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Parliamentary elections were held in South Yemen between 16 and 18 December 1978. The first elections since independence in 1967, they saw 175 candidates (all affiliated with the Yemeni Socialist Party, the sole legal party) contest the 111 seats of the Supreme People's Council. [1] Voter turnout was reported to be 91.27%.
The 111 Members of Parliament were elected by plurality in eighty constituencies, with voters having the same number of votes as the number of seats available in their constituency. [2]
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yemeni Socialist Party | 596,787 | 100.00 | 111 | |
| Total | 596,787 | 100.00 | 111 | |
| Valid votes | 596,787 | 99.87 | ||
| Invalid/blank votes | 763 | 0.13 | ||
| Total votes | 597,550 | 100.00 | ||
| Registered voters/turnout | 654,685 | 91.27 | ||
| Source: Nohlen et al., IPU | ||||
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