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1997 Moroccan general election
1997 election in Morocco
1997 election in Morocco
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| election_name | 1997 Moroccan general election |
| country | Morocco |
| previous_election | 1993 |
| next_election | 2002 |
| election_date | 14 November 1997 |
| seats_for_election | 325 seats in the House of Representatives |
| majority_seats | 163 |
| turnout | 58.30% ( 4.45pp) |
| ongoing | no |
| party1 | Socialist Union of Popular Forces |
| leader1 | Abderrahmane Youssoufi |
| percentage1 | 13.9 |
| seats1 | 57 |
| last_election1 | 52 |
| party2 | Istiqlal Party |
| leader2 | M'hamed Boucetta |
| percentage2 | 13.8 |
| seats2 | 32 |
| last_election2 | 52 |
| party3 | National Rally of Independents |
| leader3 | Ahmed Osman |
| percentage3 | 11.1 |
| seats3 | 46 |
| last_election3 | 41 |
| party4 | Popular Movement (Morocco) |
| leader4 | Mohand Laenser |
| percentage4 | 10.3 |
| seats4 | 40 |
| last_election4 | 51 |
| party5 | Constitutional Union (Morocco) |
| leader5 | Maati Bouabid |
| percentage5 | 10.2 |
| seats5 | 50 |
| last_election5 | 54 |
| party6 | MDS |
| colour6 | |
| percentage6 | 9.5 |
| seats6 | 32 |
| last_election6 | new |
| party7 | MNP |
| colour7 | |
| percentage7 | 6.8 |
| seats7 | 19 |
| last_election7 | 25 |
| party8 | PRP |
| colour8 | |
| leader8 | Ismaïl Alaoui |
| percentage8 | 4.3 |
| seats8 | 9 |
| last_election8 | 10 |
| party9 | PND |
| colour9 | |
| percentage9 | 4.2 |
| seats9 | 10 |
| last_election9 | 24 |
| party10 | CDPM |
| colour10 | |
| percentage10 | 4.1 |
| seats10 | 9 |
| last_election10 | new |
| party11 | FFD |
| colour11 | |
| percentage11 | 3.8 |
| seats11 | 9 |
| last_election11 | new |
| party12 | PSD |
| colour12 | |
| percentage12 | 3.0 |
| seats12 | 5 |
| last_election12 | new |
| party13 | ODPA |
| colour13 | |
| percentage13 | 2.9 |
| seats13 | 4 |
| last_election13 | 2 |
| party14 | Action Party |
| colour14 | |
| percentage14 | 1.4 |
| seats14 | 2 |
| last_election14 | 2 |
| party15 | PDI |
| colour15 | |
| percentage15 | 1.2 |
| seats15 | 1 |
| last_election15 | 9 |
| title | Prime Minister |
| before_election | Abdellatif Filali |
| before_party | Independent politician |
| after_election | Abderrahmane Youssoufi |
| after_party | Socialist Union of Popular Forces |
Parliamentary elections were held in Morocco on 14 November 1997. The result was a victory for the Socialist Union of Popular Forces, which won 57 of the 319 seats in the Assembly of Representatives. Voter turnout was 58.3%.
Results
References
References
- [[Dieter Nohlen]], Michael Krennerich & Bernhard Thibaut (1999) ''Elections in Africa: A data handbook'', p635 {{ISBN. 0-19-829645-2
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