Early parliamentary elections were held in Tunisia on 1 November 1981, following changes to the constitution to allow for multi-party politics after 18 years of one-party rule by the Socialist Destourian Party (PSD). The PSD contested the elections as the lead party of the , an alliance with the Tunisian General Labour Union . Three other parties also nominated candidates; 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]
According to official results, the National Front won 94.2% of the vote and all 136 seats in the Chamber of Deputies . Voter turnout was 84.9%.[2] 1994 .
Results [ ]
Summary of the 1 November 1981 Tunisian Chamber of Deputies election results
Parties
Votes
%
Seats
+/-
(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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