1970 Moroccan General Election
21 August 1970 · A house shared with the colleges · 240 seats, 121 for a majority
Independents finished first with 159 of 240 seats. Ahmed Laraki stayed in office.
Only a majority of seats were filled by direct vote; the rest went to communal councillors and professional colleges rather than to the electorate.
Prime Minister before
Ahmed Laraki
Istiqlal
Prime Minister (continued)
Ahmed Laraki
Istiqlal
Largest force
Independents
159 of 240 seats
Turnout
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The result
| Share of the House of Representatives | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MP | Abdelkrim al-Khatib | 60 | — | — | — | — | |
| PPS | — | 10 | — | — | — | — | |
| Istiqlal | Allal al-Fassi | 8 | -33 | — | — | — | |
| PDC | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | |
| UNFP | — | 1 | -27 | — | — | — | |
| Independents | – | 159 | +153 | — | — | — |