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Council of the Nation elections were held in Algeria on 5 February 2022 in order to renew half of the members of the upper house of parliament. [1]
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | |||||
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| 2018 total | Up | Won | Total | +/– | ||||
| National Liberation Front | 52 | 23 | 25 | 54 | +2 | |||
| Democratic National Rally | 29 | 18 | 11 | 22 | –7 | |||
| Socialist Forces Front | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | |||
| Future Front | 2 | 0 | 5 | 7 | +5 | |||
| National Construction Movement | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | +5 | |||
| Voice of the People | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | +2 | |||
| El Fadjr El Djadid | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | +1 | |||
| Movement of Society for Peace | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | |||
| Rally for Hope for Algeria | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | |||
| Other parties | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | |||
| Independents | 8 | 4 | 14 | 18 | +10 | |||
| Appointed members | 48 | 24 | 34 | 58 | +10 | |||
| Total | 144 | 72 | 102 | 174 | +30 | |||
| Valid votes | 24,151 | 92.45 | ||||||
| Invalid/blank votes | 1,973 | 7.55 | ||||||
| Total votes | 26,124 | 100.00 | ||||||
| Registered voters/turnout | 27,151 | 96.22 | ||||||
| Source: Algerie Eco, [2] [3] Constitutional Council, [4] [5] [6] | ||||||||
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