1987 Algerian legislative election

Parliamentary elections were held in Algeria on 26 February 1987. The country was a one-party state at the time, with the National Liberation Front (FLN) as the sole legal party. The FLN nominated 885 candidates for the 295 seats, with voters asked to express their preference by crossing out names on the ballot. Only 67 of the 132 incumbents who ran for re-election were successful.

1987 Algerian legislative election
26 February 1987
All 295 seats to the People's National Assembly
148 seats were needed for a majority
  First party
 
Leader Chadli Bendjedid
Party FLN
Last election 282
Seats won 295
Seat change 13
Popular vote 9,910,631
Percentage 100%
Swing -
Prime Minister before election

Abdelhamid Brahimi
RND

 Elected Prime Minister

Abdelhamid Brahimi
RND

Algeria
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Voter turnout was over 87%.[1]

Results
Party Votes % Seats
National Liberation Front100295
Total9,910,631100295
Registered voters/turnout11,328,68087.48–
Source: IPU
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References
  1. Algeria Inter-Parliamentary Union
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