query: when were the election to the constitution assembly held

pos: Constituent Assembly of India 8 August 1940, a statement was made by Viceroy Lord Linlithgow about the expansion of the Governor-General's Executive Council and the establishment of a War Advisory Council. This offer, known as the August Offer, included giving full weight to minority opinions and allowing Indians to draft their own constitution. Under the Cabinet Mission Plan of 1946, elections were held for the first time for the Constituent Assembly. The Constitution of India was drafted by the Constituent Assembly, and it was implemented under the Cabinet Mission Plan on 16 May 1946. The members of the Constituent Assembly were elected by the

pos: 1946 Bulgarian Constitutional Assembly election 1946 Bulgarian Constitutional Assembly election Constitutional Assembly elections were held in Bulgaria on 27 October 1946. The elections served to elect members to the 6th Grand National Assembly, tasked with adopting a new constitution. The Fatherland Front, an anti-fascist coalition dominated by the Bulgarian Communist Party, had come to power in 1944 following a coup. Now that the Second World War was over and the monarchy abolished the communists wanted to adopt a new constitution. The Communists won a large majority, with 53.5 percent of the vote and 278 of the 465 seats. Voter turnout was 92.6%. This would be

pos: 1946 French Togoland Representative Assembly election 1946 French Togoland Representative Assembly election Representative Assembly elections were held in French Togoland on 8 December 1946. The Representative Assembly had been created by decree on 25 October 1946 in line with Article 22 of the French constitution. The 30 members of the Representative Assembly were elected by two colleges; the first college consisted of French citizens and elected six seats, whilst the second college (non-citizens) elected 24. Nicolas Grunitzky was the sole elected member for the Togolese Party of Progress. Following the elections, Sylvanus Olympio was elected President of the Assembly. On 23 December the Assembly elected Jonathan

neg: 1952 Delhi Legislative Assembly election abolished simultaneously. Next legislative assembly elections in Delhi were held in 1993, when Union Territory of Delhi was formally declared as National Capital Territory of Delhi by the Sixty-ninth Amendment to the Indian constitution. 1952 Delhi Legislative Assembly election The first Delhi Legislative Assembly election to the Delhi Legislative Assembly was held on 27 March 1952. Forty-eight seats were up for election. Six of the constituencies elected two assembly members, the remaining 36 constituencies elected a single member. Congress emerged as the single largest party in the first legislative elections held in Delhi. Chaudhary Brahm Prakash of Indian National Congress

neg: 1993 Delhi Legislative Assembly election the Sixty-ninth Amendment to the Indian constitution. 1993 Delhi Legislative Assembly election Legislative Assembly elections were held in Delhi in 1993. The result was a victory for the Bhartiya Janata Party, which won 49 of the 70 seats in the Assembly. First Legislative Assembly elections in Delhi were held in 1952. But under States Reorganisation Act, 1956, Delhi was made a Union Territory under the direct administration of the President of India and the Delhi Legislative Assembly was abolished simultaneously. So the next legislative assembly elections in Delhi were held in 1993, when Union Territory of Delhi was formally declared

neg: 1936 Honduran Constituent Assembly election 1936 Honduran Constituent Assembly election A legislative election was held in Honduras on 28 January 1936. The people elected 59 deputies to the Constituent Assembly. “"On 6 January 1936, the Congress agreed by a vote of fifty-six to two to call an election for a constituent assembly to draft a new constitution"”. “"On 28 January, elections were held for the Constituent Assembly. No Liberals or dissident National Party members were elected. The new body consisted only of deputies who sat in the legislature"”. By the terms of the Constitution of 1936 deputies will serve until 4 December 1942. Argueta, Mario.

neg: 1949 Iranian Constituent Assembly election 1949 Iranian Constituent Assembly election In 1949 a Constituent Assembly was held in Iran to modify the Persian Constitution of 1906. Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi convened the assembly in April; he sought a royal prerogative giving him the right to dismiss the parliament, providing that new elections were held to form a new parliament. He also specified a method for future amendments to the Constitution. The amendments were made in May 1949 by unanimous vote of the Constituent Assembly. During the previous year, the Shah had been considering changes to the Constitution as part of his various plans to increase

neg: 1954 Gold Coast legislative election 1954 Gold Coast legislative election Elections for the Legislative Assembly were held for the second time in the Gold Coast on 15 June 1954. They were won by Kwame Nkrumah's Convention People's Party, which took 71 of the 104 seats. The election was held following the approval of a new constitution on 29 April 1954. The new constitution meant that assembly members were no longer elected by the tribal councils, the Assembly was enlarged, and all members were chosen by direct election from equal, single-member constituencies. It established a cabinet composed of African ministers, and only defense and foreign policy

neg: 1848 Danish Constituent Assembly election of Peasants) won 45–47 seats, centrists 42–44 and others 13–19. A total of 51,775 votes were cast in the constituencies where elections were held, giving a turnout of 79.7%. The Assembly convened between October 1848 and May 1849. A new constitution was passed in May and signed by the King on 5 June. The new constitution created a bicameral parliament with a directly elected lower house and an indirectly elected upper house. Elections for the two houses were held in December. 1848 Danish Constituent Assembly election Elections for the Constituent Assembly were held in Denmark on 5 October 1848. Of

neg: 1890 Western Australian colonial election 1890 Western Australian colonial election Elections were held in the Colony of Western Australia in December 1890 to elect 30 members to the Legislative Assembly. They were the first elections to be held for the Legislative Assembly, which had been created earlier in the year by a new constitution that granted Western Australia responsible self-government. Historian Brian De Garis describes the 1890 election as "a rather quiet affair". There were no organised political parties (or even factions), and no government to be voted in or out of office. The Legislative Assembly had been established by Western Australia's new constitution, which

neg: 1967 Paraguayan Constitutional Assembly election 1967 Paraguayan Constitutional Assembly election Constitutional Assembly elections were held in Paraguay on 7 May 1967. The Colorado Party won 80 of the 120 seats. Voter turnout was 68.9%. Following the election, the country's fifth constitution was promulgated in August. The new constitution drafted by the Assembly replacing the constitution of 1940. It allowed President Alfredo Stroessner to run for two more terms in office, as well as returned the governing system to a bicameral legislature, including an elected Senate. It provided for the addition of a Supreme Court and reduced eligible voting age to eighteen. Executive authority remained intact,

neg: February–August 1814 Norwegian Constituent Assembly election were popularly dubbed the "Eidsvoll men" ("Eidsvollsmennene"). The new constitution was agreed on 16 May 1814, and signed and dated the following day. Elections to a second Constituent Assembly were held on 14 August. February–August 1814 Norwegian Constituent Assembly election Constituent Assembly elections were held in Norway in 1814. The elections were held in Christiania and the surrounding area in February, and in the rest of the country as news of the need for elections arrived. However, in Finnmark in the far north of the country, the elections were not held until July and August, by which time the Assembly

