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1978 Elections
The following elections occurred in the year 1978. Africa * 1978 Cameroonian parliamentary election * 1978 Comorian legislative election * 1978 Comorian presidential election * 1978 Egyptian protection of national unity and social peace referendum * 1978 Ghanaian governmental referendum * 1978 Malawian general election * 1978 Rwandan constitutional referendum * 1978 Rwandan presidential election * 1978 Senegalese general election * 1978 Sierra Leonean constitutional referendum * 1978 South West African legislative election * 1978 Sudanese parliamentary election * 1978 Swazi general election * 1978 Upper Voltan parliamentary election * 1978 Upper Voltan presidential election * 1978 Zambian general election Asia * 1978 Malaysian general election * 1978 Maldivian presidential election * 1978 Philippine parliamentary election * 1978 Philippine parliamentary sectoral election * 1978 Taiwan presidential election Australia * 1978 New South Wales state election Europe * 1978 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1978 Cameroonian Parliamentary Election
Parliamentary elections were held in Cameroon on 28 May 1978. The country was a one-party state at the time, with the Cameroonian National Union as the sole legal party. 2,618 candidates ran for a place on the CNU list, with 120 eventually winning a place on it, equal to the number seats available in the National Assembly, winning all of them with a 98.0% turnout.Dieter Nohlen, Michael Krennerich & Bernhard Thibaut (1999) ''Elections in Africa: A data handbook'', p179 Results References {{Cameroonian elections Cameroon Cameroon (; french: Cameroun, ff, Kamerun), officially the Republic of Cameroon (french: République du Cameroun, links=no), is a country in west-central Africa. It is bordered by Nigeria to the west and north; Chad to the northeast; the C ... 1978 in Cameroon Elections in Cameroon One-party elections Single-candidate elections May 1978 events in Africa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1978 Maldivian Presidential Election
Presidential elections were held in the Maldives on 28 July 1978. The election took the form of a referendum on the candidacy of Maumoon Abdul Gayoom,"News in Brief", ''The Times'', 31 July 1978, p5, issue 60367 who was elected with 92.96% of the vote. Background Ibrahim Nasir had been elected President in 1973. Two years later he deposed Prime Minister Ahmed Zaki, who was seen as a threat due to his popularity, in a bloodless coup and banished him to a remote island. The islands had begun to suffer economic problems during the 1970s, following the collapse of the Sri Lankan market for dried fish, the islands' main export, and the closure of the British air base RAF Gan. As a result, the Nasir regime began to lose popularity, and in 1978 he fled to Singapore, with a subsequent investigation revealing that he had taken with him several million dollars from the national treasury. Results References {{Maldivian elections Maldives Presidential Presidential elections in the M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
October 1978 Papal Conclave
The October 1978 papal conclave was triggered by the death of Pope John Paul I on 28 September 1978, just 33 days after his election on 26 August. The conclave to elect John Paul I's successor began on 14 October and ended two days later on 16 October, after eight ballots. The cardinal electors selected Cardinal Karol Józef Wojtyła, Archbishop of Kraków, as the new pope. Resulting in the most recent Year of Three Popes, he accepted his election and took the pontifical name of ''John Paul II''. ''Papabili'' and proceedings Ten days after the funeral of Pope John Paul I, on 14 October, the doors of the Sistine Chapel were sealed and the conclave commenced. It was divided between two particularly strong candidates for the papacy: Cardinal Giuseppe Siri, the conservative archbishop of Genoa, and Cardinal Giovanni Benelli, the liberal archbishop of Florence and a close associate of John Paul I. Inside the conclave were three non-cardinals. One was Donald Wuerl who, as secre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1978 Italian Referendums
A double referendum was held in Italy on 11 June 1978. Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) ''Elections in Europe: A data handbook'', p1048 Voters were asked whether they approved of the repealing of laws on political party financing and public order.Nohlen & Stöver, p1056 Both proposals were rejected. Police powers abrogative referendum The ''Reale Law'' was approved by the Parliament in 1975 and defined the powers and engagement of the Italian police during riots or simple street protests. The referendum was called by the Radical Party and supported by two extreme opposition parties, the Italian Social Movement on the right side, and Proletarian Democracy on the left, together with the Italian Liberal Party, while all other parties, including the Italian Communist Party, supported retaining the law. Results The referendum was rejected by the Italian electors, following the positions of all the parties of the so-called Constitutional Arch. Party funding abrogative refer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1978 Icelandic Parliamentary Election
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Parliamentary elections were held in Iceland on 25 June 1978. Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) ''Elections in Europe: A data handbook'', p962 The Independence Party remained the largest party in the Lower House of the Althing, winning 14 of the 40 seats.Nohlen & Stöver, p976 Following the election a coalition was formed between the People's Alliance, Social Democratic Party and the Progressive Party with Ólafur Jóhannesson as Prime Minister. Results Notes References Iceland Parliament Elections in Iceland Parliamentary elections in Iceland Iceland Iceland ( is, Ísland; ) is a Nordic island country in the North Atlantic Ocean and in the Arctic Ocean. Iceland is the most sparsely populated country in Europe. Iceland's capital and largest city is Reykjavík, which (along with its s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1978 Danish Electoral Age Referendum
