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1979 Elections
The following elections occurred in the year 1979. Africa * Algeria: presidential election * Benin: parliamentary election * Botswana: general election * Gabon: presidential election * Ghana: presidential election * Kenya: general election * Mali: general election * Nigeria: ** parliamentary election ** presidential election * Ghana: general election * Rhodesia: constitutional referendum * Seychelles: general election * Somali: parliamentary election * Togo: general election * Zimbabwe Rhodesia general election Asia * 1979 Bangladeshi general election * India: ** 1979 Indian vice presidential election ** 1979 Indian Rajya Sabha elections ** 1979 Nagapattinam by-election * Iran: ** March 1979 Iranian Islamic Republic referendum ** December 1979 Iranian constitutional referendum * Japan: general election * Mindanao: 1979 Sangguniang Pampook elections * Philippines: 1979 Sangguniang Pampook elections Australia * 1979 Norwood state by-election * 1979 South Australian state ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1979 Algerian Presidential Election
Presidential elections were held in Algeria on 7 February 1979, following the death of incumbent Houari Boumediene in December 1978. His replacement as National Liberation Front leader, Chadli Bendjedid, was elected unopposed with 99.4% of the vote, based on a 99% turnout.Nohlen et al., p59 Results References {{Algerian elections Algeria 1979 in Algeria Presidential elections in Algeria One-party elections Single-candidate elections ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1979 Indian Rajya Sabha Elections
Rajya Sabha elections were held on various dates in 1979, to elect members of the Rajya Sabha, Indian Parliament's upper chamber. Elections Elections were held to elect members from various states. Members elected The following members are elected in the elections held in 1979. They are members for the term 1979-1985 and retire in year 1985, except in case of the resignation or death before the term. ''The list is incomplete.'' State - Member - Party Bye-elections The following bye elections were held in the year 1979. State - Member - Party # Bihar - Syed Shahabuddin - JAN ( ele 25/07/1979 term till 1984 ) # Bihar - Brahmdeo Ram Shastri - JAN ( ele 25/07/1979 term till 1980 ) References {{Rajya Sabha 1979 elections in India 1979 Events January * January 1 ** United Nations Secretary-General Kurt Waldheim heralds the start of the ''International Year of the Child''. Many musicians donate to the ''Music for UNICEF Concert'' fund, among them ABBA, who wri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1979 European Parliament Election In Denmark
European Parliament elections were held in Denmark between 7 and 10 June 1979 to elect the 15 Danish members of the European Parliament. Elections were held separately 1979 European Parliament election in Greenland, in Greenland to elect one Greenlandic member. Results References 1979 European Parliament election, Denmark European Parliament elections in Denmark 1979 elections in Denmark, Europe {{EU-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1979 European Parliament Election In Belgium
Elections to the European Parliament were held in Belgium on 10 June 1979. The Dutch-speaking electoral college elected 13 MEPs and the French-speaking electoral college elected 11 MEPs. Results National , style="text-align:center;" colspan="11" , 1979 • 1984 → , - style="text-align:right;" ! style="background-color:#E9E9E9; width:400; text-align:left;" colspan="2" , National party ! style="background-color:#E9E9E9;text-align:left;" , European party ! style="background-color:#E9E9E9;text-align:left;" , Main candidate ! style="background-color:#E9E9E9;text-align:left;" , Electoral college (E.c.) ! style="background-color:#E9E9E9; width:50;" , Votes ! style="background-color:#E9E9E9; width:50;" , % ! style="background-color:#E9E9E9; width:50;" , +/– ! style="background-color:#E9E9E9; width:50;" , E.c. % ! style="background-color:#E9E9E9; width:50;" , Seats ! style="background-color:#E9E9E9; width:50;" , +/– , - , width=5px style="background-color: ", , ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1979 European Parliament Election
The 1979 European Parliament election was a series of parliamentary elections held across all 9 (at the time) European Community member states. They were the first European elections to be held, allowing citizens to elect 410 MEPs to the European Parliament, and also the first international election in history. Seats in the Parliament had been allocated to the states according to population, and in some cases were divided into constituencies, but members sat according to political groups. Background The Treaty of Rome which established the Communities specified that the European Parliament must be elected by universal suffrage using a common voting system. The Council of the European Union was responsible for setting up the elections but it had procrastinated. As a stop-gap measure, members were appointed to the Parliament by the member states from their own national parliaments, as they had done since the Common Assembly. The Parliament was unhappy with this and threatened to t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1979 Danish Parliamentary Election
General elections were held in Denmark on 23 October 1979.Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) ''Elections in Europe: A data handbook'', p524 The Social Democratic Party remained the largest in the Folketing, with 68 of the 179 seats. Voter turnout was 86% in Denmark proper, 65% in the Faroe Islands and 50% in Greenland.Nohlen & Stöver, p545 Results References {{Danish Elections Elections 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 ... 1979 elections in Denmark October 1979 events in Europe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1979 Austrian Legislative Election
