Parliamentary elections were held in Yemen on 27 April 1993, the first after
Yemeni unification
Yemeni unification () took place on May 22, 1990, when the area of the People's Democratic Republic of Yemen (also known as South Yemen) was united with the Yemen Arab Republic (also known as North Yemen), forming the Republic of Yemen (known ...
. The
General People's Congress emerged as the largest party, winning 123 of the 301 seats. Voter turnout was 84.8%.
Electoral system
The country continued to use the electoral system of North Yemen, with the 301 members of Parliament elected in single-member constituencies by
first-past-the-post voting
In a first-past-the-post electoral system (FPTP or FPP), formally called single-member plurality voting (SMP) when used in single-member districts or informally choose-one voting in contrast to ranked voting, or score voting, voters cast the ...
.
[Nohlen et al., p298]
Results
References
External links
Election reportInter-Parliamentary Union
The Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU; french: Union Interparlementaire, UIP) is an international organization of national parliaments. Its primary purpose is to promote democratic governance, accountability, and cooperation among its members; other ...
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Elections in Yemen
1993 in Yemen
Yemen
Yemen (; ar, ٱلْيَمَن, al-Yaman), officially the Republic of Yemen,, ) is a country in Western Asia. It is situated on the southern end of the Arabian Peninsula, and borders Saudi Arabia to the north and Oman to the northeast and ...