Parliamentary elections were held in Morocco on 25 June 1993, having originally been scheduled for October 1990, but postponed due to issues over the future of

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and a

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on a new constitution, which took place in 1992. The number of directly elected seats increased from 204 to 222, whilst the number of indirectly elected seats rose from 102 to 111 (69 elected by Communal Councils, 15 by the Chamber of Agriculture, 10 by the Chamber of Commerce & Industry, 7 by the Chamber of Craftspeople and 10 by the Chamber of Labor Unions).Morocco: Parliamentary Chamber: Majliss-annouwab: Elections held in 1993
Inter-Parliamentary Union The indirectly elected seats were chosen on 17 September.Morocco Direct Legislative Elections Monitoring/Observation Report, June 25, 1993
IFES Eleven parties and 2,042 candidates (including 167 independents) contested the election. The result was a victory for the

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, which won 48 of the elected seats. Voter turnout was 62.7%. For the first time, women were elected, with Latifa Bennani-Smires and Badia Skalli becoming the first female members of the House of Representatives. Susan Franceschet, Mona Lena Krook & Jennifer M. Piscopo (2012
''The Impact of Gender Quotas''
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