General elections were held in Tunisia

Tunisia

Tunisia , officially the Tunisian RepublicThe long name of Tunisia in other languages used in the country is: , is the northernmost country in Africa. It is a Maghreb country and is bordered by Algeria to the west, Libya to the southeast, and the Mediterranean Sea to the north and east. Its area...

 on 20 March 1994 to elect a President and Chamber of Deputies

Chamber of Deputies of Tunisia

The Chamber of Deputies is the lower chamber of the Parliament of Tunisia, the bicameral legislative branch of the government of Tunisia. It has 189 seats and members are elected by popular vote to serve five-year terms. 20% of the seats are reserved for the opposition. Elections are held in the...

. In the presidential election, incumbent Zine El Abidine Ben Ali

Zine El Abidine Ben Ali

Zine El Abidine Ben Ali is a Tunisian political figure who was the second President of Tunisia from 1987 to 2011. Ben Ali was appointed Prime Minister in October 1987, and he assumed the Presidency on 7 November 1987 in a bloodless coup d'état that ousted President Habib Bourguiba, who was...

 was re-elected unopposed for a second five-year term, whilst in the Chamber election his Constitutional Democratic Rally

Constitutional Democratic Rally

The Constitutional Democratic Rally , also referred to by its French acronym RCD, formerly called Neo Destour then Socialist Destourian Party, was the governing party in Tunisia. The party was suspended by the minister of interior on February 6th awaiting a decision on its dissolution by judicial...

 won 144 of the 163 seats. Voter turnout was 95.47%.

President

|- style="background:#E9E9E9;"
! colspan="2" align="center" | Candidates
! align="center" | Parties !! Votes !! %
|-
| bgcolor="" |
| align="left" | Zine El Abidine Ben Ali

Zine El Abidine Ben Ali

Zine El Abidine Ben Ali is a Tunisian political figure who was the second President of Tunisia from 1987 to 2011. Ben Ali was appointed Prime Minister in October 1987, and he assumed the Presidency on 7 November 1987 in a bloodless coup d'état that ousted President Habib Bourguiba, who was...

| align="left" | Constitutional Democratic Rally

Constitutional Democratic Rally

The Constitutional Democratic Rally , also referred to by its French acronym RCD, formerly called Neo Destour then Socialist Destourian Party, was the governing party in Tunisia. The party was suspended by the minister of interior on February 6th awaiting a decision on its dissolution by judicial...

| 2,987,375
| 100.0
|- style="background:#E9E9E9;"
! colspan="3" align="left" | Valid votes !! 2,987,375 !! 99.9
|- style="background:#E9E9E9;"
| colspan="3" align="left" | Blank or invalid votes || 2,505 || 0.1
|- style="background:#E9E9E9;"
! colspan="3" align="left" | Total !! 2,989,880 !! 100.0
|- style="background:#E9E9E9;"
| colspan="3" align="left" | Voter turnout
| colspan="2" | 94.9
|- style="background:#E9E9E9;"
| colspan="3" align="left" | Electorate
| colspan="2" | 3,150,612
|-
| colspan="5" | Source: Nohlen et al.
|}

Chamber of Deputies

|- style="background:#E9E9E9;"
! colspan="2" align="left" width="300px" | Parties
! Votes
! %
! Seats
! +/–
|-
| bgcolor="" |
| align="left" | Constitutional Democratic Rally

Constitutional Democratic Rally

The Constitutional Democratic Rally , also referred to by its French acronym RCD, formerly called Neo Destour then Socialist Destourian Party, was the governing party in Tunisia. The party was suspended by the minister of interior on February 6th awaiting a decision on its dissolution by judicial...

| 2,768,667 || 97.7 || 144 || +3
|-
| bgcolor="" |
| align="left" | Movement of Socialist Democrats

Movement of Socialist Democrats

The Movement of Social Democrats is an opposition political party in Tunisia. It was the second-largest party in the Chamber of Deputies, behind the dominant Constitutional Democratic Rally, with sixteen seats....

| 30,660 || 1.1 || 10 || +10
|-
| bgcolor="" |
| align="left" | Ettajdid Movement
| 11,299 || 0.4 || 4 || new
|-
| bgcolor="" |
| align="left" | Unionist Democratic Union

Unionist Democratic Union

The Unionist Democratic Union is an opposition political party in Tunisia. It has a pan-Arabist ideology, and holds nine seats in the Chamber of Deputies, making it the fourth-largest party....

| 9,152 || 0.3 || 3 || +3
|-
| bgcolor="" |
| align="left" | Party of People's Unity

Party of People's Unity

The Party of People's Unity is an opposition political party in Tunisia. It is socialist and had 7 members in the 1999 Tunisian parliament. At the 2004 legislative elections, the party won 3.6 % of the popular vote and 11 out of 189 seats. The same day, its candidate Mohamed Bouchiha, won 3.8 % at...

| 8,391 || 0.3 || 2 || +2
|-
| bgcolor="" |
| align="left" | Social Liberal Party

Social Liberal Party (Tunisia)

The Social Liberal Party , abbreviated to PSL, is an opposition liberal political party in Tunisia. It holds eight seats in the Chamber of Deputies, making it the fifth-largest party in the Tunisian parliament...

| 1,892 || 0.1 || - || new
|-
| bgcolor="white" |
| align="left" | Progressive Socialist Assembly
| 1,749 || 0.1 || - || new
|-
| bgcolor="gainsboro" |
| align="left" | Independents
| 1,061 || 0.0 || - || -
|- style="background:#E9E9E9;"
! colspan="2" align="left" | Valid votes !! 2,832,871 !! 99.7 !! 163 || +22
|- style="background:#E9E9E9;"
| colspan="2" align="left" | Blank or invalid votes || 8,686 || 0.3
| rowspan="4" colspan="2" |
|- style="background:#E9E9E9;"
! colspan="2" align="left" | Total !! 2,841,557 !! 100.0
|- style="background:#E9E9E9;"
| colspan="2" align="left" | Voter turnout
| colspan="2" | 95.5
|- style="background:#E9E9E9;"
| colspan="2" align="left" | Electorate
| colspan="2" | 2,976,366
|-
| colspan="6" | Source: Nohlen et al.
|}