1980 Ivorian parliamentary election

none Ivory Coast 1975 1985 9 November 1980 42.60% All 175 seats in the National Assembly 88 Democratic Party of Ivory Coast – African Democratic Rally Félix Houphouët-Boigny 100 175 120 Parliamentary elections were held in Ivory Coast on 9 November 1980, with a second round on 23 November. At the time the country was a one-party state with the Democratic Party of Ivory Coast – African Democratic Rally (PDCI-RDA) as the sole legal party. Unlike previous elections in which voters approved a single list of PDCI-RDA candidates, this election saw 649 PDCI-RDA candidates contest the 147 seats (up from 120 at the previous election) on a two-round absolute majority basis. 74 candidates were elected in the first round, with the remainder requiring a second round of voting. Only 27 of the incumbent MPs retained their seats. Voter turnout was just 42.6%.Dieter Nohlen, Michael Krennerich & Bernhard Thibaut (1999) Elections in Africa: A data handbook, p309 0-19-829645-2 Results Democratic Party of Ivory Coast 147 +27 +27 1447572 3398056 Nohlen et al. References Ivory Coast Parliamentary Category:Parliamentary elections in Ivory Coast Category:One-party elections Ivory Category:Election and referendum articles with incomplete results