neg: 1842 Louisiana gubernatorial election Assembly became governor. This was the last election held under the Constitution of 1812, the next election was held under the Constitution of 1845. Popular Vote General Assembly Vote 1842 Louisiana gubernatorial election The Louisiana gubernatorial election, 1842, was the ninth gubernatorial election to take place after Louisiana achieved statehood. Under Article III Sec 2 of the 1812 the Governor was elected in two steps. On the first Monday in July, eligible voters went to the polls and voted. The returns were sent to the President of the Louisiana State Senate. On the second day of the session of the

neg: 2008 Constitution of Ecuador 2008 Constitution of Ecuador The Constitution of Ecuador is the supreme law of Ecuador. The current constitution has been in place since 2008. It is the country's 20th constitution. Following his election as President of Ecuador, Rafael Correa called for a referendum on establishing a Constituent Assembly to write a new constitution for the country, which was held on April 15, 2007 and passed with over 80.0% approval. The elections for the Ecuadorian Constituent Assembly were held on September 30, 2007. With 74 seats, Rafael Correa's political party, PAIS Alliance, won the majority of the 130 available seats. The assembly

neg: 1927 Dominican Republic Constitutional Assembly election 1927 Dominican Republic Constitutional Assembly election Constitutional Assembly elections were held in the Dominican Republic on 1 June 1927. The role of the Assembly was to review and amend certain articles of the constitution. This assembly amended the constitution so president and vice president's terms would extend six years. This assembly, however, was elected by Congress, not the general population, and thus had invalided Constitutional procedures. The election had been boycotted by supporters of Vice President Federico Velásquez as he objected to the term length being increased. Following the amendments, the Vice President would be considered as having resigned if

neg: Constituent assembly the current Costa Rican Constitution. During the French Revolution (from July 1789 to September 1791) a National Constituent Assembly () was formed when representatives assembled at the only location available – a tennis court – and swore the Tennis Court Oath on June 20, 1789, promising that they would not adjourn until they had drafted a new constitution for France. Louis XVI recognized the validity of the National Constituent Assembly on June 27, 1789. See also French Constituent Assembly election, 1848 On 27 November 2010, Iceland held an election for a constitutional assembly, with 522 people vying for 25 delegate

neg: 1927 Dominican Republic Constitutional Assembly election they did not take a new oath of office. This meant Velásquez lost office as he did not take the oath. 1927 Dominican Republic Constitutional Assembly election Constitutional Assembly elections were held in the Dominican Republic on 1 June 1927. The role of the Assembly was to review and amend certain articles of the constitution. This assembly amended the constitution so president and vice president's terms would extend six years. This assembly, however, was elected by Congress, not the general population, and thus had invalided Constitutional procedures. The election had been boycotted by supporters of Vice President Federico Velásquez as

neg: February–August 1814 Norwegian Constituent Assembly election February–August 1814 Norwegian Constituent Assembly election Constituent Assembly elections were held in Norway in 1814. The elections were held in Christiania and the surrounding area in February, and in the rest of the country as news of the need for elections arrived. However, in Finnmark in the far north of the country, the elections were not held until July and August, by which time the Assembly had finished its work. As political parties were not officially established until 1884, the 112 elected members were independents. The Constituent Assembly convened in Eidsvoll to draw up the Constitution of Norway. The delegates

neg: 1895 Serbian parliamentary election 1895 Serbian parliamentary election Parliamentary elections were held in Serbia in April 1895. They followed a royal coup d'état by King Alexander in May 1894, in which he suspended the 1888 constitution and restored the 1869 constitution. Whilst the 1888 constitution had increased the number of people eligible to vote, reverting to the 1869 constitution saw the government given the right to appoint one-third of the members of the National Assembly, whilst in many constituencies the Assembly members were elected indirectly through electoral colleges. The changes were expected to reduce the number of candidates of the People's Radical Party elected

neg: 1879 Bulgarian Constituent Assembly election 1879 Bulgarian Constituent Assembly election Constituent Assembly elections were held in Bulgaria between 1 and 30 January 1879, although only 117 of the 231 members of the Assembly were elected during this period. It followed the country's liberation from the Ottoman Empire, and saw the Conservative Party and the Liberal Party emerge as the two main parties. The Assembly was opened on 10 February, and convened in Veliko Tarnovo to ratify the country's first constitution, known as the Tarnovo Constitution, on 16 April. The parliament was later transferred to Sofia, which became the capital of the country. Following debates between

neg: 1881 Bulgarian Constitutional Assembly election the two Russian generals dispatched from Saint-Petersburg, Leonid Sobolev and Alexander Kaulbars. The regime eventually collapsed and the constitution was restored on 6 September 1883. 1881 Bulgarian Constitutional Assembly election Constitutional Assembly elections were held in Bulgaria in June 1881. The body known as the Grand National Assembly (Bulgaria: Велико Народно събрание - "Veliko Narodno Subranie") was convened for a second time in Svishtov in order to consider the amendments to the constitution proposed by prince Alexander I of Battenberg. The proposed amendments were an echo from the Conservative's requests during the first constitutional assembly elections back in 1879. The

neg: Next Belizean general election Next Belizean general election The next Belizean general election will elect members of the country's House of Representatives. It must be held on or before 13 February 2021. The prior general election was held on 4 November 2015, and the previous National Assembly opened on 13 November 2015. According to Section 84 of the Constitution of Belize, the National Assembly must be dissolved "five years from the date when the two Houses of the former National Assembly first met" unless dissolved sooner by the Governor-General of Belize upon the advice of the prime minister. A general election must be called

neg: 1985 Brazilian presidential election elections for a National Constituent Assembly was fulfilled on 27 November 1985, with the enactment of the 26th Amendment to the Constitution inherited from the military regime era. Under that Amendment, the members of the 48th Legislature of Brazil's National Congress, that assembled on 1 February 1987 after the 1986 legislative elections, convened as a National Constituent Assembly, with unlimited powers to draft and enact Brazil's new Constitution. The Constitution was promulgated on 5 October 1988. 1985 Brazilian presidential election Presidential elections were held in Brazil on 15 January 1985, the last to be held indirectly through an electoral college,

neg: 1990 Bulgarian Constitutional Assembly election 1990 Bulgarian Constitutional Assembly election Constitutional Assembly elections were held in Bulgaria on 10 June 1990, with a second round for eighteen seats on 17 June. They were the first elections held since the fall of Communism the previous winter, and the first free national elections since 1931. The elections were held to elect the 7th Grand National Assembly, tasked with adopting a new (democratic) constitution. The new electoral system was changed from 400 single-member constituencies used during the Communist era to a split system whereby half were elected in single member constituencies and half by proportional representation. The result

