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1968 Sudanese parliamentary election
| Field | Value | |
|---|---|---|
| country | Sudan | |
| flag_image | Flag of Sudan (1956–1970).svg | |
| type | parliamentary | |
| previous_election | 1965 Sudanese parliamentary election | |
| previous_year | 1965 | |
| next_election | 1974 Sudanese parliamentary election | |
| next_year | 1974 | |
| seats_for_election | All 218 seats in Parliament | |
| majority_seats | 110 | |
| election_date | 12 April – 2 May 1968 | |
| registered | 3,051,118 | |
| turnout | 1,862,901 (61.06%) | |
| image_size | 130x130px | |
| image1 | Ismail al-Azhari.webp | |
| leader1 | Ismail al-Azhari | |
| party1 | Democratic Unionist Party (Sudan) | |
| last_election1 | 62 | |
| seats1 | **101** | |
| seat_change1 | 39 | |
| popular_vote1 | **742,226** | |
| percentage1 | **40.79%** | |
| image2 | Al-Sadiq al-Mahdi 1964.jpg | |
| colour2 | 006803 | |
| leader2 | Sadiq al-Mahdi | |
| party2 | Umma–Sadiq | |
| last_election2 | – | |
| seats2 | 36 | |
| seat_change2 | *New* | |
| popular_vote2 | 384,986 | |
| percentage2 | 21.16% | |
| image3 | Imam al-Mahdi al-Hahdi.png | |
| colour3 | 006803 | |
| leader3 | Imam al-Hadi al-Mahdi | |
| party3 | Umma–Imam | |
| last_election3 | – | |
| seats3 | 30 | |
| seat_change3 | *New* | |
| popular_vote3 | 329,952 | |
| percentage3 | 18.13% | |
| title | Prime Minister | |
| before_election | Muhammad Ahmad Mahgoub | |
| before_party | National Umma Party Sudan | |
| after_election | Muhammad Ahmad Mahgoub | |
| after_party | National Umma Party Sudan |
Parliamentary elections were held in Sudan between 12 April and 2 May 1968. The election followed the resignation of a third of the members of the Assembly elected in 1965. The result was a victory for the new Democratic Unionist Party, formed by a merger of the National Unionist Party and the People's Democratic Party in December 1967 and led by President Ismail al-Azhari, which won 101 of the 218 seats. Voter turnout was 61.0%.
In contrast, since the last election the Umma Party had fractured, with competing wings being led by Sadiq al-Mahdi and Imam al-Hadi al-Mahdi. Whilst Sadiq's Umma party emerged as the stronger of the two wings, Sadiq actually lost his own seat in the election to a rival from the Imam wing. In total the various Umma party affiliates won some 827,289 votes, or 45.46% of the vote, compared to the 40.8% won by the DUP. The Umma affiliates won only 72 seats, in contrast to the 90 seats won at the previous election.
Results
References
References
- [http://www.ipu.org/parline-e/reports/arc/SUDAN_1968_E.PDF Sudan] [[Inter-Parliamentary Union]]
- [[Dieter Nohlen]], Michael Krennerich & Bernhard Thibaut (1999) ''Elections in Africa: A data handbook'', p855 {{ISBN. 0-19-829645-2
- "Dictionary Of Modern Arab History". Routledge.
- (1968). "ARR: Arab Report and Record". Economic Features, Limited.
- Timothy Niblock. (25 November 1987). "Class and Power in Sudan: The Dynamics of Sudanese Politics, 1898–1985". Palgrave Macmillan UK.
- Peter K. Bechtold. (1976). "Politics in the Sudan: Parliamentary and Military Rule in an Emerging African Nation". Greenwood Publishing Group, Incorporated.
- (2013). "Historical Dictionary of the Sudan". Rowman & Littlefield.
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