Tunisian parliamentary election, 1981

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Early parliamentary elections were held in Tunisia on 1 November 1981, following changes to the constitution to allow for multi-party politics. The former sole legal party, the Socialist Destourian Party formed a National Front alliance with the Tunisian General Labour Union, whilst three other parties also ran; the Movement of Socialist Democrats, the Popular Unity Movement and the Tunisian Communist Party. In total 366 candidates (including 18 independents) contested the 136 seats.^[1]

The result was a victory for the National Front, which was reported as winning 94.2% of the vote and all 136 seats. Voter turnout was 84.9%.^[2]

Results

**Summary of the 1 November 1981 Tunisian Chamber of Deputies election results**
Parties		Votes	%	Seats	+/-
	National Front (PSD-UGTT)	1,828,363	94.2	136	+15
	Movement of Socialist Democrats	63,234	3.3	-	-
	Popular Unity Movement	18,755	1.0	-	-
	Tunisian Communist Party	14,677	0.8	-	-
	Independents	7,966	0.4	-	-
Valid votes		1,941,858	99.0	136	+15
Blank or invalid votes		20,269	1.0
Total		1,962,127	100.0
Voter turnout		84.9
Electorate		2,311,031
Source: Nohlen et al.

References

↑ Tunisia Inter-Parliamentary Union
↑ Nohlen, D, Krennerich, M & Thibaut, B (1999) Elections in Africa: A data handbook, p918 ISBN 0-19-829645-2

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