neg: 1967 Paraguayan Constitutional Assembly election restricting the legislature from autonomous action and making the judiciary dependent upon presidential appointment. Safeguards to human rights were introduced granting "habeas corpus", individual freedom, freedom of association and movement, and protections from mistreatment or torture. It also allowed for political opposition to re-emerge, which prompted several former political leaders to return from exile. 1967 Paraguayan Constitutional Assembly election Constitutional Assembly elections were held in Paraguay on 7 May 1967. The Colorado Party won 80 of the 120 seats. Voter turnout was 68.9%. Following the election, the country's fifth constitution was promulgated in August. The new constitution drafted by the

neg: 2015 Extremaduran regional election the Assembly of Extremadura. 2015 Extremaduran regional election The 2015 Extremaduran regional election was held on Sunday, 24 May 2015, to elect the 9th Assembly of the Autonomous Community of Extremadura. All 65 seats in the Assembly were up for election. The election was held simultaneously with regional elections in 12 other autonomous communities and local elections all throughout Spain. The Assembly of Extremadura was the devolved, unicameral legislature of the autonomous community of Extremadura, having legislative power in regional matters as defined by the Spanish Constitution and the Extremaduran Statute of Autonomy, as well as the ability to vote

neg: Jean Alingué Bawoyeu a new constitution, which involved making a national inquiry that included missions and questionnaires. The new constitution was eventually approved by referendum on December 10, 1989. Under this constitution, a parliamentary election was held in July 1990, and Alingué was elected to the National Assembly. When the new National Assembly first met on August 5, 1990, it elected Alingué as President of the National Assembly. When, on December 1, 1990, Habré and much of his government fled the capital before the advancing rebel forces of Idriss Déby, Alingué, as the highest ranking civilian authority left in N'Djamena, appealed for calm

neg: 1994 Ethiopian Constituent Assembly election 1994 Ethiopian Constituent Assembly election Elections for a Constituent Assembly were held in Ethiopia on 5 June 1994 in order to form a body to draw up a new constitution. They were the first elections after the overthrow of the Mengistu regime at the end of the Ethiopian Civil War in 1991, and the first ever multi-party elections in the country; previous elections had either been non-partisan or one-party. The results saw the Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Democratic Front and its allies win 463 of the 544 seats. Voter turnout was 87.5%. The Assembly finished drafting the new constitution in December,

neg: 1933 Uruguayan Constitutional Assembly election members. It also gave the party that had finished second in parliamentary elections half the seats in the Senate. 1933 Uruguayan Constitutional Assembly election Constitutional Assembly elections were held in Uruguay on 25 June 1933. They followed a presidential coup by Gabriel Terra on 31 March, Following the coup, the Assembly was appointed to formulate a new constitution. The various factions of the Colorado Party emerged as the largest group in the Assembly, winning 151 of the 284 seats. The Assembly produced a new constitution which was approved in a referendum, and promulgated the following year. It abolished the National

neg: 1933 Uruguayan Constitutional Assembly election 1933 Uruguayan Constitutional Assembly election Constitutional Assembly elections were held in Uruguay on 25 June 1933. They followed a presidential coup by Gabriel Terra on 31 March, Following the coup, the Assembly was appointed to formulate a new constitution. The various factions of the Colorado Party emerged as the largest group in the Assembly, winning 151 of the 284 seats. The Assembly produced a new constitution which was approved in a referendum, and promulgated the following year. It abolished the National Council of Administration, replacing it with a nine-member Council of Ministers, in which the second party was guaranteed three

neg: 2008 Vojvodina provincial election Party won the 2008 election and gained absolute majority of seats in the assembly (64 of 120). 2008 Vojvodina provincial election Provincial elections were held for the unicameral Assembly of Serbia's northern Autonomous Province of Vojvodina on 11 May 2008, with a second round to be held on 25 May 2008. They were scheduled by the Speaker of the National Assembly of the Republic of Serbia Oliver Dulić on 29 December 2007, as required per the Constitutional Law adopted by the National Assembly of Serbia on 30 September 2006 that proclaimed the new Constitution. Negotiations regarding the new electoral law

neg: Elections in Kerala into existence on 3 December 1993 as envisaged in Article 243(k) of the Constitution of India. The superintendence, direction and control of preparation of voters list and conduct of election to the local self-government Institution vest with the Commission. The last "Election to the Local Self-government Institutions in Kerala" ("Panchayat Elections") was held in October 2015. Elections to the local bodies were held in two stages.The results for all were October. The latest Assembly elections were held on May 16, 2016. Kerala State legislative assembly election, 2011 Elections in Kerala Elections in Kerala are regularly held to fill government officials

neg: 1922–1924 Iraqi Constituent Assembly election the first general elections held the following year. 1922–1924 Iraqi Constituent Assembly election Elections to a Constituent Assembly (, "al-Majlis al-Ta’seessy") were held in Iraq between 24 October 1922 and 25 February 1924, electing the country's first parliament. The Constituent Assembly was elected to draft a constitution, legislate a law for general elections, and ratify the Anglo-Iraqi Treaty of 1922. The elections used an indirect electoral system, in which the general public (only men over 18 were allowed to vote) elected 383 secondary voters, who in turn elected the 100 deputies of the Assembly. The Assembly convened on 27 March

neg: Members of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly, 1877–1880 system in New South Wales politics until 1887. Under the constitution, ministers were required to resign to recontest their seats in a by-election when appointed. These by-elections are only noted when the minister was defeated; in general, he was elected unopposed. Members of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly, 1877–1880 This is a list of members of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly from 1877 to 1880. Elections for the ninth Legislative Assembly were held between 24 October and 12 November 1877 with parliament first meeting on 27 November 1877. There were 73 members elected for 53 single member electorates,

neg: Members of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly, 1872–1874 system in New South Wales politics until 1887. Under the constitution, ministers were required to resign to recontest their seats in a by-election when appointed. These by-elections are only noted when the minister was defeated; in general, he was elected unopposed. Members of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly, 1872–1874 This is a list of members of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly from 1872 to 1874. Elections for the seventh Legislative Assembly were held between 13 February and 28 March 1872 with parliament first meeting on 30 April 1872. There were 72 members elected for 52 single member electorates,

neg: Tennessee General Assembly but only at a time when an election for governor is also being held. The amendment to be passed must receive over half of the total votes cast in the gubernatorial election in order to be ratified and come into effect. The 1870 constitution of Tennessee had never been amended in this manner until 1998, when the "Victims' Rights Amendment" was added. A similar process was used in 2002 to enact the state lottery. Two amendments proposed by the General Assembly were presented to voters on the 2006 ballot. In 2005 the "Tennessee Marriage Protection Amendment," specifying that only marriages

neg: 1962 Algerian legislative election 1962 Algerian legislative election Constituent Assembly elections were held in Algeria on 28 September 1962, the first since independence in July. The Assembly was to have a one-year mandate to draw up and promulgate a constitution. A single list of 196 National Liberation Front candidates was put to voters to approve, 180 of which were Arabs and 16 of which were of European origin. A reported 99.7% voted in favour, with a turnout of 83.8%. The constitution was approved in a referendum in September 1963, and the mandate of the Assembly was extended by a year in accordance with article

