Parliamentary elections were held in Tunisia on 4 November 1979,[1] 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 80.55%.
Results edit
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Socialist Destourian Party | 1,560,753 | 100.00 | 121 | +9 | |
| Total | 1,560,753 | 100.00 | 121 | +9 | |
| Valid votes | 1,560,753 | 96.23 | |||
| Invalid/blank votes | 61,222 | 3.77 | |||
| Total votes | 1,621,975 | 100.00 | |||
| Registered voters/turnout | 2,013,581 | 80.55 | |||
| Source: Nohlen et al. | |||||
References edit
- ^ Dieter Nohlen, Michael Krennerich & Bernhard Thibaut (1999) Elections in Africa: A data handbook, p916 ISBN 0-19-829645-2