1997 Moroccan general election

Parliamentary elections were held in Morocco on 14 November 1997. The result was a victory for the Socialist Union of Popular Forces, which won 57 of the 319 seats in the Assembly of Representatives. Voter turnout was 58.3%.

1997 Moroccan general election

14 November 1997

325 seats in the House of Representatives 163 seats needed for a majority

Party Leader Vote % Seats +/– USFP Abderrahmane Youssoufi 13.9 57 +5 Istiqlal M'hamed Boucetta 13.8 32 −20 RNI Ahmed Osman 11.1 46 +5 MP Mohand Laenser 10.3 40 −11 UC Maati Bouabid 10.2 50 −4 MDS 9.5 32 New MNP 6.8 19 −6 PRP Ismaïl Alaoui 4.3 9 −1 PND 4.2 10 −14 CDPM 4.1 9 New FFD 3.8 9 New PSD 3.0 5 New ODPA 2.9 4 +2 Action Party 1.4 2 0 PDI 1.2 1 −8 This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below. Prime Minister before Prime Minister after Abdellatif Filali Independent Abdellatif Filali Independent

Results

Party		Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	Socialist Union of Popular Forces	884,061	13.87	57	+5
	Istiqlal Party	840,315	13.19	32	–20
	National Rally of Independents	705,397	11.07	46	+6
	Popular Movement	659,331	10.35	40	–11
	Constitutional Union	647,746	10.17	50	–4
	Democratic and Social Movement	603,156	9.47	32	New
	National Popular Movement	431,651	6.77	19	–6
	Party of Renewal and Progress	274,862	4.31	9	–1
	National Democratic Party	270,425	4.24	10	–14
	Constitutional and Democratic Popular Movement	264,324	4.15	9	New
	Front of Democratic Forces	243,275	3.82	9	New
	Democratic Socialist Party	188,520	2.96	5	New
	Organisation for Democratic and Popular Action	184,009	2.89	4	+2
	Action Party	89,614	1.41	2	0
	Democratic Independence Party	76,176	1.20	1	–8
	Movement for Democracy	8,768	0.14	0	New
Total		6,371,630	100.00	325	–7
Valid votes		6,371,630	85.44
Invalid/blank votes		1,085,366	14.56
Total votes		7,456,996	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		12,790,631	58.30
Source: Nohlen et al.