neg: 1990 Colombian parliamentary election referendum on electing a Constitutional Assembly alongside the presidential elections on 27 May. Although this was in violation of article 218 of the constitution, which gave Congress sole rights to reform the constitution, the referendum was approved by the Supreme Court. The Assembly was elected in December 1990, and produced the 1991 constitution. 1990 Colombian parliamentary election Parliamentary elections were held in Colombia on 11 March 1990 alongside local elections and an unofficial referendum on electing a Constitutional Assembly. After the murder of presidential candidate Luis Carlos Galán in August 1989, students started a movement calling for a referendum "for

neg: 1990 Bulgarian Constitutional Assembly election was a victory for the Bulgarian Socialist Party, the freshly renamed Communist Party, which won 211 of the 400 seats. Voter turnout was 90.3%. The Grand National Assembly drafted the country's fourth constitution, which was promulgated on 12 July 1991. The first elections under the new document were held three months later. 1990 Bulgarian Constitutional Assembly election Constitutional Assembly elections were held in Bulgaria on 10 June 1990, with a second round for eighteen seats on 17 June. They were the first elections held since the fall of Communism the previous winter, and the first free national elections since 1931.

neg: 1999 Murcian regional election 1999 Murcian regional election The 1999 Murcian regional election was held on Sunday, 13 June 1999, to elect the 5th Regional Assembly of the Autonomous Community of the Region of Murcia. All 45 seats in the Regional Assembly were up for election. The election was held simultaneously with regional elections in twelve other autonomous communities and local elections all throughout Spain, as well as the 1999 European Parliament election. The Regional Assembly of Murcia was the devolved, unicameral legislature of the autonomous community of Murcia, having legislative power in regional matters as defined by the Spanish Constitution and the Murcian

neg: 2013 Nepalese Constituent Assembly election government against the Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist), on the condition that the constitution would be re-written. The king's powers were also removed and an election was held in 2008 to elect a Constituent Assembly. The Constituent Assembly was tasked with writing a new constitution; however, its deadline was extended several times, with the last one set for 27 May 2012. In the lead up to the deadline, there were several violent protests by a variety of ethnic groups outside the Parliament building. Rallies were then banned in the area and around the PM's office with riot police guarding against

neg: 1957 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election 1957 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election The first elections for the Legislative Assembly of the Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir under its own Constitution were held in March–June 1957. Bakshi Ghulam Mohammad was appointed Prime Minister of Jammu and Kashmir. The Constituent Assembly of Jammu and Kashmir, elected in 1951, which also functioned as the State's legislative assembly during its term of 6 years, dissolved itself in January 1957 having passed the State's Constitution. Prior to that, in 1953, Sheikh Abdullah was dismissed as the Prime Minister by the "Sadar-i-Riyasat" Karan Singh on the grounds that he had

neg: 3rd General Assembly of Newfoundland 3rd General Assembly of Newfoundland The members of the 3rd General Assembly of Newfoundland were elected in the Newfoundland general election held in 1842. The General Assembly sat from January 14, 1843 to 1848. The General Assembly had not sat from 1841 to 1843 as the colony's constitution had been suspended. Following the passing of the Newfoundland Act of 1842 by the British Parliament, the elected assembly and appointed Legislative Council were combined into a single unicameral legislature. The legislature continue to meet at the Old Court House until 1846 when that building was destroyed in a fire; for the

neg: 2015 Extremaduran regional election 2015 Extremaduran regional election The 2015 Extremaduran regional election was held on Sunday, 24 May 2015, to elect the 9th Assembly of the Autonomous Community of Extremadura. All 65 seats in the Assembly were up for election. The election was held simultaneously with regional elections in 12 other autonomous communities and local elections all throughout Spain. The Assembly of Extremadura was the devolved, unicameral legislature of the autonomous community of Extremadura, having legislative power in regional matters as defined by the Spanish Constitution and the Extremaduran Statute of Autonomy, as well as the ability to vote confidence in or withdraw

neg: Politics of Afghanistan by the National Assembly. Under the Bonn Agreement the Afghan Constitution Commission was established to consult with the public and formulate a draft constitution. The meeting of a constitutional "loya jirga" was held in December 2003, when a new constitution was adopted creating a presidential form of government with a bicameral legislature: the House of Elders (Meshrano Jirga) and the House of the People (Wolesi Jirga). The 2004 presidential election was held on October 9, with over 10 million Afghans being registered to vote. Many of the candidates running against Hamid Karzai tried to boycott the election because they feared

neg: 1844 Greek legislative election a Bavarian regency, and after that by Otto as an absolute monarchy. This situation lasted until the 3 September 1843 Revolution, when an uprising by the garrison and populace of Athens forced King Otto to concede elections for a constitutional assembly. The election was held on 17 September for the "Third of September National Assembly of the Greeks at Athens", and the new assembly promulgated the Greek Constitution of 1844 in February, after which it was dissolved and new elections proclaimed. The 1844 election was held by the Electoral Law of 18 March 1844, stipulating universal male suffrage over 25

neg: Members of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly, 1869–1872 25 months after the third government of James Martin lost a vote of supply. There was no party system in New South Wales politics until 1887. Under the constitution, ministers were required to resign to recontest their seats in a by-election when appointed. These by-elections are only noted when the minister was defeated; in general, he was elected unopposed. Members of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly, 1869–1872 This is a list of members of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly from 1869 to 1872. Elections for the sixth Legislative Assembly were held between 3 December 1869 and 10 January

neg: Members of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly, 1885–1887 Dibbs until 22 December 1885, John Robertson until 26 February 1886, Patrick Jennings until 20 January 1887 and Henry Parkes. There was no party system in New South Wales politics until 1887. Under the constitution, ministers were required to resign to recontest their seats in a by-election when appointed. These by-elections are only noted when the minister was defeated; in general, he was elected unopposed. Members of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly, 1885–1887 This is a list of members of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly from 1885 to 1887. Elections for the twelfth Legislative Assembly were held between

neg: Members of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly, 1882–1885 Alexander Stuart until 7 October 1885 and then George Dibbs . There was no party system in New South Wales politics until 1887. Under the constitution, ministers were required to resign to recontest their seats in a by-election when appointed. These by-elections are only noted when the minister was defeated; in general, he was elected unopposed. Members of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly, 1882–1885 This is a list of members of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly from 1882 to 1885. Elections for the eleventh Legislative Assembly were held between 30 November and 21 December 1882 with parliament first

