Tunisian general election, 1994

General elections were held in Tunisia on 20 March 1994 to elect a President and Chamber of Deputies. In the presidential election, incumbent Zine El Abidine Ben Ali was re-elected unopposed for a second five-year term; he was the only candidate to get endorsements from 30 political figures, as required by the Constitution.^[1] In the Chamber election, Ben Ali's Constitutional Democratic Rally won 144 seats in an expanded 163-seat Chamber. It was the first time since Tunisia gained independence that the RCD would face any opposition MPs. Voter turnout was 95.47%.^[2][3]

Results

President

Summary of the 20 March 1994 Tunisian presidential election results

Candidates		Parties	Votes	%
	Zine El Abidine Ben Ali	Constitutional Democratic Rally	2,987,375	100.0
Valid votes			2,987,375	99.9
Blank or invalid votes			2,505	0.1
Total			2,989,880	100.0
Voter turnout			94.9
Electorate			3,150,612
Source: Nohlen et al.

Chamber of Deputies

Summary of the 20 March 1994 Tunisian Chamber of Deputies election results

Parties		Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	Constitutional Democratic Rally	2,768,667	97.7	144	+3
	Movement of Socialist Democrats	30,660	1.1	10	+10
	Ettajdid Movement	11,299	0.4	4	new
	Unionist Democratic Union	9,152	0.3	3	+3
	Party of People's Unity	8,391	0.3	2	+2
	Social Liberal Party	1,892	0.1	-	new
	Progressive Socialist Assembly	1,749	0.1	-	new
	Independents	1,061	0.0	-	-
Valid votes		2,832,871	99.7	163	+22
Blank or invalid votes		8,686	0.3
Total		2,841,557	100.0
Voter turnout		95.5
Electorate		2,976,366
Source: Nohlen et al.

References

1. Dickovick, J. Tyler (2008). The World Today Series: Africa 2012. Lanham, Maryland: Stryker-Post Publications. ISBN 978-161048-881-5.
2. Tunisia: Elections held in 1994 Inter-Parliamentary Union
3. Nohlen, D, Krennerich M & Thibaut, B (1999) Elections in Africa: A data handbook pp919-921 ISBN 0-19-829645-2