2017 Algerian legislative election

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2017 Algerian legislative election

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All 462 seats in the People's National Assembly
232 seats are needed for a majority
Turnout35.38% (Decrease 7.76pp)
  First party Second party
  جمال ولد عباس (cropped).png Ahmed Ouyahia 2011-05-29.jpg
Leader  [ar; fr; tr] Ahmed Ouyahia
Party FLN RND
Last election 208 seats, 17.35% 68 seats, 6.86%
Seats won 164 100
Seat change Decrease 44 Increase 32

Prime Minister before election

Abdelmalek Sellal
FLN

Elected Prime Minister

Abdelmadjid Tebboune
FLN

Parliamentary elections were held in Algeria on 4 May 2017 to elect all 462 members of the People's National Assembly.[1] The ruling National Liberation Front lost 44 seats, but remained the largest party in the People's National Assembly with 164 members.

Electoral system[]

The 462 members of the People's National Assembly are elected by proportional representation from 48 multi-member constituencies based on the provinces. Seats are allocated using the largest remainder method.[2]

Campaign[]

Candidates began campaigning on 9 April 2017.[3]

Parties boycotting the elections included Talaie El-Houriat and Jil Jadid, whilst the Union of Democratic and Social Forces was not authorised.

Results[]

PartyVotes%Seats+/–
National Liberation Front1,681,32125.99164–44
National Rally for Democracy964,56014.91100+32
MSP393,6326.0933
Rally for Hope for Algeria270,1124.1819New
Future Front265,5644.1114+12
Algerian Popular Movement241,0873.7313+6
EnnahdaFJD239,1483.7015
Workers' Party191,9652.9711–13
Socialist Forces Front152,4892.3614–13
National Republican Alliance121,1561.876+4
88,4181.372
New Dawn82,9931.281–4
81,1801.263+1
Movement for National Reform77,2901.191
69,0631.071
Rally for Culture and Democracy65,8411.029
63,8270.991–2
63,6820.9820
Movement of National Understanding51,9600.804
49,4130.761
42,7570.663
Ahd 5442,1600.652–1
Republican Patriotic Rally40,6450.6320
El-Infitah Movement38,0610.5910
34,6950.542
33,3720.521–2
31,9760.491
28,7900.452
National Party for Solidarity and Development28,6170.442–2
Party of Algerian Renewal24,5840.3810
17,5770.271
16,3340.251
15,0370.231
14,5820.231
14,3690.221
14,0850.2210
13,4000.211
12,8030.201
12,2240.191
12,1700.191
10,7710.171
10,5610.161
9,8310.151
9,4270.151
9,0460.142
9,0190.141
8,9010.141
8,6620.131
8,3880.131
7,8560.121
7,1490.111
6,6520.101
6,4020.101
6,3610.101
5,9770.091
5,6750.091
5,4140.081
5,1610.081
4,5490.071
4,3090.071
Other parties615,1309.510
Total6,468,180100.004620
Valid votes6,468,18078.64
Invalid/blank votes1,757,04321.36
Total votes8,225,223100.00
Registered voters/turnout23,251,50335.38
Source: Constitutional Council

References[]

  1. ^ Algeria to hold parliamentary election on May 4 Archived 2017-02-06 at the Wayback Machine Euronews, 2 February 2017
  2. ^ Al-Majlis Al-Chaabi Al-Watani (National People's Assembly) IPU
  3. ^ "Muted start to election campaigning in Algeria". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 9 April 2017.
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