neg: 2007 Murcian regional election 2007 Murcian regional election The 2007 Murcian regional election was held on Sunday, 27 May 2007, to elect the 7th Regional Assembly of the Autonomous Community of the Region of Murcia. All 45 seats in the Regional Assembly were up for election. The election was held simultaneously with regional elections in twelve other autonomous communities and local elections all throughout Spain. The Regional Assembly of Murcia was the devolved, unicameral legislature of the autonomous community of Murcia, having legislative power in regional matters as defined by the Spanish Constitution and the Murcian Statute of Autonomy, as well as the ability

neg: 1991 Murcian regional election 1991 Murcian regional election The 1991 Murcian regional election was held on Sunday, 26 May 1991, to elect the 3rd Regional Assembly of the Autonomous Community of the Region of Murcia. All 45 seats in the Regional Assembly were up for election. The election was held simultaneously with regional elections in twelve other autonomous communities and local elections all throughout Spain. The Regional Assembly of Murcia was the devolved, unicameral legislature of the autonomous community of Murcia, having legislative power in regional matters as defined by the Spanish Constitution and the Murcian Statute of Autonomy, as well as the ability

neg: 2003 Murcian regional election 2003 Murcian regional election The 2003 Murcian regional election was held on Sunday, 25 May 2003, to elect the 6th Regional Assembly of the Autonomous Community of the Region of Murcia. All 45 seats in the Regional Assembly were up for election. The election was held simultaneously with regional elections in twelve other autonomous communities and local elections all throughout Spain. The Regional Assembly of Murcia was the devolved, unicameral legislature of the autonomous community of Murcia, having legislative power in regional matters as defined by the Spanish Constitution and the Murcian Statute of Autonomy, as well as the ability

neg: 1995 Murcian regional election 1995 Murcian regional election The 1995 Murcian regional election was held on Sunday, 28 May 1995, to elect the 4th Regional Assembly of the Autonomous Community of the Region of Murcia. All 45 seats in the Regional Assembly were up for election. The election was held simultaneously with regional elections in twelve other autonomous communities and local elections all throughout Spain. The Regional Assembly of Murcia was the devolved, unicameral legislature of the autonomous community of Murcia, having legislative power in regional matters as defined by the Spanish Constitution and the Murcian Statute of Autonomy, as well as the ability

neg: 2015 Murcian regional election 2015 Murcian regional election The 2015 Murcian regional election was held on Sunday, 24 May 2015, to elect the 9th Regional Assembly of the Autonomous Community of the Region of Murcia. All 45 seats in the Regional Assembly were up for election. The election was held simultaneously with regional elections in twelve other autonomous communities and local elections all throughout Spain. The Regional Assembly of Murcia was the devolved, unicameral legislature of the autonomous community of Murcia, having legislative power in regional matters as defined by the Spanish Constitution and the Murcian Statute of Autonomy, as well as the ability

neg: 1977 Algerian legislative election the time, the National Liberation Front was the only party to run in the election. It put forward 783 candidates (of which 39 were women), and claimed all 261 seats (nine of which went to female candidates). 6,037,537 of the country's 7,960,000 registered voters (75.84%) took part in the election. 1977 Algerian legislative election Elections to the new People's National Assembly were held in Algeria on 25 February 1977. They were the first parliamentary elections since 1964, as the previous National Assembly had been dissolved in 1965, and were held as a result of the country's new constitution and electoral

neg: 2017 Venezuelan Constituent Assembly election 2017 Venezuelan Constituent Assembly election Constituent Assembly elections were held in Venezuela on 30 July 2017 to elect the members of the 2017 Constituent National Assembly. Unlike the 1999 Constituent National Assembly, which was assembled following a referendum, the 2017 election was convened by the presidential decree of President Nicolás Maduro. Approximately two-thirds (364) of Assembly members were elected by municipal citizens while members of seven social sectors including trade unions, communal councils, indigenous groups, farmers, students, and pensioners elected the remaining one-third (181) of members. The new constitution proposed by the Constituent Assembly will be subject to approval by

neg: 1893 Bulgarian Constitutional Assembly election 1893 Bulgarian Constitutional Assembly election Constitutional Assembly elections were held in Bulgaria in April 1893. The body known as the Grand Sobranye was convened for a fourth time in order to consider several amendments to the constitution, including ones concerning the religion of the monarchy and a reduction in the number of members of the National Assembly. The existing constitution required the monarch to be a member of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church, although it exempted the first Prince. As Prince Ferdinand was the first of a new dynasty, he was considered to be exempt (as a Roman Catholic). However, as

neg: 1893 Bulgarian Constitutional Assembly election 1893 Bulgarian Constitutional Assembly election Constitutional Assembly elections were held in Bulgaria in April 1893. The body known as the Grand Sobranye was convened for a fourth time in order to consider several amendments to the constitution, including ones concerning the religion of the monarchy and a reduction in the number of members of the National Assembly. The existing constitution required the monarch to be a member of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church, although it exempted the first Prince. As Prince Ferdinand was the first of a new dynasty, he was considered to be exempt (as a Roman Catholic). However, as

neg: 1919 Estonian Constituent Assembly election years possession of the regions that the Germans had gained after the Livonian Crusade. On 13 February the Peace Treaty of Tartu was ratified, signed by Estonia and Russian SFSR on 2 February. The first Constitution of Estonia was adopted on 15 June 1920. After the constitution had entered into effect and the first parliamentary elections were held, the Constituent Assembly disbanded itself on 20 December 1920. 1919 Estonian Constituent Assembly election The Estonian Constituent Assembly () was elected on 5–7 April 1919, called by the Estonian Provisional Government during the Estonian War of Independence. The Assembly was elected by

neg: Džafer Kulenović elected its president. In 1919, after the Kingdom of Yugoslavia was established, Kulenović joined the Yugoslav Muslim Organization, a political party of Bosnian Muslims. For every election held in Yugoslavia, he was elected to the National Assembly as a representative of the Brčko municipality. When the Vidovdan Constitution was voted on, his party ordered its members in the National Assembly to support the new constitution; however, Kulenović boycotted the voting as he was against the Constitution and thus didn't violate his party's orders. In 1921, he protested to the Assembly the massacre of 200 Muslims carried out by Serbs in

neg: 1945 Panamanian Constitutional Assembly election 1945 Panamanian Constitutional Assembly election The Republic of Panama held a parliamentary election on 5 May 1945, electing a Constitutional Assembly. On 28 December 1944, a severe political crisis took place just prior to the opening of the National Assembly which was to convene on 2 January 1945. The next day President Ricardo Adolfo de la Guardia Arango suspended the Constitution of 1941, consequently cancelled the next prescribed session of the National Assembly, and called for a general election on 5 May 1945, to elect delegates to a Constitutional Assembly which would frame a new Constitution. Political tension continued during

neg: 1952 Romanian legislative election 1952 Romanian legislative election Parliamentary elections were held in Romania on 30 November 1952. They were the second held under undisguised Communist rule, and the first under a constitution adopted that September. Voters were presented with a single slate of candidates from the People's Democratic Front, which was dominated by the Romanian Workers Party. The Front won all 428 seats in the Great National Assembly. This election set the tone for all elections held in Romania until 1989. For the remainder of the Communist era, voters only had the choice of approving or rejecting a Communist-dominated list. The new constitution

