Summary
Constituent Assembly elections were held in Algeria on 20 September 1962, the first parliamentary elections since independence in July. The elections were held alongside a referendum that confirmed the powers and term length of the Assembly.
The Assembly was to have a one-year mandate to draw up and promulgate a constitution.[1] A single list of 196 National Liberation Front candidates was put to voters to approve, 180 of which were Arabs and 16 of which were of European origin.[2] A reported 99.6% voted in favour, with a turnout of 84%.[2]
The constitution was approved in a referendum in September 1963, and the mandate of the Assembly was extended by a year in accordance with article 77. However, President Ahmed Ben Bella froze the Assembly's activities and assumed full powers on 3 October 1963.[3]
Results edit
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | |
| National Liberation Front | 5,267,324 | 99.65 | 196 | |
| Against | 18,680 | 0.35 | – | |
| Total | 5,286,004 | 100.00 | 196 | |
| Valid votes | 5,286,004 | 99.69 | ||
| Invalid/blank votes | 16,290 | 0.31 | ||
| Total votes | 5,302,294 | 100.00 | ||
| Registered voters/turnout | 6,328,415 | 83.79 | ||
| Source: Nohlen et al. | ||||
References edit
- ^ The National People's Assembly Archived 2011-07-24 at the Wayback Machine Embassy of the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria in Jakarta
- ^ a b Dieter Nohlen, Michael Krennerich & Bernhard Thibaut (1999) Elections in Africa: A data handbook, p55 ISBN 0-19-829645-2
- ^ Algeria, State Institutions European Institute for Research on Mediterranean and Euro-Arab Cooperation