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1982 Elections
The following elections occurred in the year 1982. Africa * 1982 Burundian legislative election * 1982 Comorian legislative election * 1982 Djiboutian parliamentary election * 1982 Gambian general election * 1982 Guinean presidential election * 1982 Malagasy presidential election * 1982 Malian parliamentary election * 1982 Mauritian general election * 1982 Sierra Leonean parliamentary election * 1981–82 Sudanese parliamentary election * 1982 Zairean parliamentary election Asia * 1982 Indonesian legislative election * 1982 Malaysian general election * 1982 North Korean parliamentary election * 1982 Philippine barangay election * 1982 Sri Lankan presidential election * 1982 Sri Lankan national referendum India * 1982 Indian presidential election Australia * 1982 Flinders by-election * 1982 Florey state by-election * 1982 Lowe by-election * 1982 Mitcham state by-election * 1982 Nedlands state by-election * 1982 South Australian state election * 1982 Tasmanian state election Eur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1982 Burundian Legislative Election
Parliamentary elections were held in Burundi on 22 October 1982, the first since 1965 Burundian legislative election, 1965. Following a 1981 Burundian constitutional referendum, constitutional referendum the year before, the country had become a one-party state with the Union for National Progress (UPRONA) as the sole legal party.Burundi Inter-Parliamentary Union The party nominated 104 candidates to contest the 52 seats in the enlarged National Assembly (Burundi), National Assembly. Following the election, in which turnout was reported to be 95%, President Jean-Baptiste Bagaza appointed a further 13 members. Results References {{Burundian elections Elections in Burundi 1982 in Burundi One-party elections 1982 elections in Africa, Burundi Election and referendum articles wit ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1982 Indian Presidential Election
The Election Commission of India held indirect 8th presidential elections of India on 12 July 1982. Zail Singh Giani Zail Singh (, born Jarnail Singh; 5 May 1916 – 25 December 1994) was an Indian politician from Punjab who served as the seventh president of India from 1982 to 1987. He was the first Sikh and the first person from a backward caste to be ... with 754,113 votes won over his nearest rival Hans Raj Khanna who got 282,685 votes. Zail Singh was the first and till date only Sikh to be the President of India. Schedule The election schedule was announced by the Election Commission of India on 9 June 1982. Results Source: Web archive of Election Commission of India websitehttp://www.aol.in/news-story/the-indian-president-past-winners-and-losers/2007061905199019000001 AOL news (Past and present Presidential Results) See also * 1979 Indian vice presidential election References {{Indian presidential elections 1982 elections in India Presidential elections ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1982 Portuguese Local Election
The Portuguese local elections of 1982 took place on 12 December. They were the third local elections in Portugal since the democratic revolution of 1974 introduced the concept of democratic local power. The elections consisted of three separate elections in the 305 Portuguese municipalities that existed at the time, the election for the Municipal Chambers, whose winner is elected mayor, another election for the Municipal Assembly and a last one for the lower-level Parish Assembly, whose winner is elected parish president, this last was held separately in the more than 4,000 parishes around the country. The Socialist Party finished once more on the top of the results table, increasing its share by 4%, however that was because the coalition between the two major right-wing parties, the Democratic and Social Center and the Social Democratic Party, the Democratic Alliance, did not participate in all Municipalities and Parishes, being the parties which composed it, separated in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
November 1982 Irish General Election
The November 1982 Irish general election to the 24th Dáil was held on Wednesday, 24 November, three weeks after the Dissolution of parliament, dissolution of the 23rd Dáil on 4 November by President of Ireland, President Patrick Hillery, on the request of Taoiseach Charles Haughey following a defeat of the government in a Confidence motions in Dáil Éireann, motion of confidence. The general election took place in 41 Dáil constituencies throughout Ireland for 166 seats in Dáil Éireann, the house of representatives of the Oireachtas. The 24th Dáil met at Leinster House on 14 December to nominate the Taoiseach for appointment by the president and to approve the appointment of a new government of Ireland. Garret FitzGerald was appointed Taoiseach, forming the 19th Government of Ireland, a coalition government of Fine Gael and the Labour Party (Ireland), Labour Party. Campaign The second general election of 1982 took place just nine months after February 1982 Irish general el ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
February 1982 Irish General Election
The February 1982 Irish general election to the 23rd Dáil was held on Thursday, 18 February, three weeks after the dissolution of the 22nd Dáil on 27 January by President Patrick Hillery on the request of Taoiseach Garret FitzGerald on the defeat of the government's budget. The general election took place in 41 Dáil constituencies throughout Ireland for 166 seats in Dáil Éireann, the house of representatives of the Oireachtas. The 23rd Dáil met at Leinster House on 9 March to nominate the Taoiseach for appointment by the president and to approve the appointment of a new government of Ireland. Charles Haughey was appointed Taoiseach, forming the 19th Government of Ireland, a minority single-party Fianna Fáil government. Campaign The first general election of 1982 was caused by the sudden collapse of the Fine Gael– Labour Party coalition government when the budget was defeated. The Minister for Finance, John Bruton, attempted to put VAT on children's shoes. This measu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1982 Finnish Presidential Election
