1984 Moroccan general election

Parliamentary elections were held in Morocco on 14 September 1984, having originally been scheduled for September 1983, but postponed due to issues over the future of Western Sahara. The number of directly elected seats increased from 176 to 199, whilst the number of indirectly elected seats rose from 88 to 102 (60 elected by local councillors, 32 by professional bodies and 10 by workers' organisations).[1] The indirectly elected seats were chosen on 2 October.

1984 Moroccan general election

14 September 1984

301 seats in the House of Representatives
151 seats needed for a majority
Party Leader % Seats ±
Constitutional Union Maati Bouabid 24.79 82 New
RNI Ahmed Osman 17.18 60 New
Popular Movement Abdelkrim al-Khatib 15.54 47 +32
Istiqlal 15.33 40 -11
USFP Abderrahim Bouabid 12.39 35 +34
PND 8.92 24 New
PPS Ali Yata 2.8 2 0
DPAO 0.7 1 New
UMT 5 -2
CDT 3 New
UGTM 2 +2
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
Prime Minister before Prime Minister after
Mohammed Karim Lamrani
Independent
Mohammed Karim Lamrani
Independent

Twelve parties and 1,333 candidates contested the election. The result was a victory for the Constitutional Union, which won 82 of the 301 seats. Voter turnout was 67.4%.[2]

Results

Party Direct election Indirect election Total seats +/-
Votes % Seats Votes % Seats
Constitutional Union1,101,50224.79552782New
National Rally of Independents763,39517.18382260New
Popular Movement695,02015.54311647+32
Istiqlal Party681,08315.33231740-11
Socialist Union of Popular Forces550,29112.3934135+34
National Democratic Party396,3708.9215924New
Party of Progress and Socialism102,3142.82020
Constitutional and Democratic Popular Movement69,8621.6000-44
Democratic and Popular Action Organisation32,7660.7101New
Action Party20,1260.5000-3
Democratic Independence Party20,1260.5000New
PNUS-PCS9,8100.2000New
Moroccan Workers' Union---55-2
Democratic Confederation of Labour---33New
General Union of Moroccan Workers---22New
Invalid/blank votes556,642-------
Total4,999,646100199102301+37
Sources: IPU, Nohlen et al.

References

  1. Morocco Inter-Parliamentary Union
  2. Nohlen, D, Krennerich, M & Thibaut, B (1999) Elections in Africa: A data handbook, p54 ISBN 0-19-829645-2
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