Parliamentary election in Sierra Leone 1986

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The parliamentary elections in Sierra Leone in 1986 took place on May 29th and 30th, 1986 in Sierra Leone . Initially, the election date was set for May 15 and 16, 1986.

Electoral system

Since the country still had a one-party system based on the 1978 constitution at the time , all seats went to the All People's Congress . 334 candidates were nominated for the 105 members standing for election in the unicameral parliament . One person was elected with a simple majority in each of the 105 constituencies .

All Sierra Leoneans over the age of 21 who had registered as voters were eligible to vote . The mentally ill and imprisoned were excluded . About two million people were registered for the election.

Result

105
12
10
105 12 10 
A total of 127 seats
  • APC : 105
  • Paramount Chiefs : Dec.
  • Appointed : 10
Political party Seats
APC 105
Paramount Chiefs (indirect choice) 012
Appointed (by the President) 010
TOTAL 127

See also

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Sierra Leone, 29th and 30th May 1986. Inter-Parliamentary Union, p. 118. Retrieved July 26, 2017.