Ethiopian general election, 1987

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General elections were held in Ethiopia on 14 June 1987 for seats in its Shengo. This was the first election since Emperor Haile Selassie was deposed in the Ethiopian Revolution as well as the first election under the 1987 constitution, which established the People's Democratic Republic of Ethiopia (PDRE).

Background

The new Ethiopian Constitution, adopted by a referendum held on 1 February 1987, provided for a national parliament, the Shengo, as the supreme organ of State power. The date of the general elections was officially announced only two days in advance. In the running for the Shengo's 835 seats were some 2,500 candidates, mostly nominated by the ruling Marxist–Leninist Workers' Party of Ethiopia.^[1] Voter turnout was reported to be 90.5%.^[2]

Results

Party	Votes	%	Seats
Workers' Party of Ethiopia	12,981,957	99.2	795
Independents	104,693	0.8	40
Invalid/blank votes	2,998,350	-	-
Total	16,085,900	100	835
Source: Nohlen, et alia

References

↑ Ethiopia Parliamentary Chamber: Elections held in 1995, PARLINE database (accessed 20 October 2009)
↑ Nohlen, D, Krennerich, M & Thibaut, B (1999) Elections in Africa: A data handbook, p. 382 ISBN 0-19-829645-2

Elections and referendums in Ethiopia

General elections	1957 1961 1965 1969 1973 1987 1994 1995 2000 2005 2010 2015

Local elections	2008 2013

Referendums	1987

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