1972 Comorian cantonal election

1972 Comorian cantonal election
Comoros
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All 39 seats in the Chamber of Deputies
20 seats needed for a majority
Party Leader Vote % Seats
RDPCUDC 76.24 34
Mahoré People's Movement 9.10 5
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.

Parliamentary elections were held in the Comoros on 3 December 1972. The result was a victory for the Democratic Rally of the Comorian PeopleComorian Democratic Union alliance, which received over 75% of the vote and won 34 of the 39 seats in the Chamber of Deputies. Turnout was 81%.[1]

Results

PartyVotes%Seats
RDPCUDC79,94676.2434
Umma Party13,02112.420
Mahoré People's Movement9,5439.105
Socialist Party of Comoros2,3522.240
Total104,862100.0039
Valid votes104,86299.75
Invalid/blank votes2670.25
Total votes105,129100.00
Registered voters/turnout129,06981.45
Source: Nohlen et al.

References

  1. ^ Dieter Nohlen, Michael Krennerich & Bernhard Thibaut (1999) Elections in Africa: A data handbook, p54 ISBN 0-19-829645-2