A referendum on lowering the voting age from 20 to 18 was held in Denmark on 19 September 1978.Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) ''Elections in Europe: A data handbook'', p524 It was held after the Danish government lowering the age of majority from 20 to 18 in 1976. The change was approved by 53.8% of voters with a turnout of 63.2%. The electoral age had previously been lowered from 21 to 20 in a 1971 referendum, after a 1969 referendum had rejected lowering the electoral age to 18. Results References Referendums in Denmark Denmark ) , song = ( en, "King Christian stood by the lofty mast") , song_type = National and royal anthem , image_map = EU-Denmark.svg , map_caption = , subdivision_type = Sovereign state , subdivision_name = Danish Realm, Kingdom of Denmark ... Electoral age referendum Suffrage referendums Electoral reform in Denmark September 1978 events in Europe {{Denmark-election-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cardinal Electors In Papal Conclaves, August And October 1978
The papal conclaves of August 1978 and of October 1978 were respectively convened to elect a pope, the leader of the Catholic Church, to succeed Paul VI and John Paul I following their respective deaths on 6 August 1978 and on 28 September 1978. In accordance with the apostolic constitution '' Romano Pontifici eligendo'', which governed the vacancy of the Holy See, only cardinals who had not passed their 80th birthday on the day on which the conclave began (in these cases, cardinals who were born on or after 25 August 1898 for the first conclave, and on or after 14 October 1898 for the second conclave) were eligible to participate. Although not formal requirements, the cardinal electors invariably elected the pope from among their number and did so by secret ballot ( la, per scrutinium). Due to the brief duration between the conclaves, the respective lists of cardinal electors are nearly identical. Of the 129 members of the Sacred Co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1978 Belgian General Election
General elections were held in Belgium on 17 December 1978. The Christian People's Party emerged as the largest party, with 57 of the 212 seats in the Chamber of Representatives and 29 of the 106 seats in the Senate. Voter turnout was 94.8%.Nohlen & Stöver, p291 Elections were also held for the nine provincial councils and for the Council of the German Cultural Community. The snap elections were called after Prime Minister Leo Tindemans resigned over the Egmont pact, which would have transformed Belgium into a federal state. Vlaams Blok ''Vlaams Blok'' ( en, Flemish Block, or VB) was the name of a Belgian far-right and secessionist political party with an anti-immigration platform.Erk, 2005, pp. 493-502. Its ideologies embraced Flemish nationalism, calling for the independence ... participated for the first time, which was formed out of disagreement within the People's Union over concessions in the Egmont pact. Results Chamber of Deputies Senate References {{B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1978 Austrian Nuclear Power Referendum
A referendum on the use of nuclear power was held in Austria on 5 November 1978. Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) ''Elections in Europe: A data handbook'', p196 Voters were asked whether they approve a law allowing the peaceful use of nuclear power, particularly relating to the start-up of the Zwentendorf Nuclear Power Plant The Zwentendorf Nuclear Power Plant was the first commercial nuclear plant for electric power generation built in Austria, of 3 nuclear plants originally envisioned. Construction of the plant at Zwentendorf, Austria was finished but the plant ne .... Voters narrowly rejected it, with 50.5% voting against. As a result, although the Power Plant was finished, it was never operated and has since been dismantled. Voter turnout was 64.1%.Nohlen & Stöver, p207 Results By state References {{Austrian elections 1978 elections in Austria Referendums in Austria 1978 referendums Nuclear power in Austria Nuclear power referendums November 1978 event ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1978 Andorran Political Reform Referendum
A referendum on political reforms was held in Andorra on 16 January 1978.Andorra, 16 January 1978: Political reforms Direct Democracy Voters were presented with two options, but the option received the most votes. Background In February 1977, the and the Co-Princes agreed to political reforms, putting forward six options to voters in a[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1978 Albanian Parliamentary Election ...
Parliamentary elections were held in the People's Socialist Republic of Albania on 12 November 1978. The Democratic Front was the only party able to contest the elections, and subsequently won all 250 seats. Voter turnout was reported to be 100%, with all but one of the country's 1,436,289 registered voters casting votes.Nohlen & Stöver, p139 Results References {{Albanian elections Parliamentary elections in Albania Albania 1978 in Albania One-party elections Single-candidate elections Albania Albania ( ; sq, Shqipëri or ), or , also or . officially the Republic of Albania ( sq, Republika e Shqipërisë), is a country in Southeastern Europe. It is located on the Adriatic and Ionian Seas within the Mediterranean Sea and shares ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1978 New South Wales State Election
A general election was held in the state of New South Wales, Australia, on Saturday 7 October 1978. The result was a landslide victory for the Labor Party under Neville Wran, popularly known as the "Wranslide." It is notable for being so successful for the Labor Party that it tallied 57 percent of the primary vote, the largest primary vote for any party in over a century. Having gone into the election with a razor-thin majority of one seat, Labor scored a 13-seat swing, giving it a strong majority of 63 seats. Labor even managed to defeat the Leader of the Opposition, Peter Coleman, in his own electorate. The seats of many other prominent Shadow Ministers fell to Labor as well. Labor also won took many seats in areas long reckoned as Coalition heartland. Among them were four seats that Labor had never won before this election-- Willoughby (contested for the Liberal Party by Nick Greiner who later became Premier), Manly, Wakehurst and Cronulla. It also came within strikin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
