1970 Moroccan general election

none 1970 Moroccan general election Morocco 1963 1977 21 August 1970 240 seats in the House of Representatives 121 yes Popular Movement (Morocco) Abdelkrim al-Khatib 60 new Social Progress Party (Morocco) 10 new Istiqlal Party Allal al-Fassi 8 41 PDC 2 new National Union of Popular Forces 1 28 Independents – 159 6 Prime Minister Ahmed Laraki Istiqlal Party Ahmed Laraki Istiqlal Party General elections were held in Morocco on 21 August 1970. They followed the adoption of a new constitution in a referendum in July. The new Assembly of Representatives had 240 members; 90 elected directly in single member constituencies by public ballot, 90 elected by local councillors and 60 elected by four professional colleges (24 by the Chambers of Agriculture, 16 by the Chambers of Commerce and Industry, 10 by the Chambers of Artisans and 10 by representatives of the wage-earners).Morocco Inter-Parliamentary Union The latter two groups were elected on 28 August. A total of 293 candidates, all of whom were male, contested the election. The Istiqlal Party and the National Union of Popular Forces both boycotted the election, although some candidates still participated. Voter turnout was reported to be 85%. Results Direct election Indirect election File:Morocco House of Representatives 1970.svg Popular Movement 21 39 60 Istiqlal Party 4 4 8 Constitutional Democratic Party 0 2 2 National Union of Popular Forces 1 0 1 Social Progress Party 0 10 10 Independents 64 95 159 4106015 13776 54001 299 4874598 15347 Nohlen et al.,Dieter Nohlen, Michael Krennerich & Bernhard Thibaut (1999) Elections in Africa: A data handbook, pp–635 0-19-829645-2 IPU References Morocco General Category:Elections in Morocco Category:Election and referendum articles with incomplete results