TABLE 1


Table 1. Party Results of the Parliamentary Elections of May 30, 2002.
Party Number of votes % of valid votes Number of Seats
FLN2,618,00335.27199
MRN/El-Islah705,3199.5    43
RND610,4618.23  47
MSP/HMS523,4647.05  38
Independents365,5944.92  30
PT246,7703.3    21
FNA113,7001.53    8
Ennahda48,1320.65    1
PRA19,8130.27    1
MEN14,4650.19    1
Total Valid Votes:7,420,867

Source: Constitutional Council (3 June 2002) posted online at http://www.mae.dz and www.elwatan.com

















TABLE 2


Table 2. Voter Participation in the Parliamentary Elections of May 30, 2002
Registered voters17,951,127
Actual number of voters8,288,536
Number of spoiled ballots867,669
Total valid votes7,420,867
Participation rate (national and international)46.17%
Participation rate (Algerians abroad only)20.84%

Source: Algerian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Algérie Presse Service, online at http://www.mae.dz and www.aps.dz

















TABLE 3


Table 3. Results of the 1997 and 2002 Parliamentary Elections
Party 1997
% of Votes 		2002
% of Votes 		1997 Seats 2002 Seats
RND38.18.2315647
MSP/HMS16.77.056938
MRI/Ennahda9.90.65341
MRN/Al-Islah—9.5—43
FLN16.135.2762199
FFS5.7—20—
RCD4.8n/a19n/a
PT2.13.33421
Independents54.921130

Total seats in the APN: 380 in 1997, 389 in 2002.

Note: MRN/El-Islah was created in 1998, and the FFS and RCD boycotted the 2002 elections.

Sources: http://www.mae.dz, http://electionworld.org/election/algeria.htm

















TABLE 4


Table 4. Results of the Municipal Elections of October 10, 2002
Parties Votes Seats Percentage
FLN2 501 003487836.60
RND1 263 461282721.21
ISLAH960 21812379.28
HMS679 6749897.42
Independents456 6288696.52
FFS198 0236845.13
FNA279 9375323.99
PRA199 3413052.29
AHD 54120 1362061.55
MNJA84 0111260.95
RA70 9051140.86
MEN70 8471120.84
Ballot 10564 000910.68
RPR44 707650.49
RA43 852640.48
NAHDA57 487500.38
UDL33 188470.35
RNC33 476440.33
PRP26 713410.31
MJD13 439190.14
Ballot 16114 317140.11
MNE7 79660.05
RUN6 22460.05
ALLIANCES3 85130.02
TOTAL7,233,2341,3329100

Source: Ministry of Interior and Local Collectivities, posted online on October 11, 2002.

















TABLE 5


Table 5. Voter Participation in the Municipal Elections of October 10, 2002
Registered voters:15 566 397
Actual number of voters7 800 763
Total valid votes:7 233 234
Number of spoiled ballots:567 529
Percentage of voter turnout:50.11%

Source: Algerian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Algérie Presse Service, online at http://www.mae.dz and www.aps.dz

















TABLE 6


List of Some Political Parties
FLNFront de Libération Nationale (National Liberation Front)
FFSFront des forces Socialistes
FNAFront National Algérien
MENMouvement de l'Entente Nationale
MJDMouvement pour la Jeunesse et la Democratie
MNEMouvement National D'espérance
MNJAMouvement National de la Jeunesse Algérienne
MRN/al-Islah:Mouvement de la Réforme Nationale/Harakat al-Islah al-Watani
MSP/HMS:Mouvement de la Société pour la Paix/ Harakat Moujtama'a al-Silm
PRAParti du Renouveau Algérien
PRPParti Republicain Progressiste
PTParti des Travailleurs
RARassemblement pour l'Algérie
RCDRassemblement pour la Culture et la Démocratie
RNCRassemblement National Constitutionnel
RNDRassemblement National Démocratique
RPRRassemblement Patriotique Républicain
RUNRassemblement pour l'Unité Nationale
UDLUnion pour la Démocratie et les Libertés