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Sept. 27, 2002 Held

Morocco
Kingdom of Morocco
Election for Majlis al-Nuwab (Moroccan Chamber of Representatives)

Results

Voter Participation


Cast Votes:7,165,206
Valid Votes:5,936,370
Invalid Votes:1,228,836
Voter
Turnout*

Vote Share by Party:

Party Seats Won Seats Change Votes

Socialist Union of Popular Forces 50

Istiqlal Party 48

Party of Justice and Development 42

National Rally of Independents 41

Popular Movement 27

National Popular Movement 18

Constitutional Union 16

Democratic Forces Front 12

National Democratic Party 12

Party of Progress and Socialism 11

Democratic Union 9

Social Democratic Movement 7

Democratic Socialist Party 6

Democratic Party for Independence 2

Election Results Modified: Aug 08, 2016

General Information

At stake in this election:

  • 325 seats in the Chamber of Representatives (Chambre des Représentants)

Description of government structure:

  • Chief of State: King MOHAMED VI
  • Head of Government: Prime Minister Abderrahmane YOUSSOUFI
  • Assembly: Morocco has a bicameral Parliament consisting of the Chamber of Counselors with 270 seats and the Chamber of Representatives (Chambre des Représentants) with 325 seats.

Description of electoral system:

  • The King is hereditary.
  • The Prime Minister is appointed by the monarch.
  • In the Chamber of Counselors 270 members are elected by indirect vote to serve 9-year terms*. In the Chamber of Representatives (Chambre des Représentants), 295 members are elected through a closed-list proportional representation system to serve 5-year terms and 30 members are reserved for women to serve 5-year terms.**

* Members are elected indirectly by local councils, professional organizations, and labor syndicates. One-third of the members are renewed every 3 years.

** 295 members are elected in 95 multi-seat constituencies. The thirty reserved seats are from a national list of women.

Main parties in the electoral race:

  • Party: Socialist Union of Popular Forces (USFP)
    • Leader: Abderrahmane YOUSSOUFI
    • Seats won in this Chamber of Representatives election: 50
    • Seats won in last Chamber of Representatives election: 57
  • Party: Istiqlal Party (IP)
    • Leader: Abbes EL-FASSI
    • Seats won in this Chamber of Representatives election: 48
    • Seats won in last Chamber of Representatives election: 32
  • Party: Party of Justice and Development (PJD)
    • Leader: Dr. Abdelkarim KHATIB
    • Seats won in this Chamber of Representatives election: 42
    • Seats won in last Chamber of Representatives election: 9
  • Party: National Rally of Independents (RNI)
    • Leader: Ahmed OSMAN
    • Seats won in this Chamber of Representatives election: 41
    • Seats won in last Chamber of Representatives election: 46
  • Party: Popular Movement (MP)
    • Leader: Mohamed LAENSER
    • Seats won in this Chamber of Representatives election: 27
    • Seats won in last Chamber of Representatives election: 40
  • Party: National Popular Movement (MNP)
    • Leader: Mahjoubi AHERNDANE
    • Seats won in this Chamber of Representatives election: 18
    • Seats won in last Chamber of Representatives election: 19
  • Party: Constitutional Union (UC)
    • Leader: Mohamed ABIED
    • Seats won in this Chamber of Representatives election: 16
    • Seats won in last Chamber of Representatives election: 50
  • Party: Democratic Forces Front (FFD)
    • Leader: Thami KHIARI
    • Seats won in this Chamber of Representatives election: 12
    • Seats won in last Chamber of Representatives election: 9
  • Party: National Democratic Party (PND)
    • Leader: Abdellah ELKADIRI
    • Seats won in this Chamber of Representatives election: 12
    • Seats won in last Chamber of Representatives election: 10
  • Party: Party of Progress and Socialism (PPS)
    • Leader: Ismail ALAOUI
    • Seats won in this Chamber of Representatives election: 11
    • Seats won in last Chamber of Representatives election: 9
  • Party: Democratic Union (UD)
    • Leader: N/A
    • Seats won in this Chamber of Representatives election: 10
    • Seats won in last Chamber of Representatives election: N/A
  • Party: Social Democratic Movement (MDS)
    • Leader: Mahmoud ARCHANE
    • Seats won in this Chamber of Representatives election: 7
    • Seats won in last Chamber of Representatives election: 32
  • Party: Democratic Socialist Party (PSD)
    • Leader: Aissa OUARDIGHI
    • Seats won in this Chamber of Representatives election: 6
    • Seats won in last Chamber of Representatives election: 5
  • Party: Democratic Party for Independence (PDI)
    • Leader: Abdelwahed MAACH MAACH
    • Seats won in this Chamber of Representatives election: 2
    • Seats won in last Chamber of Representatives election: 1
  • Party: Others
    • Leader: N/A
    • Seats won in this Chamber of Representatives election: 23
    • Seats won in last Chamber of Representatives election: N/A

Last Parliamentary election:

  • Parliamentary elections were last held November 14, 1997.

Population and number of registered voters:

  • Population: 29,535,591 (2002)
  • Registered Voters: 13,884,467 (2002)

Gender Data:

·         Female Population: 14,928,538 (2002)

·         Is Morocco a signatory to CEDAW: No

·         Has Morocco ratified CEDAW: Yes, accession (21 June 1993)

·         Gender Quota: Yes

·         Female candidates in this election: Yes 

·         Number of Female Parliamentarians: 35 (following the 2002 elections)

·         Human Development Index Position: 126 (2014)

·         Social Institutions and Gender Index (SIGI) Categorization: Low (2014)

Disability Data:

·         Is Morocco a signatory to CRPD: Yes (30 March 2007)

·         Has Morocco ratified CRPD: Yes (8 April 2009)

·         Population with a disability: 4,430,338 (est.)

 

Election Modified: Jun 21, 2024

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