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SHARE OF THE TOTAL VOTE, 1997
Party Votes % share
GPC 1,172,504 43%
Islah 639,734 23%
Independent 332,616 12%
Ind (GPC) 304,595 11%
Ind (Islah) 151,946 6%
Nasserist 55,371 2%
Ind (YSP) 29,235 1%

How well did they win?

Seats won with more than 50% of the vote:
GPC: 145 out of 187
Islah: 24 out of 53
Independents: 23 out of 54

GPC: 145 out of 187
Islah: 24 out of 53
Independents: 23 out of 54

Highest winning vote: 97.87%

Lowest winning vote: 22.55%


Uncontested seats, 1997 election

  • 63 seats not contested by GPC: Islah won 24 of them
  • 120 seats not contested by Islah: GPC won 98 of them
  • 7 seats not contested by GPC or Islah: Independents won 5, Nasserists 1, Ba'athists 1.
  • Independents won 4 seats, Nasserists 1, Ba'athists 1 in face of competition from both GPC and Islah

 

  

Last revised on 23 February, 2000