Tunisian parliamentary election, 1986
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Parliamentary elections were held in Tunisia
on 2 November 1986. The Socialist Destourian Party
and the Tunisian General Labour Union, which had run in the previous election under the National Front banner, were joined in a Patriotic Union alliance by the employers', farmers' and women's unions. All opposition parties boycotted the election, and only 15 independent remained, although they also pulled out prior to election day.
As a result, the Patriotic Union won all 125 seats. Voter turnout was 82.94%.
! colspan="2" align="left" | Parties
! Votes !! % !! Seats !! +/-
|-
| bgcolor="" |
| align="left" | Patriotic Union (PSD
-UGTT) || || || 125 || -11
|-
| bgcolor="gainsboro" |
| align="left" | Independents || || || - || -
|- style="background:#E9E9E9;"
! colspan="2" align="left" | Valid votes !! 2,165,057 !! 99.5 !! 125 !! -11
|- style="background:#E9E9E9;"
| colspan="2" align="left" | Blank or invalid votes || 10,036 || 0.5
| rowspan="4" colspan="2" |
|- style="background:#E9E9E9;"
! colspan="2" align="left" | Total !! 2,175,093 !! 100.0
|- style="background:#E9E9E9;"
| colspan="2" align="left" | Voter turnout
| colspan="2" | 82.9
|- style="background:#E9E9E9;"
| colspan="2" align="left" | Electorate
| colspan="2" | 2,622,482
|-
| 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 2 November 1986. 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...
and the Tunisian General Labour Union, which had run in the previous election under the National Front banner, were joined in a Patriotic Union alliance by the employers', farmers' and women's unions. All opposition parties boycotted the election, and only 15 independent remained, although they also pulled out prior to election day.
As a result, the Patriotic Union won all 125 seats. Voter turnout was 82.94%.
Results
|- style="background:#E9E9E9;"! colspan="2" align="left" | Parties
! Votes !! % !! Seats !! +/-
|-
| bgcolor="" |
| align="left" | Patriotic Union (PSD
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...
-UGTT) || || || 125 || -11
|-
| bgcolor="gainsboro" |
| align="left" | Independents || || || - || -
|- style="background:#E9E9E9;"
! colspan="2" align="left" | Valid votes !! 2,165,057 !! 99.5 !! 125 !! -11
|- style="background:#E9E9E9;"
| colspan="2" align="left" | Blank or invalid votes || 10,036 || 0.5
| rowspan="4" colspan="2" |
|- style="background:#E9E9E9;"
! colspan="2" align="left" | Total !! 2,175,093 !! 100.0
|- style="background:#E9E9E9;"
| colspan="2" align="left" | Voter turnout
| colspan="2" | 82.9
|- style="background:#E9E9E9;"
| colspan="2" align="left" | Electorate
| colspan="2" | 2,622,482
|-
| colspan="6" | Source: Nohlen et al.
|}