South Yemeni parliamentary election, 1986

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Parliamentary elections were held in South Yemen between 28 and 30 October 1986, having originally been scheduled for 1983, but later postponed. A total of 181 candidates contested the 111 seats.^[1] Although the country was a one-party state at the time, with the Yemeni Socialist Party as the sole legal party, independents were also able to run in the election.

The result was a victory for the Socialist Party, which won 71 seats. Voter turnout was reported to be 88.78%.

Results

Party	Votes	%	Seats	+/-
Yemeni Socialist Party			71	-40
Independents			40	New
Blank/invalid votes		–	–	–
Total	725,568		111	0

References

↑ Democratic Yemen Inter-Parliamentary Union

Elections and referendums in Yemen

Presidential elections	1999 2006 2012 next

Parliamentary elections	1993 1997 2003 next

Pre-unification elections	Colony of Aden: 1955 1959 1964 North Yemen: 1971 1988 South Yemen: 1978 1986

Referendums	1991 2001

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