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1978 Elections
The following elections occurred in the year 1978. Africa * 1978 Cameroonian parliamentary election * 1978 Comorian legislative election * 1978 Comorian presidential election * 1978 Egyptian protection of national unity and social peace referendum * 1978 Ghanaian governmental referendum * 1978 Malawian general election * 1978 Rwandan constitutional referendum * 1978 Rwandan presidential election * 1978 Senegalese general election * 1978 Sierra Leonean constitutional referendum * 1978 South West African legislative election * 1978 Sudanese parliamentary election * 1978 Swazi general election * 1978 Upper Voltan parliamentary election * 1978 Upper Voltan presidential election * 1978 Zambian general election Asia * 1978 Malaysian general election * 1978 Maldivian presidential election * 1978 Philippine parliamentary election * 1978 Philippine parliamentary sectoral election * 1978 Taiwan presidential election Australia * 1978 New South Wales state election Europe * 1978 Albanian p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1978 Cameroonian Parliamentary Election
Parliamentary elections were held in Cameroon on 28 May 1978. The country was a one-party state at the time, with the Cameroonian National Union as the sole legal party. 2,618 candidates ran for a place on the CNU list, with 120 eventually winning a place on it, equal to the number seats available in the National Assembly of Cameroon, National Assembly, winning all of them with a 98% turnout.Dieter Nohlen, Michael Krennerich & Bernhard Thibaut (1999) ''Elections in Africa: A data handbook'', p179 Results References {{Cameroonian elections 1978 elections in Africa, Cameroon 1978 in Cameroon, Parliamentary Elections in Cameroon One-party elections Single-candidate elections May 1978 in Africa, Cameroon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1978 Maldivian Presidential Election
Presidential elections were held in the Maldives on 28 July 1978. The election took the form of a referendum on the candidacy of Maumoon Abdul Gayoom,"News in Brief", ''The Times'', 31 July 1978, p5, issue 60367 who was elected with 92.96% of the vote. Background Ibrahim Nasir had been elected President in 1973. Two years later he deposed Prime Minister Ahmed Zaki, who was seen as a threat due to his popularity, in a bloodless coup and banished him to a remote island. The islands had begun to suffer economic problems during the 1970s, following the collapse of the Sri Lankan market for dried fish, the islands' main export, and the closure of the British air base RAF Gan. As a result, the Nasir regime began to lose popularity, and in 1978 he fled to Singapore, with a subsequent investigation revealing that he had taken with him several million dollars from the national treasury. Results References {{Maldivian elections Maldives Presidential Presidential elections in the M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
October 1978 Papal Conclave
A papal conclave was held from 14 to 16 October 1978 to elect a new pope to succeed John Paul I, who had died on 28 September 1978, just 33 days after his election. All 111 eligible cardinal electors attended. On the eighth ballot, the conclave elected Cardinal Karol Wojtyła, the archbishop of Kraków. After accepting his election, he took the name ''John Paul II''. The second conclave in the year, this was the latest conclave to include all eligible cardinal electors. ''Papabili'' Ten days after the funeral of Pope John Paul I, on 14 October, the doors of the Sistine Chapel were sealed and the conclave commenced. It was divided between two particularly strong candidates for the papacy: Cardinal Giuseppe Siri, the conservative archbishop of Genoa, and Cardinal Giovanni Benelli, the liberal archbishop of Florence and a close associate of John Paul I. Proceedings Inside the conclave were three non-cardinals. One was Donald Wuerl, secretary to the frail cardinal John Wrig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1978 Italian Referendums
A double referendum was held in Italy on 11 June 1978.Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) ''Elections in Europe: A data handbook'', p1048 Voters were asked whether they approved of the repealing of laws on political party financing and public order.Nohlen & Stöver, p1056 Both proposals were rejected. Police powers abrogative referendum The ''Reale Law'' was approved by the Parliament in 1975 and defined the powers and engagement of the Italian police during riots or simple street protests. The referendum was called by the Radical Party and supported by two extreme opposition parties, the Italian Social Movement on the right side, and Proletarian Democracy on the left, together with the Italian Liberal Party, while all other parties, including the Italian Communist Party, supported retaining the law. Results The referendum was rejected by the Italian electors, following the positions of all the parties of the so-called Constitutional Arch. Party funding abrogative refe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1978 Icelandic Parliamentary Election
Parliamentary elections were held in Iceland on 25 June 1978.Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) ''Elections in Europe: A data handbook'', p962 The Independence Party (Iceland), Independence Party remained the largest party in the Lower House of the Althing, winning 14 of the 40 seats.Nohlen & Stöver, p976 Following the election a coalition was formed between the People's Alliance (Iceland), People's Alliance, Social Democratic Party (Iceland), Social Democratic Party and the Progressive Party (Iceland), Progressive Party with Ólafur Jóhannesson as Prime Minister of Iceland, Prime Minister. Results Notes References 1978 elections in Iceland, Parliament Parliamentary elections in Iceland June 1978 in Europe, Iceland {{Iceland-election-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1978 Danish Electoral Age Referendum