neg: 2017 Republic of the Congo parliamentary election 2017 Republic of the Congo parliamentary election Parliamentary elections were held in the Republic of the Congo on 16 July 2017, with a second round of voting following on 30 July in constituencies where no candidate secured a majority. Following a 2015 referendum on a new constitution, President Denis Sassou Nguesso was re-elected in the March 2016 presidential elections. The 2017 parliamentary elections were the first elections to the National Assembly held under the 2015 constitution. In the previous parliamentary election, held in 2012, Sassou Nguesso's party, the Congolese Party of Labour (PCT), won a majority of seats. The PCT

neg: 1972 Bahraini Constituent Assembly election with eight delegates appointed by the Amir, and the twelve members of the royally-appointed Council of Ministers in their ex-officio capacity. The constituent assembly and its election were regulated by Legislative Decrees No. 12 and 13 of 1972. The Constituent Assembly drafted and ratified the 1973 Constitution of Bahrain. 1972 Bahraini Constituent Assembly election Constituent Assembly elections were held in Bahrain on 1 December 1972. All candidates ran as independents. A total of 15,385 votes were cast (although not all constituencies were contested), giving a turnout of 88.5%. However, only 12.5% of the population were registered voters at the time.

neg: 1956 Gold Coast legislative election 1956 Gold Coast legislative election Elections for the Legislative Assembly were held in the Gold Coast (soon to become Ghana) on 17 July 1956. They were won by Kwame Nkrumah's Convention People's Party, which took 71 of the 104 seats. A new constitution, approved on 29 April 1954, established a cabinet composed of African ministers drawn from an all-African legislature chosen by direct election. In the elections that followed, the Convention People's Party won the majority of seats in the new Legislative Assembly. A new constitution, approved on 29 April 1954, established a cabinet composed of African ministers drawn from

neg: 1979 Somali parliamentary election further six members to the Assembly. 1979 Somali parliamentary election Parliamentary elections were held in Somalia on 30 December 1979. The elections were the first since 1969 and the first to be held under the new constitution approved in a referendum held in August, which had made the country a one-party state. As a result, the Somali Revolutionary Socialist Party (SRSP) was the only party to participate in the election, with voters being asked to vote yes or no to a single list of 171 candidates. A reported 99.91% of voters ultimately approved the list. The Assembly elected Siad Barre

neg: 2008 Vojvodina provincial election 2008 Vojvodina provincial election Provincial elections were held for the unicameral Assembly of Serbia's northern Autonomous Province of Vojvodina on 11 May 2008, with a second round to be held on 25 May 2008. They were scheduled by the Speaker of the National Assembly of the Republic of Serbia Oliver Dulić on 29 December 2007, as required per the Constitutional Law adopted by the National Assembly of Serbia on 30 September 2006 that proclaimed the new Constitution. Negotiations regarding the new electoral law in the current provincial assembly had failed. The Democratic Party (Serbia) wanted to add 12 guaranteed seats

neg: History of Iraq (2003–2011) for 30 January 2005. Though then-President Ghazi Al-Yaouar asked the United Nations to reconsider the electoral schedule several weeks before the election, the legislative election was held on time, creating the Iraqi National Assembly. The elected assembly drafted a new constitution for Iraq, submitting it to the Iraqi people for review on 28 August. On 15 October, Iraqis voted to approve the new constitution. On 15 December, the first legislative election under the new constitution was held. In a 1 June 2004, press conference, President Bush said that he was working with various world leaders to create a U.N. Security

neg: 2010 Icelandic Constitutional Assembly election 2010 Icelandic Constitutional Assembly election Constitutional Assembly elections were held in Iceland on 27 November 2010. The Supreme Court of Iceland invalidated the results of the election on 25 January 2011 following complaints about several faults in how the election was conducted. However, it was decided on 25 February 2011 that the elected assembly members would instead be appointed to a Constitutional Council with effectively the same role. The proposed changes to the constitution were approved in a referendum in October 2012. This would be the first time in Iceland's history that a body had reviewed broad areas of the

neg: Snap election Eventually the BNP government was toppled and ousted when they resigned on 31 March 1996, and handed over power to the caretaker government. The caretaker government stayed in power for 90 days before new elections could be held. Finally a snap election was held on 12 June 1996, where Awami-League won a simple majority by beating its bitter rival BNP and stayed in power for the next five years. According to Section 84 of the Constitution of Belize, the National Assembly must be dissolved "five years from the date when the two Houses of the former National Assembly first met"

neg: 1990 Colombian Constitutional Assembly election 1990 Colombian Constitutional Assembly election Constitutional Assembly elections were held in Colombia on 9 December 1990 alongside a referendum on the Assembly itself. The Assembly sat from February to July 1991 and drew up the 1991 constitution. After the murder of presidential candidate Luis Carlos Galán in August 1989, students started a movement calling for a referendum "for peace and democracy" to be held on 21 January 1990. However, under pressure from drug cartels, the government rejected the proposal. The students then set up the "We can still save Colombia" movement, which called for a referendum alongside the general elections

neg: 1952 Venezuelan Constituent Assembly election 1952 Venezuelan Constituent Assembly election Constitutional Assembly elections were held in Venezuela on 30 November 1952. After its election, the Assembly would nominate a provisional President and then draft a new constitution. Although taking place under military dictatorship with the main opposition party (Democratic Action) banned, the election was fair enough to permit early results to show an unexpected defeat for the ruling military junta as the Democratic Republican Union won 62.8% of the vote. The junta blocked the final results from being published and installed General Marcos Pérez Jiménez as Provisional President, an outcome confirmed by the Constitutional Assembly,

neg: 1977 Algerian legislative election 1977 Algerian legislative election Elections to the new People's National Assembly were held in Algeria on 25 February 1977. They were the first parliamentary elections since 1964, as the previous National Assembly had been dissolved in 1965, and were held as a result of the country's new constitution and electoral law being promulgated the year before. The new Assembly had 261 members, elected from 160 constituencies ("daira"). Constituencies with less than 80,000 inhabitants had one representative; constituencies with more than 80,000 residents had one extra representative for every 20,000 inhabitants over 80,000. As the country was a one-party state at

neg: Laws of the Constitution of Selangor 1959 dissolve the legislative assembly. Unless sooner dissolved, the assembly will continue from the date of its first sitting for five years and shall then stand dissolved. An election will be held within sixty days from the dissolution and the new legislative assembly will be summoned to meet not more than ninety days from that date. A casual vacancy must be filled within sixty days from the date on which it occurs. Example of occasions when this law comes into use are during Kajang by-election, 2014 and Sungai Kandis by-election, 2018. The Legislative Assembly may from time to time elect a

