1988 Bangladeshi General Election
3 March 1988 · Zia, Ershad, and martial law · 300 seats, 151 for a majority
Jatiya Party finished first with 251 of 300 seats on 68.4% of the vote. Turnout 52.5%. Moudud Ahmed replaced Mizanur Rahman Chowdhury.
Nearly every major party, including the Awami League, the BNP, Jamaat-e-Islami and the Communists, boycotted; a Western diplomat at the time called it a mockery of an election.
Prime Minister before
Mizanur Rahman Chowdhury
JP(E)
Prime Minister after
Moudud Ahmed
JP(E)
Largest force
Jatiya Party
251 of 300 seats
Turnout
52.5%
The result
Jatiya Party
68.4% of votes · +98 seats
251
seats
Combined Opposition Party
12.6% of votes
19
seats
Bangladesh Freedom Party
3.3% of votes
2
seats
Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal (Siraj)
1.2% of votes · 0 seats
3
seats
Bangladesh Khilafat Andolan
0.4% of votes · 0 seats
0
seats
23-Party Alliance
0.4% of votes
0
seats
Jana Dal
0.1% of votes · 0 seats
0
seats
Ganatantra Bastabayan Party
0.0% of votes
0
seats
Independents
13.5% of votes · -7 seats
25
seats