A referendum on lowering the voting age from 20 to 18 was held in Denmark on 19 September 1978.Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) ''Elections in Europe: A data handbook'', p524 It was held after the Danish government lowering the age of majority from 20 to 18 in 1976. The change was approved by 53.8% of voters with a turnout of 63.2%. The electoral age had previously been lowered from 21 to 20 in a 1971 referendum, after a 1969 referendum had rejected lowering the electoral age to 18. Results References Referendums in Denmark Denmark Denmark is a Nordic countries, Nordic country in Northern Europe. It is the metropole and most populous constituent of the Kingdom of Denmark,, . also known as the Danish Realm, a constitutionally unitary state that includes the Autonomous a ... Electoral age referendum Suffrage referendums Electoral reform in Denmark September 1978 in Europe {{Denmark-election-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cardinal Electors In Papal Conclaves, August And October 1978
The August 1978 papal conclave, papal conclaves of August 1978 and October 1978 papal conclave, of October 1978 were convened to elect a pope, the leader of the Catholic Church, to succeed Paul VI and John Paul I following their respective deaths on 6 August 1978 and on 28 September 1978. In accordance with the apostolic constitution ''Romano Pontifici eligendo'', which governed the Sede vacante, vacancy of the Holy See, only Cardinal (Catholic Church), cardinals who had not passed their 80th birthday on the day on which the conclave began (in these cases, those who were born on or after 25 August 1898 for the first conclave, and on or after 14 October 1898 for the second conclave) were eligible to participate. Although not formal requirements, the cardinal electors invariably elect the pope from among their number. The election was carried out by secret ballot (). Due to the brief duration between the conclaves, the respective lists of cardinal ele ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1978 Belgian General Election
General elections were held in Belgium on 17 December 1978. The Christian People's Party emerged as the largest party, with 57 of the 212 seats in the Chamber of Representatives and 29 of the 106 seats in the Senate. Voter turnout was 94.8%.Nohlen & Stöver, p291 Elections were also held for the nine provincial councils and for the Council of the German Cultural Community. The snap elections were called after Prime Minister Leo Tindemans resigned over the Egmont pact, which would have transformed Belgium into a federal state. Vlaams Blok Vlaams Blok (, VB; ) was the name of a Belgian far-right and secessionist political party with an anti-immigration platform.Erk, 2005, pp. 493-502. Its ideologies embraced Flemish nationalism, calling for the independence of Flanders. The part ... participated for the first time, which was formed out of disagreement within the People's Union over concessions in the Egmont pact. Results Chamber of Representatives Senate References ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1978 Austrian Nuclear Power Referendum ...
A referendum on the use of nuclear power was held in Austria on 5 November 1978. Voters were asked whether they approved a law allowing the peaceful use of nuclear power, particularly relating to the start-up of the Zwentendorf Nuclear Power Plant. Voters narrowly rejected it, with 50.5% voting against. As a result, although the Power Plant was finished, it never operated and has been repurposed for various projects over the years. Voter turnout was 64%.Nohlen & Stöver, p207 Results By state References {{Austrian elections Nuclear Referendums in Austria Austria Nuclear power in Austria Nuclear power referendums Austria Austria, formally the Republic of Austria, is a landlocked country in Central Europe, lying in the Eastern Alps. It is a federation of nine Federal states of Austria, states, of which the capital Vienna is the List of largest cities in Aust ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1978 Andorran Political Reform Referendum
A referendum on political reforms was held in Andorra on 16 January 1978.Andorra, 16 January 1978: Political reforms Direct Democracy Voters were presented with two options, but the none of the above option received the most votes. Background In February 1977 the General Council of Andorra, General Council and the Co-Princes of Andorra, Co-Princes agreed to political reforms, putting forward six options to voters in a Andorran political reform referendum, 1977, referendum in October 1977.Andorra, 28 October 1977: Political reformsDirect Democracy However, none of the options received a majority of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1978 Albanian Parliamentary Election ...
Parliamentary elections were held in the People's Socialist Republic of Albania on 12 November 1978. The Democratic Front was the only party able to contest the elections, and subsequently won all 250 seats. Voter turnout was reported to be 100%, with all but one of the country's 1,436,289 registered voters casting votes.Nohlen & Stöver, p139 Results References {{Albanian elections Parliamentary elections in Albania Albania Parliamentary One-party elections Single-candidate elections Albania Albania ( ; or ), officially the Republic of Albania (), is a country in Southeast Europe. It is located in the Balkans, on the Adriatic Sea, Adriatic and Ionian Seas within the Mediterranean Sea, and shares land borders with Montenegro to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1978 New South Wales State Election
The 1978 New South Wales state election was held on 7 October 1978 to elect all 99 members of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly. The Labor Party Government was returned for a second term,defeating the Opposition Liberal/National coalition in a landslide victory under leader Neville Wran. The election is popularly known as the "Wranslide". It is notable for being so successful for the Labor Party that it tallied 57 percent of the primary vote, the largest primary vote for any party in over a century. Having gone into the election with a razor-thin majority of one seat, Labor scored a 13-seat swing, giving it a strong majority of 63 seats. Labor even managed to defeat the Leader of the Opposition, Peter Coleman, in his own electorate. The seats of many other prominent Shadow Ministers fell to Labor as well. Labor also won many seats in areas long reckoned as Coalition heartland. Among them were four seats that Labor had never won before this election-- Willoughby (contest ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
