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Independent Morocco's first parliament goes to the loyalists
From the politics desk — 17 May 1963
On 17 May 1963 Moroccans elected their first House of Representatives. The FDIC, a pro-royal bloc hastily created by Ahmed Reda Guedira, came first with 69 seats.
- Date
- 17 May 1963
- Chamber
- 144 seats
- Turnout
- 71.8%
- Registered
- 4,803,654
- Reign
- Hassan II
- Prime minister
- Ahmed Bahnini (FDIC)
Against the Front, the alliance of the Istiqlal nationalists (41 seats) and Mehdi Ben Barka's UNFP left (28 seats) nearly matched the loyalist score. Seat annulations and the January 1964 by-elections handed the FDIC full control. Hassan II dissolved parliament in 1965 and declared a state of exception.
Turnout through time
- 196371.8%
- 197085.3%
- 197782.4%
- 198467.4%
- 199362.8%
- 199758.3%
- 200251.6%
- 200737.0%
- 201145.4%
- 201642.3%
- 202150.2%
- 202638.1%
- This election
The results
Absolute majority (73 seats)
| Party | Share | seats |
|---|---|---|
| Front de défense des institutions constitutionnelles1st | 34.8% | 69 |
| Parti de l'Istiqlal | 30.0% | 41 |
| Union nationale des forces populaires | 22.5% | 28 |
| Indépendants | 12.6% | 6 |