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General elections were held in Jordan on 8 November 1989, the first since 1967. [1] As political parties were banned at the time, [2] all 647 candidates ran as independents, [3] although 22 of the 80 successful candidates were Muslim Brotherhood members. [4] Voter turnout was 53.1%. [1]
Parliamentary elections were held in North Korea on 25 November 1967. Only one candidate was presented in each constituency, all of which were selected by the Workers' Party of Korea, although some ran under the banner of other parties or state organisations to give the illusion of democracy. Voter turnout was reported to be 100%, with 100% voting in favour of the candidates presented.
General elections were held in Jordan on 29 August 1951. As political parties were banned at the time, all candidates ran as independents, although some affiliated with the Jordanian Communist Party, the Ba'ath Party the Arab Constitutional Party and the Umma Party all won seats.
General elections were held in Jordan on 16 October 1954, the first that political parties were allowed to contest. The result was a victory for independent candidates, which won 38 of the 40 seats, with the other two going to the Liberal Party and the Umma Party.
General elections were held in Jordan on 21 October 1956. The National Socialist Party emerged as the largest party, with 12 seats.
General elections were held in Jordan on 19 October 1961. As political parties were banned at the time, all candidates ran as independents.
General elections were held in Jordan on 24 and 25 November 1962. As political parties were banned at the time, all candidates ran as independents.
General elections were held in Jordan on 6 July 1963. As political parties were banned at the time, all candidates ran as independents.
General elections were held in Jordan on 27 April 1967. As political parties were banned at the time, all candidates ran as independents. Voter turnout was 70.0%.
General elections were held in Jordan on 4 November 1997. They were boycotted by the main opposition parties, and saw independents win 75 of the 80 seats. Voter turnout was 44.7%.
General elections were held in Kuwait on 4 July 1999. A total of 288 candidates contested the election, which saw pro-government candidates and secular opposition candidates emerge as the two largest blocs in Parliament. Voter turnout was 83%.
General elections were held in Lebanon between 24 March and 7 April 1968. Independent candidates won the majority of seats, although many of them were considered to be members of various blocs. Voter turnout was 49.6%. Politically the election was a confrontation between the mainly christian Tripartite Alliance and Chehabists candidates.
General elections were held in Lebanon between 23 August and 11 October 1992, the first since 1972. Independent candidates won the majority of seats, although most of them were considered members of various blocs. Voter turnout was 30.3%.
General elections were held in Lebanon between 27 August and 3 September 2000 to elect the 128 members of the Parliament of Lebanon. Independent candidates won the majority of seats, although most of them were considered members of various blocs. Voter turnout was 40.5%.
Parliamentary elections were held in Syria on 22 and 23 May 1990. No political parties were permitted outside the National Progressive Front, though candidates outside this group could run as independents. Approximately 9,000 candidates ran as independents. Members were elected using the multiple non-transferable vote in fifteen districts, with an average district magnitude of 16.6. The result was a victory for the Ba'ath Party, which won 134 of the 250 seats. Voter turnout was 49.6%.
Supreme Soviet elections were held in the Kirghiz SSR on 25 February 1990, with a second round on 7 April. At the time, the Communist Party of Kirghizia (PKK) was the only party in the country, with most of the candidates being from large collectives or state organisations. Nevertheless, the Party of Communists won around 90% of the seats in the Supreme Soviet, although some MPs were informally affiliated with the Democratic Movement of Kyrgyzstan.
General elections were held in Siam on 15 November 1933 to elect 78 of the 156 members of the House of Representatives, with the other 78 appointed by King Prajadhipok. The elections were held on an indirect basis, with voters electing sub-district representatives between 10 October and 15 November, and the representatives then electing members of parliament on 16 November.
General elections were held in Siam on 12 November 1938 to elect 91 members of the 182-seat House of Representatives. The other 91 members had been appointed by King Ananda Mahidol after the 1937 elections. At the time there were no political parties, so all candidates ran as independents. Voter turnout was 35%.
General elections were held in Siam on 6 January 1946 to elect 96 of the 192 members of the House of Representatives. The other 96 members were appointed by King Ananda Mahidol. Voter turnout was 33%.
General elections were held in Siam on 29 January 1948. Following the 1947 coup, the unicameral parliament elected in 1946 was abrogated. It was replaced by a bicameral parliament with a 100-seat appointed Senate and a 99-member House of Representatives.
Two-stage presidential elections were held in Finland in 1978. They were the first elections since 1968, as Parliament had extended Urho Kekkonen's term by four years. The public elected presidential electors to an electoral college on 15 and 16 January. The electors, in turn assembled in Helsinki on 15 February to formally elect the President. Urho Kekkonen, president since 1956, was re-elected on the first ballot by the electors. The turnout for the popular vote was 64%.
