Bangladeshi general election, 1991
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The Fifth National Parliamentary Elections 1991 were held in Bangladesh
on 27 February 1991. The result was a victory for the Bangladesh Nationalist Party
, which won 140 of the 300 seats. Voter turnout was 55.4%.
Bangladesh
Bangladesh , officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh is a sovereign state located in South Asia. It is bordered by India on all sides except for a small border with Burma to the far southeast and by the Bay of Bengal to the south...
on 27 February 1991. The result was a victory for the Bangladesh Nationalist Party
Bangladesh Nationalist Party
The Bangladesh Nationalist Party , commonly referred to as the BNP, is the mainstream center-right political party in Bangladesh. BNP ruled Bangladesh total 18 years since her independence, the longest than any other party in Bangladesh...
, which won 140 of the 300 seats. Voter turnout was 55.4%.
Results
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bangladesh Nationalist Party Bangladesh Nationalist Party The Bangladesh Nationalist Party , commonly referred to as the BNP, is the mainstream center-right political party in Bangladesh. BNP ruled Bangladesh total 18 years since her independence, the longest than any other party in Bangladesh... |
10,507,549 | 30.8 | 140 | New |
| Bangladesh Awami League Bangladesh Awami League The Bangladesh Awami League , commonly known as the Awami League, is the mainstream center-left, secular political party in Bangladesh... |
10,259,866 | 30.1 | 88 | New |
| Jamaat-e-Islami Bangladesh | 4,136,461 | 12.1 | 18 | New |
| Jatiya Party | 4,063,537 | 11.9 | 35 | |
| Bangladesh Krishak Sramik Awami League | 616,014 | 1.8 | 5 | New |
| Communist Party of Bangladesh Communist Party of Bangladesh The Communist Party of Bangladesh is a Marxist-Leninist political party in Bangladesh, founded in 1968 as the Communist Party of East Pakistan.- History :... |
407,515 | 1.2 | 5 | New |
| Islami Oikkya Jote | 269,434 | 0.8 | 1 | New |
| National Awami Party (Muzaffar) | 259,978 | 0.8 | 1 | New |
| Ganatantri Party | 152,529 | 0.4 | 1 | New |
| National Democratic Party | 121,918 | 0.4 | 1 | New |
| Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal (Siraj) | 84,276 | 0.2 | 1 | |
| Workers Party of Bangladesh Workers Party of Bangladesh The Workers Party of Bangladesh is a Communist party in Bangladesh.WPB was founded in 1980 by the Bangladesh Communist Party , Revolutionary Communist League, Majdur Party and another group. Amal Sen was the founding general secretary.... |
63,434 | 0.2 | 1 | New |
| 63 other parties | 1,663,834 | 4.9 | 0 | |
| Independents | 1,497,369 | 4.4 | 3 | |
| Invalid/blank votes | 374,026 | |||
| Total | 34,477,803 | 100 | 300 | 0 |
| Source: Nohlen et al. | ||||