1997 Moroccan general election

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%.[1]

1997 Moroccan general election

14 November 1997
325 seats in the House of Representatives 163 seats needed for a majority
Party Leader % Seats ± USFP Abderrahmane Youssoufi 13.9 57 +5 Constitutional Union Maati Bouabid 10.2 50 -4 RNI Ahmed Osman 11.1 46 +5 Popular Movement Mohand Laenser 10.3 40 -11 Istiqlal M'hamed Boucetta 13.8 32 -20 MDS 9.5 32 New MNP 6.8 19 -6 PND 4.2 10 -14 PPS Ismaïl Alaoui 4.3 9 -1 CDPM 4.1 9 New FFD 3.8 9 New PSD 3.0 5 New ODPA 2.9 4 +2 Action Party 1.4 2 0 PDI 1.2 1 -8 This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
Prime Minister before Prime Minister after Abdellatif Filali Independent Abdellatif Filali Independent

Results

Party	Votes	%	Seats	+/-
Socialist Union of Popular Forces	884,061	13.9	57	+5
Istiqlal Party	840,315	13.8	32	-20
National Rally of Independents	705,397	11.1	46	+6
People's Movement	659,331	10.3	40	-11
Constitutional Union	647,746	10.2	50	-4
Democratic and Social Movement	603,156	9.5	32	New
National Popular Movement	431,651	6.8	19	-6
Party of Renewal and Progress	274,862	4.3	9	-1
National Democratic Party	270,425	4.2	10	-14
Constitutional and Democratic Popular Movement	264,324	4.1	9	New
Front of Democratic Forces	243,275	3.8	9	New
Democratic Socialist Party	188,520	3.0	5	New
Organisation for Democratic and Popular Action	184,009	2.9	4	+2
Action Party	89,614	1.4	2	0
Democratic Independence Party	76,176	1.2	1	-8
Movement for Democracy	8,768	0.1	0	New
Invalid/blank votes	1,085,366	-	-	-
Total	7,456,996	100	325	-7
Source: Nohlen et al.

References

1. Nohlen, D, Krennerich, M & Thibaut, B (1999) Elections in Africa: A data handbook, p635 ISBN 0-19-829645-2