular Forces, which won 48 of the elected seats. Voter turnout was 62.7%.[3] For the first time, women were elected, with Latifa Bennani-Smires and Badia Skalli becoming the first female members of the House of Representatives.[4]

Results
PartyDirect electionIndirect electionTotal
seats		+/–
Votes%SeatsVotes%Seats
National Rally of Independents824,11713.24281341–19
Socialist Union of Popular Forces820,64113.1948452+17
Constitutional Union799,14912.84272754–28
Istiqlal Party760,08212.2243952+12
Popular Movement751,86412.08331851+4
National Popular Movement662,21410.64141125New
National Democratic Party500,2538.041410240
Democratic Independence Party257,3724.14369New
Party of Progress and Socialism245,0643.946410+8
Organisation for Democratic and Popular Action196,2683.15202+1
Action Party145,9812.35202+2
Democratic Confederation of Labour44+1
Moroccan Workers' Union33–2
Independents259,2134.17224+4
Total6,222,218100.00222111333+27
Valid votes6,222,21886.98
Invalid/blank votes930,99313.02
Total votes7,153,211100.00
Registered voters/turnout11,398,98762.75
Source: Nohlen et al., López García

References
  1. Morocco: Parliamentary Chamber: Majliss-annouwab: Elections held in 1993 Inter-Parliamentary Union
  2. Morocco Direct Legislative Elections Monitoring/Observation Report, June 25, 1993 Archived June 16, 2011, at the Wayback Machine IFES
  3. Nohlen, D, Krennerich, M & Thibaut, B (1999) Elections in Africa: A data handbook, p635 ISBN 0-19-829645-2
  4. Susan Franceschet, Mona Lena Krook & Jennifer M. Piscopo (2012) The Impact of Gender Quotas p86
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