1992 Comorian parliamentary election

none Parliamentary elections were held in the Comoros on 22 November 1992, with a second round on 29 November 1992. Due to electoral irregularities in the initial elections, there were also by-elections in six of the 42 constituencies on 13 and 20 December.COMOROS: parliamentary elections Assemblée fédérale, 1992 http://archive.ipu.org/parline-e/reports/arc/2069_92.htm 2023-01-07 Inter-Parliamentary Union They were the first multi-party parliamentary elections in the Comoros since independence in 1975.The Fate of Africa's Democratic Experiments 1989–2014 2015 Democracy in Africa: Successes, Failures, and the Struggle for Political Reform 234–238 Cheeseman Nic https://www.cambridge.org/core/books/democracy-in-africa/fate-of-africas-democratic-experiments-19892014/DA50F32498C1D14DF4AAA43175265455 Cambridge University Press 10.1017/CBO9781139030892.009 978-0-521-13842-0 subscription The election was contested by 320 candidates representing 22 parties, although the Comorian Union for Progress and the National Union for Democracy in the Comoros both boycotted it in protest at the government's refusal to update voting lists and the detention of major politicians. The Union of Democrats for Development emerged as the largest party, although it won only seven seats. Voter turnout was 69.3%.Dieter Nohlen, Michael Krennerich & Bernhard Thibaut (1999) Elections in Africa: A data handbook, p253 0-19-829645-2 Results The results in six seats were annulled. In the subsequent by-elections in December for five of the six seats, the Movement for Democracy and Progress won two seats, with the Comorian Party for Democracy and Progress, the Democratic Front of the Comoros and Twamaya winning one each.1992-12-26 Comoros Islands: Unlucky for some https://www.africaintelligence.com/southern-africa-and-islands/1992/12/26/unlucky-for-some,17969-art?CXT=CANP&country=COMOROS%2520ISLANDS 2023-01-07 Africa Intelligence en Movement for Democracy and Progress 15194 3 Union of Democrats for Development 14961 7 Rally for Change and Democracy 11810 1 Democratic Front of the Comoros 11615 2 Maecha Bora 9730 3 Comorian Party for Democracy and Progress 9317 3 Islands' Fraternity and Unity Party 9030 3 Dialogue Proposition Action 7812 1 Realising Freedom's Capability 7674 1 National Front for Justice 4982 1 Movement for Renewal and Democratic Action 4492 1 Nguzo 4009 1 Comorian Popular Front 3550 2 Party for National Salvation 3394 1 green SNDC 3000 0 PDPC/Marouf 2646 0 Twamaani 1497 0 RDDC 1345 0 Twamaya 1239 0 FDP 386 0 Socialist Party of Comoros 368 0 PCN 110 0 Other parties 3688 0 Independents 13892 7 Annulled 6 145819 2717 0 214374 Nohlen et al..The reported number of valid votes was 78 higher than the total votes received by candidates. References Comoros Category:Parliamentary elections in the Comoros Parliamentary Category:Election and referendum articles with incomplete results Comoros