1979 Tunisian parliamentary election

Parliamentary elections were held in Tunisia on 4 November 1979, with a presidential election not required after Habib Bourguiba had been made President-for-life in 1975. At the time the country was a one-party state with the Socialist Destourian Party (PSD) as the sole legal party. Unlike previous elections, in which the PSD put forward a single list of candidates in each constituency, for this election there were multiple PSD candidates to choose from. Voter turnout was 80.1%.[1]

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Results
Summary of the 4 November 1979 Tunisian Chamber of Deputies election results
Parties Votes%Seats+/-
Socialist Destourian Party1,560,753100.0121+9
Valid votes1,560,75396.2121+9
Blank or invalid votes61,2223.8
Total1,621,975100.0
Voter turnout 80.1
Electorate 2,013,581
Source: Nohlen et al.

References
  1. Nohlen, D, Krennerich, M & Thibaut, B (1999) Elections in Africa: A data handbook, p918 ISBN 0-19-829645-2
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