1988 Yemen Arab Republic parliamentary election

Parliamentary elections were held in the Yemen Arab Republic on 5 July 1988.Dieter Nohlen, Florian Grotz & Christof Hartmann (2001) Elections in Asia: A data handbook, Volume I, p301 0-19-924958-X As political parties were banned, all 1,300 candidates for the 128 seats ran as independents. Around 40 seats were won by tribal candidates, whilst around 30 were won by candidates sympathetic to the Muslim Brotherhood. After the election, a further 31 members were appointed by the President.Yemen Inter-Parliamentary Union Voter turnout was 77%. Electoral system Of the 159 members of Parliament, 128 were elected in single-member constituencies using the first-past-the-post system, with the remaining 31 appointed by the President.Nohlen et al., p297 Results Independents 128 Appointed members 31 857976 1113334 Nohlen et al., IPU References Category:1988 in North Yemen North Yemen Category:Elections in Yemen Category:Non-partisan elections Category:Election and referendum articles with incomplete results