neg: 1955 Singaporean general election election agent Lee Kuan Yew, chose to field only a handful of candidates to protest against the Rendel Constitution and became the main opposition party after winning nearly all its contested seats. 1955 Singaporean general election General elections were held in Singapore on 2 April 1955 to elect the 25 elected seats in the Legislative Assembly. Nomination day was on 28 February 1955. Following the promulgation of the Rendel Constitution, the 1955 elections were the first occasion on which a majority of the seats were to be elected rather than be appointed by the colonial authorities. The new constitution was

neg: 1960 Kerala Legislative Assembly election 1960 Kerala Legislative Assembly election The Kerala Legislative Assembly election of 1960 was the second assembly election in the Indian state of Kerala. The elections were held on 1 February 1960. In the 1957 elections in Kerala, the Communist Party of India formed the government with the support of five independents. But in 1959, the Central Government dismissed the democratically elected government through the controversial Article 356 of the Indian Constitution following "The Liberation Struggle", even though the elected communist government was enjoying majority support within the legislature. After a short period of the President's rule, fresh elections were called

neg: National Assembly (Angola) National Assembly (Angola) The National Assembly (Portuguese: "Assembleia Nacional") is the legislative branch of the government of Angola. The National Assembly is a unicameral body, with 220 members: 130 members elected by proportional representation and 90 members elected by provincial districts. The People's Movement for the Liberation of Angola (MPLA) has held a majority in the Assembly since independence. Due to the Angolan Civil War, elections were delayed for years until they were eventually held in September 2008. The most recent election was held in 2012, after a new constitution was adopted in 2010, increasing considerably the power of the

neg: National Assembly (Angola) won 191 and 175 seats respectively. National Assembly (Angola) The National Assembly (Portuguese: "Assembleia Nacional") is the legislative branch of the government of Angola. The National Assembly is a unicameral body, with 220 members: 130 members elected by proportional representation and 90 members elected by provincial districts. The People's Movement for the Liberation of Angola (MPLA) has held a majority in the Assembly since independence. Due to the Angolan Civil War, elections were delayed for years until they were eventually held in September 2008. The most recent election was held in 2012, after a new constitution was adopted in 2010,

neg: January 2005 Iraqi parliamentary election January 2005 Iraqi parliamentary election Elections for the National Assembly of Iraq were held on January 30, 2005 in Iraq. The 275-member National Assembly was a parliament created under the Transitional Law during the Occupation of Iraq. The newly elected transitional Assembly was given a mandate to write the new and permanent Constitution of Iraq and exercised legislative functions until the new Constitution came into effect, and resulted in the formation of the Iraqi Transitional Government. The United Iraqi Alliance, tacitly backed by Shia Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani, led with some 48% of the vote. The Democratic Patriotic Alliance of

neg: Coorg Legislative Assembly 26 January 1950, one election were held to the assembly, in 1952. Candidates of only two political parties Indian National Congress (INC) and Communist Party of India (CPI) contested the elections. Many other candidates contested as Independents such as the independence activist Pandyanda Belliappa. Coorg Legislative Assembly The Coorg Legislative Assembly was a legislative body which introduced laws for Coorg State from 1950 to 1956. It had its origins in the Coorg Legislative Council established on 26 January 1924 as a representative body of the Chief Commissioner's province of Coorg. When the Constitution of India came into force on 26

neg: 1972 Bahraini Constituent Assembly election 1972 Bahraini Constituent Assembly election Constituent Assembly elections were held in Bahrain on 1 December 1972. All candidates ran as independents. A total of 15,385 votes were cast (although not all constituencies were contested), giving a turnout of 88.5%. However, only 12.5% of the population were registered voters at the time. The constituent assembly was charged with drafting and ratifying a constitution, following Bahrain's independence from Britain in 1971. The law drawn up by the government restricted the electorate to male citizens aged twenty years or over. The assembly consisted of twenty-two delegates who were elected by the public, along

neg: 1895 Serbian parliamentary election to the Assembly. The elections resulted in a victory for the Progressive Party government. Only six members of the People's Radical Party were elected, as well as 30 Liberals. Of the sixty appointed members, 49 were supporters of the government. 1895 Serbian parliamentary election Parliamentary elections were held in Serbia in April 1895. They followed a royal coup d'état by King Alexander in May 1894, in which he suspended the 1888 constitution and restored the 1869 constitution. Whilst the 1888 constitution had increased the number of people eligible to vote, reverting to the 1869 constitution saw the government given the

neg: 2017 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election 2017 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election The Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election, 2017 was held on 9 November 2017 to elect all 68 members of the Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly. The term of previous Legislative Assembly ended on 7 January 2018. Since 2013, the Indian National Congress Party was in power in outgoing assembly with 36 seats. The lone opposition party was Bharatiya Janata Party. The Constitution of India states that the term of Legislative Assemblies is five years, at maximum. The term of current Legislative Assembly ends on 7 January 2018. The previous election, held in 2012 resulted in

neg: History of modern Egypt Egypt announced that both the constitution and the parliament of Egypt had been dissolved. The parliamentary election was to be held in September. A constitutional referendum was held on 19 March 2011. On 28 November 2011, Egypt held its first parliamentary election since the previous regime had been in power. Turnout was high and there were no reports of irregularities or violence, although members of some parties broke the ban on campaigning at polling places by handing out pamphlets and banners. A constituent assembly, founded on 26 March 2012, started to work for implementing a new constitution. Presidential elections, were

neg: 1973 Portuguese Cape Verdean Legislative Assembly election 1973 Portuguese Cape Verdean Legislative Assembly election Elections to a Legislative Assembly were held for the first and only time in Portuguese Cape Verde in March 1973. On 2 May 1972 the Portuguese National Assembly passed the Organic Law for the Overseas Territories, which provided for greater autonomy for overseas territories. Cape Verde was to have a 21-member Legislative Assembly. Candidates were required to be Portuguese citizens who had lived in Cape Verde for more than three years and be able to read and write Portuguese. Voters were required to be literate. As the Portuguese constitution banned political parties at

neg: 1989 Australian Capital Territory general election Follett was elected the first Chief Minister at the first sitting of the first Assembly on 11 May 1989, sitting in rented premises at 1 Constitution Avenue, Canberra City. The final sitting of the first Assembly was on 17 December 1991. The office holders of the first Assembly were: 1989 Australian Capital Territory general election Elections to the Australian Capital Territory Legislative Assembly were held on Saturday, 4 March 1989. This was the first direct election by voters in the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) for their own legislative body. The Labor Party, led by Rosemary Follett, and the Liberal Party,

neg: 1889 Serbian parliamentary election the Constitutional Oath before the National Assembly, and as the Regents had taken their oath in the presence of King Milan, the National Assembly was not required. This was in violation of the constitution, which required the regents to immediately call an election. The Progressive Party chose not to contest the election. The newly elected Assembly met for the first time on 13 October. 1889 Serbian parliamentary election Parliamentary elections were held in Serbia on 26 September 1889. The result was a victory for the People's Radical Party, which won 102 of the 117 seats in the National Assembly. The

