Elections in Morocco

Elections in Morocco are held on a national level for the legislature. Parliament has two chambers. The Assembly of Representatives of Morocco (Majlis AL-Nuwab/Assemblée des Répresentants) has 325 members elected for a five-year term, 295 elected in multi-seat constituencies and 30 in national lists consisting only of women. The Assembly of Councillors (Majlis al-Mustasharin) has 120 members, elected for a six-year term, elected by local councils (162 seats), professional chambers (91 seats) and wage-earners (27 seats).

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Morocco has had a multi-party system since independence in 1955, with numerous parties in which no one party often has a chance of gaining power alone, and parties must work with each other to form coalition governments. Since Morocco considers Western Sahara as part of its territory and administers large parts of it, the elections are also held there.

2006 fraud affair

On October 2006, as many as 67 people were arrested for election fraud allegations related to the September 8, 2006 polls.[1] Among them there were 17 lawmakers (12 from the Assembly of Councillors and 5 from the Assembly of Representatives). It was the first time the Moroccan government made such arrests.

Latest elections
Main article: 2016 Moroccan general election


Party Constituency Nationwide Total
seats		 +/–
Votes % Seats Votes % Seats
Women Youth
Justice and Development Party1,571,65927.14981,618,96327.88189125+18
Authenticity and Modernity Party1,205,44420.82811,216,55220.95147102+55
Istiqlal Party621,28010.7335620,04110.687446–14
National Rally of Independents558,8759.6528544,1189.376337–15
Popular Movement409,0857.0620397,0856.845227–5
Socialist Union of Popular Forces367,6226.3514359,6006.194220–19
Party of Progress and Socialism279,2264.827273,8004.723212–6
Constitutional Union268,8134.6415263,7204.543119–4
Federation of the Democratic Left139,7932.412164,5752.83002New
Democratic and Social Movement74,4721.29377,6301.34003+1
Covenant and Restoration Alliance49,0400.85051,9060.89000New
Front of Democratic Forces51,9450.90049,3600.85000–1
Environment and Sustainable Development Party35,6450.62035,1670.61000–2
Union and Democracy Party20,2400.35123,5740.410010
New Democratic Party17,0030.29019,2840.33000New
Party of Renaissance and Virtue15,5220.27014,9550.260000
Party of Liberty and Social Justice10,8110.19014,7350.25000–1
Democratic Independence Party13,0970.23013,4180.230000
Renaissance Party11,1940.19012,7100.22000New
Party of Hope7,7470.1309,1170.160000
Labour Party2,9100.0507,2280.12000–4
Social Centre Party6,1560.1106,9770.120000
Moroccan Union for Democracy5,2660.0906,3790.110000
Democratic Society Party3,0460.0505,1100.090000
Reform and Development Party16,5010.280––––00
Green Left Party13,3890.231––––10
National Democratic Party5,1150.090––––00
Independents9,6560.170––––00
Invalid/blank votes–––––––
Total5,790,5521003055,806,00410060303950
Registered voters/turnout15,702,592–15,702,592––––
Source: CEC (Votes) Le Matin (Total seats, Women's seats)

See also

References and sources
  1. 17 MPs among 67 held for election fraud in Morocco
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