Tunisian parliamentary election, 1979
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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%.
! colspan="2" align="left" | Parties
! Votes !! % !! Seats !! +/-
|-
| bgcolor="" |
| align="left" | Socialist Destourian Party
|| 1,560,753 || 100.0 || 121 || +9
|- style="background:#E9E9E9;"
! colspan="2" align="left" | Valid votes !! 1,560,753 !! 96.2 !! 121 !! +9
|- style="background:#E9E9E9;"
| colspan="2" align="left" | Blank or invalid votes || 61,222 || 3.8
| rowspan="4" colspan="2" |
|- style="background:#E9E9E9;"
! colspan="2" align="left" | Total !! 1,621,975 !! 100.0
|- style="background:#E9E9E9;"
| colspan="2" align="left" | Voter turnout
| colspan="2" | 80.1
|- style="background:#E9E9E9;"
| colspan="2" align="left" | Electorate
| colspan="2" | 2,013,581
|-
| colspan="6" | Source: Nohlen et al.
|}
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 4 November 1979, with a presidential election not required after Habib Bourguiba
Habib Bourguiba
Habib Bourguiba was a Tunisian statesman, the Founder and the first President of the Republic of Tunisia from July 25, 1957 until 7 November 1987...
had been made President-for-life in 1975. At the time the country was a one-party state with the Socialist Destourian Party
Socialist Destourian Party
The Socialist Destourian Party was the ruling political party of Tunisia from 1964 to 1988. Bahi Ladgham was the first Prime Minister from the party and Hédi Baccouche was the last. It was founded on October 22, 1964 and disbanded on February 27, 1988. Habib Bourgiba was the first president of the...
(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%.
Results
|- style="background:#E9E9E9;"! colspan="2" align="left" | Parties
! Votes !! % !! Seats !! +/-
|-
| bgcolor="" |
| align="left" | Socialist Destourian Party
Socialist Destourian Party
The Socialist Destourian Party was the ruling political party of Tunisia from 1964 to 1988. Bahi Ladgham was the first Prime Minister from the party and Hédi Baccouche was the last. It was founded on October 22, 1964 and disbanded on February 27, 1988. Habib Bourgiba was the first president of the...
|| 1,560,753 || 100.0 || 121 || +9
|- style="background:#E9E9E9;"
! colspan="2" align="left" | Valid votes !! 1,560,753 !! 96.2 !! 121 !! +9
|- style="background:#E9E9E9;"
| colspan="2" align="left" | Blank or invalid votes || 61,222 || 3.8
| rowspan="4" colspan="2" |
|- style="background:#E9E9E9;"
! colspan="2" align="left" | Total !! 1,621,975 !! 100.0
|- style="background:#E9E9E9;"
| colspan="2" align="left" | Voter turnout
| colspan="2" | 80.1
|- style="background:#E9E9E9;"
| colspan="2" align="left" | Electorate
| colspan="2" | 2,013,581
|-
| colspan="6" | Source: Nohlen et al.
|}