1997 Albanian parliamentary election
Early parliamentary elections were held in Albania on 29 June 1997 alongside a simultaneous referendum on restoring the monarchy, with a second round of voting for 32 seats on 6 July.[1][2] The elections were called as a response to the Albanian Civil War. The result was an overwhelming victory for the opposition Socialist Party of Albania, which won 100 of the 151 seats. Voter turnout was 72.6%.[3]
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| Turnout | 72.56% ( 16.52pp) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1997 Albanian civil unrest |
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| Gangs of 1997 |
| Massacres in 1997 |
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Results
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| Party | Proportional | Constituency | Total seats | |||||
| Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | |||
| Socialist Party of Albania | 690,003 | 52.75 | 22 | 78 | 100 | |||
| Democratic Party of Albania | 336,167 | 25.70 | 11 | 16 | 27 | |||
| Legality Movement Party | 42,567 | 3.25 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |||
| Unity for Human Rights Party | 37,191 | 2.84 | 1 | 3 | 4 | |||
| Democratic Alliance Party | 35,598 | 2.72 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||
| Social Democratic Party of Albania | 32,537 | 2.49 | 1 | 8 | 9 | |||
| Republican Party of Albania | 31,573 | 2.41 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||
| Albanian National Front Party | 30,693 | 2.35 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||
| Demochristian Party of Albania | 12,728 | 0.97 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |||
| Democratic Union Party | 10,997 | 0.84 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Social Democratic Union Party | 10,457 | 0.80 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Agrarian Party | 10,421 | 0.80 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |||
| Right Democratic Party | 9,837 | 0.75 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Movement for Democracy Party | 3,802 | 0.29 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| National Unity Party | 3,784 | 0.29 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |||
| Christian Democratic Union Party | 3,734 | 0.29 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Conservative Party | 3,400 | 0.26 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| National League Party | 1,865 | 0.14 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Democratic Progress Party | 669 | 0.05 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Albanian United Right | 3 | 3 | ||||||
| Independents | 3 | 3 | ||||||
| Total | 1,308,023 | 100.00 | 40 | 115 | 155 | |||
| Valid votes | 1,308,023 | 92.58 | ||||||
| Invalid/blank votes | 104,906 | 7.42 | ||||||
| Total votes | 1,412,929 | 100.00 | ||||||
| Registered voters/turnout | 1,947,235 | 72.56 | ||||||
| Source: Nohlen & Stöver, IFES | ||||||||
References
- Dieter Nohlen; Philip Stöver (31 May 2010). Elections in Europe: A Data Handbook. Nomos Verlagsgesellschaft Mbh & Company. p. 133. ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7.
- Albania: Elections in 1997 Inter-Parliamentary Union
- Nohlen & Stöver, p140
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