Bangladeshi general election, 1991
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The Fifth National Parliamentary Elections 1991 (Bengali: পঞ্চম জাতীয় সংসদ নির্বাচন ১৯৯১) were held in Bangladesh on 27 February 1991. The result was a victory for the Bangladesh Nationalist Party, which won 140 of the 300 seats. Voter turnout was 55.4%.[1]
Results
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bangladesh Nationalist Party | 10,507,549 | 30.8 | 140 | New |
| Bangladesh Awami League | 10,259,866 | 30.1 | 88 | New |
| Jamaat-e-Islami Bangladesh | 4,136,461 | 12.1 | 18 | New |
| Jatiya Party | 4,063,537 | 11.9 | 35 | –216 |
| Bangladesh Krishak Sramik Awami League | 616,014 | 1.8 | 5 | New |
| Communist Party of Bangladesh | 407,515 | 1.2 | 5 | New |
| Islami Oikkya Jote | 269,434 | 0.8 | 1 | New |
| National Awami Party (Muzaffar) | 259,978 | 0.8 | 1 | New |
| Ganatantri Party | 152,529 | 0.4 | 1 | New |
| National Democratic Party | 121,918 | 0.4 | 1 | New |
| Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal (Siraj) | 84,276 | 0.2 | 1 | –2 |
| Workers Party of Bangladesh | 63,434 | 0.2 | 1 | New |
| 63 other parties | 1,663,834 | 4.9 | 0 | – |
| Independents | 1,497,369 | 4.4 | 3 | –22 |
| Invalid/blank votes | 374,026 | – | – | – |
| Total | 34,477,803 | 100 | 300 | 0 |
| Source: Nohlen et al. | ||||
References
- ↑ Dieter Nohlen, Florian Grotz & Christof Hartmann (2001) Elections in Asia: A data handbook, Volume I, p537 ISBN 0-19-924958-X