Two-stage presidential elections were held in Finland in January 1982. The public elected presidential electors to an electoral college on 17 and 18 January. Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) ''Elections in Europe: A data handbook'', p630 They in turn elected the President. The result was a victory for Mauno Koivisto, the first member of the Social Democratic Party to be elevated to the country's highest post, and his election meant the full integration of Social Democrats into Finnish public life and an end to the postwar dominance of the Centre Party. Background Koivisto had been a leading public figure since the late 1960s, when he had served as Prime Minister for two years. During the 1970s, as governor of the Bank of Finland and, for a short time, as Minister of Finance, he had won the public's respect for the accuracy of his economic forecasts. His personality and considerable media astuteness also won him a very considerable personal popularity across party lines. B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1982 Dutch General Election
Early general elections were held in the Netherlands on 8 September 1982.Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) ''Elections in Europe: A data handbook'', p1396 The Labour Party emerged as the largest party, winning 47 of the 150 seats in the House of Representatives;Nohlen & Stöver, p1414 however, this would be the last time it did so until 1994. Following the election the Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA) formed a coalition government with the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy, with the CDA's Ruud Lubbers Rudolphus Franciscus Marie "Ruud" Lubbers (; 7 May 1939 – 14 February 2018) was a Dutch politician, diplomat and businessman who served as Prime Minister of the Netherlands from 1982 to 1994, and as United Nations High Commissioner for Refu ... becoming Prime Minister. Results By province References {{Dutch general elections General elections in the Netherlands 1982 elections in the Netherlands September 1982 events in Europe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1982 Albanian Parliamentary Election
Parliamentary elections were held in the People's Socialist Republic of Albania on 14 November 1982. The Democratic Front Democratic Front is a name used by political parties and alliances in several countries, such as: *Democratic Front (Albania) *Democratic Front for the Liberation of Angola *Democratic Front (Bosnia and Herzegovina) *Democratic Front (Cyprus) * Demo ... was the only party able to contest the elections, and subsequently won all 250 seats. Voter turnout was reported to be 100%.Nohlen & Stöver, p139 Results References {{Albanian elections Parliamentary elections in Albania Albania 1982 in Albania One-party elections Single-candidate elections Albania ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1982 Tasmanian State Election
The 1982 Tasmanian state election was held on 15 May 1982 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, in power since 1972 and led by |
1982 South Australian State Election
State elections were held in South Australia on 6 November 1982. All 47 seats in the South Australian House of Assembly were up for election. The incumbent Liberal Party of Australia (South Australian Division), Liberal Party of Australia led by Premiers of South Australia, Premier of South Australia David Tonkin was defeated by the Australian Labor Party (South Australian Branch), Australian Labor Party led by Leader of the Opposition (South Australia), Leader of the Opposition John Bannon. A 1982 South Australian referendum, referendum on daylight saving was held on the same day, and was passed. Background Parliamentary elections for both houses of the Parliament of South Australia were held in South Australia in 1982, which saw John Bannon and the Australian Labor Party (South Australian Branch), Australian Labor Party defeat the incumbent Liberal Party of Australia (South Australian Division), Liberal Party of Australia led by David Tonkin, after one term in power. As Premi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1982 Nedlands State By-election
The 1982 Nedlands state by-election was a by-election held on 13 March 1982 for the Western Australian Legislative Assembly seat of Nedlands in the western suburbs of Perth. The by-election was triggered by the resignation of the Liberal member for the seat, Premier Sir Charles Court, on 25 January 1982. Court had held the seat since the 1953 state election. Having served as a senior minister in the Brand–Watts Ministry and then as Premier since the 1974 state election, his retirement had been widely expected and was announced on 18 December, a few months after his 70th birthday. He claimed that he had delayed his retirement to carry through the battle against the federal government over funding for Western Australia. On 2 February 1982, the Speaker of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly issued a writ for an election in the district. It was to be held concurrently with a by-election in the Labor-held seat of Swan and a legislative council by-election for South M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1982 Mitcham State By-election
A by-election was held for the South Australian House of Assembly seat of Mitcham on 8 May 1982. The by-election was triggered by the resignation of former state Democrats MHA Robin Millhouse. The Liberal Party was expected to win the seat, but Democrats candidate Heather Southcott was heavily favoured by Labor party preferences, and was a surprise winner. The Liberals won the seat six months later at the 1982 state election. Results The Australia Party, who contested the previous election and gained 0.3 percent, did not contest the by-election. The Democrats retained the seat by 45 votes. See also *List of South Australian House of Assembly by-elections This is a list of by-elections and scheduled by-elections for the South Australian House of Assembly. A by-election may be held when a member's seat becomes vacant through resignation, death or some other reasons. These vacancies are called casu ... References {{reflist South Australian state b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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