Parliamentary elections were held in Austria on 6 May 1979. The Socialist Party won a fourth term in government, taking 95 of the 183 seats. Voter turnout was 92.2%.Nohlen & Stöver, p215 As of the 2017 elections The following elections occurred in 2017. Africa * 2017 Somali presidential election 8 February 2017 *2017 Gambian parliamentary election 6 April 2017 * 2017 Algerian legislative election 4 May 2017 *2017 Lesotho general election 3 June 2017 *2 ..., this is the most seats that an Austrian party has won in a free election, as well as the last time that an Austrian party has won an outright majority. Results References Elections in Austria Austria Legislative Austria {{Austria-poli-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1979 Tasmanian State Election
The 1979 Tasmanian state election was held on 28 July 1979 in the Australian state of Tasmania to elect 35 members of the Tasmanian House of Assembly. The election used the Hare-Clark proportional representation system — seven members were elected from each of five electorates. The quota required for election was 12.5% in each division. The incumbent Labor Party, led by Doug Lowe, won a third term in office against the opposition Liberal Party, led by Max Bingham. Background Bill Neilson, leader of the Labor Party and Premier of Tasmania, had retired on 1 December 1977 and been replaced by Doug Lowe. The United Tasmania Group, which had contested the two previous elections, did not field any candidates for the 1979 election. Instead a new party, the Australian Democrats, founded by Don Chipp in 1977, emerged as the most significant minor party. Results The Labor Party won the election, increasing its majority in the House of Assembly from one seat to five. Doug Lowe re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1979 South Australian State Election
State elections were held in South Australia on 15 September 1979. All 47 seats in the South Australian House of Assembly were up for election. The incumbent Australian Labor Party led by Premier of South Australia Des Corcoran was defeated by the Liberal Party of Australia led by Leader of the Opposition David Tonkin. The Liberals originally won 25 seats, but a court decision overturned their win in Norwood. Labor won the Norwood by-election, which meant the Liberals held 24 seats, with Labor on 20 seats, and 1 each to the Australian Democrats, National Country Party, and an Independent Labor. Background Premier Don Dunstan abruptly resigned as premier on 15 February 1979, due to ill health, and was succeeded by Deputy Premier Des Corcoran. Dunstan also resigned from parliament, and his seat was retained for Labor by Greg Crafter at the by-election in March 1979. Spurred by positive opinion polls, and seeking to escape the shadow of Dunstan by gaining a mandate of his own, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1979 Norwood State By-election
The Norwood state by-election, 1979 was a by-election held on 10 March 1979 for the South Australian House of Assembly seat of Norwood. This was triggered by the resignation of Premier and Labor MHA Don Dunstan. Created and first contested at the 1938 state election, the seat had been held by Dunstan since the 1953 state election. Results Labor Labour or labor may refer to: * Childbirth, the delivery of a baby * Labour (human activity), or work ** Manual labour, physical work ** Wage labour, a socioeconomic relationship between a worker and an employer ** Organized labour and the labour ... retained the seat on a considerably reduced majority. See also *List of South Australian state by-elections References {{reflist South Australian state by-elections 1979 elections in Australia 1970s in South Australia March 1979 events in Australia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1979 Sangguniang Pampook Elections
The 1979 Sangguniang Pampook elections were held for the 2 Regional Legislative Assemblies or ''Sangguniang Pampook'' on 7 May 1979, in the former Region IX (current Zamboanga Peninsula Region) and Region XII (current Soccsksargen Region). Both were former Philippine Autonomous Regions located in areas of the Mindanao islands group in the southern Philippines. Regional Legislative Assemblies - ''Sangguniang Pampook'' Region IX and Region XII each had a Regional Legislative Assembly or ''Sangguniang Pampook'', each composed of 18 representative each. They included: * 17 representatives per region, elected from the different provinces and cities in each region. * 1 sectoral representative per region, selected from among the youth, agricultural workers, and non-agricultural workers (industrial labor) of each region. They were selected by qualifications that were the same as members of the Interim Batasang Pambansa. Elections The candidates for the 34 Regional Legislative Assem ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1979 Japanese General Election
General elections were held in Japan on 7 October 1979 to elect the 511 members of the House of Representatives. Prime Minister Ōhira Masayoshi's announcement that a consumption (sales) tax would be imposed was a hot-button issue in the run-up to the election. Facing widespread public disapproval, the prime minister abandoned the tax proposal. The prime minister's party, the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), ended up losing one seat, while the Japan Communist Party experienced a surge in voter support and its best ever electoral result, which mostly came at the expense of the Japan Socialist Party The was a socialist and progressive political party in Japan that existed from 1945 to 1996. The party was founded as the Social Democratic Party of Japan by members of several proletarian parties that existed before World War II, including ... and the LDP-breakaway New Liberal Club. This was the first election in the LDP's history in which the party increased its share of th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
