1997 Algerian legislative election

Parliamentary elections were held in Algeria on 5 June 1997. The result was a victory for the National Rally for Democracy (RND), a new party created in early 1997 for President Zéroual's supporters, which won 156 out of 380 seats. They were followed by the Movement of Society for Peace (as Hamas had been required to rename itself) with 69 seats, the FLN (62), and the Islamist Ennahda (34). The two Berberist parties, FFS and RCD, got 20 and 19 seats respectively. Views on this election were mixed; most major opposition parties filed complaints, and the success of the extremely new RND raised eyebrows. The RND, FLN, and MSP formed a coalition government, with the RND's Ahmed Ouyahia as prime minister.

1997 Algerian legislative election

5 June 1997
All 231 seats to the People's National Assembly 116 seats were needed for a majority
Leader Ahmed Ouyahia Mahfoud Nahnah Boualem Benhamouda Party RND MSP FLN Last election - 0 15 Seats won 156 69 62 Seat change 156 69 47 Popular vote 3,533,434 1,553,154 1,497,285 Percentage 33.7% 14.8% 14.3% Swing 33.7% 9.4% 9.1%
Prime Minister before election Ahmed Ouyahia RND Elected Prime Minister Ahmed Ouyahia RND

Voter turnout was 65.6%.[1]

Results

Party	Votes	%	Seats
National Rally for Democracy	3,533,434	33.7	156
Movement of Society for Peace	1,553,154	14.8	69
National Liberation Front	1,497,285	14.3	62
Islamic Renaissance Movement	915,446	8.7	34
Socialist Forces Front	527,848	5.0	20
Rally for Culture and Democracy	442,271	4.2	19
National Republican Alliance	208,379	2.0	0
Workers' Party	194,493	1.9	4
Party of Algerian Renewal	197,262	1.9	0
National Movement of Algerian Youth	97,875	0.9	0
Movement of National Understanding	83,939	0.8	0
Algerian Rally	79,554	0.8	0
Progressive Republican Party	65,371	0.6	3
Algerian Movement for Justice and Development	61,829	0.6	0
National Constitutional Rally	55,553	0.5	0
Democratic Youth Movement	54,929	0.5	0
Amal Party	53,621	0.5	0
Union for Democracy and Freedom	51,090	0.5	1
Liberal Social Party	36,374	0.4	1
Algerian Liberal Party	327,412	3.1	0
National Alliance of Independent Democrats
National Bloc
Front of Democratic Algerians
Jihad Front for National Unity
Popular Forces' Front
National Boumedienist Front
National Movement for Nature and Development
Algerian People's Movement
Social Movement for Authenticity
Algerian Party for Justice and Progress
Social Justice Party
Liberal Just Party
Socialist National Democratic Party
National Solidarity and Development Party
Republican Party
Social Democratic Party
Workers' Socialist Party
People's Unity Party
Algerian National Rally
Independents	459,233	4.4	11
Invalid/blank votes	502,787	-	-
Total	10,999,139	100	380
Source: Nohlen et al.

References

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