Parliamentary elections were held for the first time in Morocco on 17 May 1963. They followed the approval of a
constitution
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When these princ ...
in a
referendum
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the previous year. The result was a victory for the pro-Monarchy
Front for the Defence of Constitutional Institutions (FDIC), which won 69 seats. However, the two main opposition parties, the
Istiqlal Party
The Istiqlal Party ( ar, حزب الإستقلال, translit=Ḥizb Al-Istiqlāl, lit=Independence Party; french: Parti Istiqlal; zgh, ⴰⴽⴰⴱⴰⵔ ⵏ ⵍⵉⵙⵜⵉⵇⵍⴰⵍ) is a political party in Morocco. It is a conservative and ...
and the
National Union of Popular Forces
The National Union of Popular Forces ( ar, الاتحاد الوطني للقوات الشعبية; , UNFP) was founded in 1959 in Morocco by Mehdi Ben Barka and his entourage, because they found that the Istiqlal Party was not radical enough.
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, won exactly the same number of seats. Voter turnout was 71.8%. However, in November the
Supreme Court annulled the results of several seats won by the opposition. By-elections held in January 1964 gave the FDIC control of
Parliament
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,
[Ketterer, J]
From one chamber to two: The case of Morocco
''Journal of Legislative Studies'', Spring 2001, vol. 7, no. 1, pp.135-150 which was eventually dissolved by King
Hassan II Hassan, Hasan, Hassane, Haasana, Hassaan, Asan, Hassun, Hasun, Hassen, Hasson or Hasani may refer to:
People
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*Hassan (surname), Arabic, Jewish, Irish, and Scotti ...
in 1965.
Indirect elections to the
House of Councillors
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were held on 12 October, with the FDIC winning 102 of the 120 seats.
Dolf Sternberger
Dolf Sternberger (originally ''Adolf Sternberger''; 28 July 1907 in Wiesbaden – 27 July 1989 in Frankfurt/Main) was a German
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, Bernhard Vogel, Dieter Nohlen & Klaus Landfried (1978) Die Wahl der Parlamente: Band II: Afrika, Zweiter Halbband, p1315
Electoral system
The 120 members of the House of Councillors were elected by three electoral colleges; members of provincial and prefectural assemblies elected 80 members, professional bodies elected 35 members (of which industrial workers elected 14, farmers elected 16 and craftsmen elected 5) and business councils elected five.
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Results
House of Representatives
House of Councillors
References
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Morocco
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1963 in Morocco
Elections in Morocco
May 1963 events in Africa