1992 Comorian parliamentary election

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Parliamentary elections were held in the Comoros on 22 November 1992, with a second round on 29 November 1992. Due to electoral irregularities in the initial elections, there were also by-elections in six of the 42 constituencies on 13 and 20 December. [1]

The election was contested by 320 candidates representing 22 parties, although the Comorian Union for Progress and the National Union for Democracy in the Comoros both boycotted it in protest at the government's refusal to update voting lists and the detention of major politicians. [1] The Union of Democrats for Development emerged as the largest party, although it won only seven seats. Voter turnout was 69.3%. [2]

Results

The results in six seats were annulled. In the subsequent by-elections in December for five of the six seats, the Movement for Democracy and Progress won two seats, with the Comorian Party for Democracy and Progress, the Democratic Front of the Comoros and Twamaya winning one each. [3]

PartyVotes%Seats
Movement for Democracy and Progress 15,19410.433
Union of Democrats for Development 14,96110.277
Rally for Change and Democracy 11,8108.101
Democratic Front of the Comoros 11,6157.972
Maecha Bora 9,7306.683
Comorian Party for Democracy and Progress 9,3176.393
Islands' Fraternity and Unity Party 9,0306.203
Dialogue Proposition Action 7,8125.361
Realising Freedom's Capability 7,6745.271
National Front for Justice 4,9823.421
Movement for Renewal and Democratic Action 4,4923.081
Nguzo 4,0092.751
Comorian Popular Front 3,5502.442
Party for National Salvation 3,3942.331
SNDC3,0002.060
PDPC/Marouf2,6461.820
Twamaani1,4971.030
RDDC1,3450.920
Twamaya 1,2390.850
FDP3860.260
Socialist Party of Comoros3680.250
PCN1100.080
Other parties3,6882.530
Independents13,8929.537
Annulled6
Total145,741100.0043
Valid votes145,81998.17
Invalid/blank votes2,7171.83
Total votes148,536100.00
Registered voters/turnout214,37469.29
Source: Nohlen et al. [lower-alpha 1]
  1. The reported number of valid votes was 78 higher than the total votes received by candidates.

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References

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  2. Dieter Nohlen, Michael Krennerich & Bernhard Thibaut (1999) Elections in Africa: A data handbook, p253 ISBN   0-19-829645-2
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