Bangladeshi general election, 1988
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The Fourth National Parliamentary Elections 1988 (Bengali: চতুর্থ জাতীয় সংসদ নির্বাচন ১৯৮৮) were held in Bangladesh on 3 March 1988.
The elections were boycotted by several major parties, including the Bangladesh Awami League, the Bangladesh Nationalist Party, the Communist Party of Bangladesh, Jamaat-e-Islami Bangladesh, the Bangladesh Krishak Sramik Awami League, the National Awami Party (Muzaffar) and the Workers Party of Bangladesh.[1] The result was a victory for the Jatiya Party, which won 251 of the 300 seats. Voter turnout was 52.5%.
Results
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jatiya Party | 17,680,133 | 68.4 | 251 | +98 |
| Combined Opposition Party | 3,263,340 | 12.6 | 19 | New |
| Bangladesh Freedom Party | 850,284 | 3.3 | 2 | New |
| Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal (Siraj) | 309,666 | 1.2 | 3 | 0 |
| Bangladesh Khilafat Andolan | 242,571 | 0.9 | 0 | - |
| Ganatantra Basttabayan Party | ||||
| Jana Dal | ||||
| Taish Dalio Jote | ||||
| Independents | 3,487,457 | 16.3 | 25 | –7 |
| Invalid/blank votes | 335,620 | – | – | – |
| Total | 26,169,071 | 100 | 300 | 0 |
| Registered voters/turnout | 49,863,829 | 52.5 | – | – |
| Source: Nohlen et al. | ||||
References
- ↑ Dieter Nohlen, Florian Grotz & Christof Hartmann (2001) Elections in Asia: A data handbook, Volume I, p536 ISBN 0-19-924958-X
