| Parliament name |
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| Structure of parliament |
Unicameral |
| BACKGROUND |
| Dates of election / renewal (from/to) |
26 October 2014 |
| Purpose of elections |
The elections were the first to be held under the new Constitution adopted in January 2014. No party won an outright majority in the newly-formed Assembly of People's Representatives. Nidaa Tounes, a secular party led by former Prime Minister Beji Caid Essebsi, came in first, taking 86 of the 217 seats. It won 17 more than Ennahdha, an Islamist party which had been the largest force in the previous National Constituent Assembly. Two other parties won more than 10 seats: the Free Patriotic Union (UPL) led by businessman Slim Riahi and the Popular Front, a leftist coalition, led by Mr. Hamma Hammami, which took 16 and 15 seats respectively. Another 15 parties entered parliament with less than 10 seats. Following the example of the 2011 elections to the National Constituent Assembly, the 2014 electoral law required that electoral lists be presented on the basis of gender equality, with women and men alternating on the list. 68 women were elected (31%), up from 57 in 2011.
Following the elections to the National Constituent Assembly in October 2011, Ennahdha had formed a coalition government with two secular parties: the Congress for the Republic (CPR) and the Democratic Forum for Labour and Liberties (FDTL, Ettakatol). However, street protests over the murder of two prominent opposition figures by Islamist militants in February and July 2013 led two successive Prime Ministers from the Ennahdha Mr. Hamadi Jebali and Mr. Ali Laarayedh - to resign. An interim technocratic government led by Mr. Mehdi Jomaa was formed in January 2014.
During the 2014 election campaigning, Nidaa Tounes, which comprises former members of the ousted President Ben Ali's Democratic Constitutional Rally (RCD), promised to work for a new development model to tackle unemployment and social inequality which, in its view, have worsened since 2011. It promised to create more jobs and to revive the tourism industry by bringing security and stability. Ennahdha, led by Mr. Rached Ghannouchi, called on voters renewed support, arguing that the party had learned from past mistakes. It called for a unity government to complete the democratic transition and for austerity measures to revive economic growth.
Presidential elections are due on 23 November, which will mark the end of the transitional period after the revolution that ousted President Ben Ali in February 2011. |
Date of previous elections: 23 October 2011*
*Elections to the National Constituent Assembly
Date of dissolution of the outgoing legislature: 2 Dember 2014
Timing of election: N/A*
*Election to a new full-fledged parliament replacing the National Constituent Assembly.
Expected date of next elections: October 2019
Number of seats at stake: 217 (full renewal)
Number of candidates: 15,652
Percentage of women candidates: About 47%
Number of parties contesting the election: 1,500 lists representing more than 100 parties
Number of parties winning seats: 18 (15 parties and three lists)
Alternation of power: N/A*
*The caretaker government replaced the government formed after the 2011 elections prior to the elections.
Number of parties in government: 4
Names of parties in government: Nidaa Tounes, Ennahdha, Free Patriotic Union (UPL) and Afek Tounes
Date of the first session of the new parliament: 2 December 2014
Name of the new Speaker: Mr. Mohamed Ennaceur (Nidaa Tounes) |
| STATISTICS |
| Voter turnout |
| Round no 1 | 26 October 2014 |
Number of registered electors
Voters
Blank or invalid ballot papers
Valid votes |
5'236'244
3'579'257 (68.36%)
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Notes
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| Distribution of votes |
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Round no 1
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| Political Group |
Candidates |
Votes |
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% |
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| Nidaa Tounes |
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| Ennahdha |
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| Free Patriotic Union (UPL) |
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| Popular Front |
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| Afek Tounes |
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| Congress for the Republic (CPR) |
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| Democratic Current |
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| National Destourian Initiative party (Al Moubadara) |
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| People's Movement |
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| Current of Love (Mahabba) |
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| Republican Party (Al Joumhouri) |
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| Democratic Alliance |
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| National Salvation Front |
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| Farmers Voice party |
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| Movement of Democratic Socialists |
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| Call from Tunisians Abroad |
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| Independent List "Al Majd al-Jerid" |
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| Independent List "Rad el iîtibar" |
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| Distribution of seats |
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Round no 1
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| Political Group |
Total
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| Nidaa Tounes |
86
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| Ennahdha |
69
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| Free Patriotic Union (UPL) |
16
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| Popular Front |
15
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| Afek Tounes |
8
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| Congress for the Republic (CPR) |
4
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| Democratic Current |
3
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| National Destourian Initiative party (Al Moubadara) |
3
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| People's Movement |
3
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| Current of Love (Mahabba) |
2
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| Republican Party (Al Joumhouri) |
1
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| Democratic Alliance |
1
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| National Salvation Front |
1
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| Farmers Voice party |
1
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| Movement of Democratic Socialists |
1
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| Call from Tunisians Abroad |
1
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| Independent List "Al Majd al-Jerid" |
1
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| Independent List "Rad el iîtibar" |
1
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| Distribution of seats according to sex |
Men
Women
Percent of women |
149
68
31.34%
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| Distribution of seats according to age |
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| Distribution of seats according to profession |
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| Comments |
Sources:
Assembly of People's Representatives (23.12.2014)
http://www.lapresse.tn |
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