elections in Morocco
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{{Politics of Morocco}}
Elections in Morocco are held on a national level for the legislature. Parliament has two chambers. The Assembly of Representatives of Morocco (Majlis AL-Nuwab/Assemblée des Répresentants) has 325 members elected for a five-year term, 295 elected in multi-seat constituencies and 30 in national lists consisting only of women. The Assembly of Councillors (Majlis al-Mustasharin) has 120 members, elected for a six-year term, elected by local councils (162 seats), professional chambers (91 seats) and wage-earners (27 seats).
Morocco has had a multi-party system since independence in 1955, with numerous parties in which no one party often has a chance of gaining power alone, and parties must work with each other to form coalition governments. Since Morocco considers Western Sahara as part of its territory and administers large parts of it, the elections are also held there.
Result in history
=1963 Moroccan general election=
{{Election results
|party1=Front for the Defence of Constitutional Institutions|votes1=1159932|seats1=69
|party2=Istiqlal Party|votes2=1000506|seats2=41
|party3=National Union of Popular Forces|votes3=751056|seats3=28
|party4=Moroccan Communist Party|votes4=2345|seats4=0
|party5=Independents|votes5=421479|seats5=6
}}
Latest election
{{Election results
|image=File:2021 House of Representatives Morocco.svg
|firstround=Regional lists|secondround=Local lists
|party1=National Rally of Independents|votes1=2088548|seats1=16|votes1_2=2099036|seats1_2=86|totseats1=102
|party2=Authenticity and Modernity Party|votes2=1385230|seats2=12|votes2_2=1400122|seats2_2=75|totseats2=87
|party3=Istiqlal Party|votes3=1267866|seats3=13|votes3_2=1278420|seats3_2=68|totseats3=81
|party4=Socialist Union of Popular Forces|votes4=590215|seats4=11|votes4_2=598293|seats4_2=23|totseats4=34
|party5=Popular Movement (Morocco)|Popular Movement|votes5=528261|seats5=8|votes5_2=534292|seats5_2=20|totseats5=28
|party6=Constitutional Union (Morocco)|Constitutional Union|votes6=423067|seats6=5|votes6_2=418945|seats6_2=13|totseats6=18
|party7=Party of Progress and Socialism|votes7=389802|seats7=10|votes7_2=378603|seats7_2=12|totseats7=22
|party8=Justice and Development Party (Morocco)|Justice and Development Party|votes8=325337|seats8=9|votes8_2=322758|seats8_2=4|totseats8=13
|party9=Democratic and Social Movement (Morocco)|Democratic and Social Movement|votes9=138648|seats9=2|votes9_2=126399|seats9_2=3|totseats9=5
|party10=Federation of the Democratic Left|votes10=83554|seats10=1|votes10_2=83130|seats10_2=0|totseats10=1
|party11=Unified Socialist Party (Morocco)|Unified Socialist Party|votes11=69678|seats11=1|votes11_2=60313|seats11_2=0|totseats11=1
|party12=Front of Democratic Forces|votes12=64317|seats12=2|votes12_2=70218|seats12_2=1|totseats12=3
|party13=New Democrats Party|votes13=31258|seats13=0|votes13_2=32295|seats13_2=0|totseats13=0
|party14=Environment and Sustainable Development Party|votes14=23813|seats14=0|votes14_2=22959|seats14_2=0|totseats14=0
|party15=Social Centre Party|votes15=17886|seats15=0|votes15_2=11968|seats15_2=0|totseats15=0
|party16=Hope Party (Morocco)|Hope Party|votes16=17855|seats16=0|votes16_2=17262|seats16_2=0|totseats16=0
|party17=Equity Party|colour17={{party colour|Equity Party (Morocco)}}|votes17=17500|seats17=0|votes17_2=16358|seats17_2=0|totseats17=0
|party18=Moroccan Liberal Party|votes18=17116|seats18=0|votes18_2=18884|seats18_2=0|totseats18=0
|party19=Unity and Democracy Party (Morocco)|Unity and Democracy Party|votes19=16969|seats19=0|votes19_2=12841|seats19_2=0|totseats19=0
|party20=Moroccan Greens Party|votes20=12733|seats20=0|votes20_2=15639|seats20_2=0|totseats20=0
|party21=Democratic Independence Party|votes21=12448|seats21=0|votes21_2=8328|seats21_2=0|totseats21=0
|party22=Party of Liberty and Social Justice|votes22=10299|seats22=0|votes22_2=7719|seats22_2=0|totseats22=0
|party23=Action Party (Morocco)|Action Party|votes23=9022|seats23=0|votes23_2=6373|seats23_2=0|totseats23=0
|party24=Reform and Development Party (Morocco)|Reform and Development Party|votes24=7724|seats24=0|votes24_2=9891|seats24_2=0|totseats24=0
|party25=Renaissance Party|colour25={{party colour|Renaissance Party (Morocco)}}|votes25=6679|seats25=0|votes25_2=5730|seats25_2=0|totseats25=0
|party26=Democratic Society Party|colour26={{party colour|Democratic Society Party (Morocco)}}|votes26=5883|seats26=0|votes26_2=3885|seats26_2=0|totseats26=0
|party27=Party of Renaissance and Virtue|votes27=5208|seats27=0|votes27_2=8181|seats27_2=0|totseats27=0
|party28=National Democratic Party (Morocco)|National Democratic Party|votes28=4707|seats28=0|votes28_2=1682|seats28_2=0|totseats28=0
|party29=Moroccan Union for Democracy|votes29=0|seats29=0|votes29_2=7983|seats29_2=0|totseats29=0
|party30=Democratic Agreement Party|votes30=0|seats30=0|votes30_2=998|seats30_2=0|totseats30=0
}}
2006 fraud affair
In October 2006, as many as 67 people were arrested for election fraud allegations related to the September 8, 2006 polls.[http://www.zeenews.com/znnew/articles.asp?aid=329099&sid=WOR 17 MPs among 67 held for election fraud in Morocco] Among them there were 17 lawmakers (12 from the Assembly of Councillors and 5 from the Assembly of Representatives). It was the first time the Moroccan government made such arrests.
See also
External links
- [http://psephos.adam-carr.net/countries/m/morocco/ Adam Carr's Election Archive]