neg: 1922–1924 Iraqi Constituent Assembly election 1922–1924 Iraqi Constituent Assembly election Elections to a Constituent Assembly (, "al-Majlis al-Ta’seessy") were held in Iraq between 24 October 1922 and 25 February 1924, electing the country's first parliament. The Constituent Assembly was elected to draft a constitution, legislate a law for general elections, and ratify the Anglo-Iraqi Treaty of 1922. The elections used an indirect electoral system, in which the general public (only men over 18 were allowed to vote) elected 383 secondary voters, who in turn elected the 100 deputies of the Assembly. The Assembly convened on 27 March 1924 with the King and British officials attending

neg: 1881 Bulgarian Constitutional Assembly election 1881 Bulgarian Constitutional Assembly election Constitutional Assembly elections were held in Bulgaria in June 1881. The body known as the Grand National Assembly (Bulgaria: Велико Народно събрание - "Veliko Narodno Subranie") was convened for a second time in Svishtov in order to consider the amendments to the constitution proposed by prince Alexander I of Battenberg. The proposed amendments were an echo from the Conservative's requests during the first constitutional assembly elections back in 1879. The amendments proposed included restricting civil liberties, reducing the size of the National Assembly, making the franchise indirect and introducing a state council. These amendments would,

neg: 2002 Bahraini general election 2002 Bahraini general election General elections were held in Bahrain on 24 October 2002. They were the second general elections in the country's history, and the first since the dissolution of the National Assembly elected in 1973. The elections were also the first to be held under the 2002 Constitution, with voter turnout reported to be 53.2%. The elections were boycotted by Al Wefaq, the country's largest political party, as well as the National Democratic Action Society, the Nationalist Democratic Rally Society, and Islamic Action Society. They claimed that the 2002 Constitution gives too much power to the unelected legislators

neg: 1882 Bulgarian parliamentary election shown primarily against the Russians. Disagreements over foreign and domestic policies (such as railway construction) led prince Alexander I and the Assembly to stand against Russian influence and restore the constitution on 6 September 1883. This prompted the departure of Russian generals Leonid Sobolev and Alexander Kaulbars and then the forming of a coalition government between Liberals and Conservatives chaired by Dragan Tsankov. 1882 Bulgarian parliamentary election Parliamentary elections were held in Bulgaria in the autumn of 1882. These were the first elections since the suspension of the constitution by the Second Grand National Assembly on 13 July 1881. As

neg: 1879 Bulgarian Constituent Assembly election the Conservatives, who were in favour of a bicameral parliament, and the Liberals, who supported a unicameral system, the new constitution made provision for a unicameral National Assembly, which was elected later in the year. 1879 Bulgarian Constituent Assembly election Constituent Assembly elections were held in Bulgaria between 1 and 30 January 1879, although only 117 of the 231 members of the Assembly were elected during this period. It followed the country's liberation from the Ottoman Empire, and saw the Conservative Party and the Liberal Party emerge as the two main parties. The Assembly was opened on 10 February, and

neg: Next Qatari general election Men and women aged over 18 are eligible to vote for 30 of the 45 seats in the Consultative Assembly according to the 2003 Constitution of Qatar. Next Qatari general election The first general elections for the Consultative Assembly were scheduled to be held in Qatar for the second half of 2013, but were postponed in June 2013, and have been delayed until at least 2016. In June 2016 they were effectively postponed to at least 2019. The elections were originally scheduled to be held in the last six months of 2013, but were postponed prior to the retiring Emir

neg: 1965 Cook Islands general election 1965 Cook Islands general election General elections were held in the Cook Islands on 20 April 1965 to elect 22 MPs to the Cook Islands Legislative Assembly. The elections were won by the Cook Islands Party and saw Albert Henry become the Cook Islands' first Prime Minister. Because the election had the potential to result in removing the Cook Islands from the United Nations list of Non-Self-Governing Territories, the election was observed by representatives of the UN. The holding of an election was necessary prior to the Constitution of the Cook Islands coming into force and the constitution, if approved

neg: 2010 Icelandic Constitutional Assembly election with basically the same role. A resolution passed which appointed most of the delegates that had been elected. The Parliament voted thus: All members of Parliament for the Independence Party were against this solution. Six of the seven abstainees were members of the governing coalition. The changes proposed by the Assembly included: The constitution draft was finished on 29 July 2011 and presented to the Althing on the same day. The proposed changes were approved in a referendum on 20 October 2012. 2010 Icelandic Constitutional Assembly election Constitutional Assembly elections were held in Iceland on 27 November 2010. The Supreme

neg: 1962 Algerian legislative election 77. However, President Ahmed Ben Bella froze the Assembly's activities and assumed full powers on 3 October 1963, and elections were not held until 1977. 1962 Algerian legislative election Constituent Assembly elections were held in Algeria on 28 September 1962, the first since independence in July. The Assembly was to have a one-year mandate to draw up and promulgate a constitution. A single list of 196 National Liberation Front candidates was put to voters to approve, 180 of which were Arabs and 16 of which were of European origin. A reported 99.7% voted in favour, with a turnout of 83.8%.

neg: 1956 Eritrean parliamentary election also confirmed the victory of opposition candidate Muhammed Omar Akito, which the Assembly had declared invalid. A total of 188 candidates contested the 68 seats, with 32 Unionists and 24 opposition or non-aligned candidates elected. The self-dissolution of the Assembly in 1962 was the pretext for annexation of Eritrea by Ethiopia. 1956 Eritrean parliamentary election Assembly elections were held in Eritrea on 5 and 6 September 1956. All candidates ran as independents. Elections had previously been held in 1952 during the British administration. Following the elections, article 45 of the new Eritrean constitution required that the Legislative Assembly pass a

neg: 1956 South Vietnamese Constitutional Assembly election transformed into the National Assembly after the new constitution came into effect. 1956 South Vietnamese Constitutional Assembly election Constitutional Assembly elections were held in South Vietnam on 4 March 1956. A total of 431 candidates contested the 123 seats from all five registered pro-government political parties, with 11 elected as pro-government independents. Due to President Diem's policy of repression against the opposition and rigid control of the elections in order to prevent infiltration of Viet Cong communist elements, no opposition candidates were allowed to stand. Two deputies were not permitted to take seats due to electoral violations, making the total

neg: 1955 Singaporean general election 1955 Singaporean general election General elections were held in Singapore on 2 April 1955 to elect the 25 elected seats in the Legislative Assembly. Nomination day was on 28 February 1955. Following the promulgation of the Rendel Constitution, the 1955 elections were the first occasion on which a majority of the seats were to be elected rather than be appointed by the colonial authorities. The new constitution was written after recommendations by a committee to grant local citizens more autonomy, headed by George Rendel, were passed. According to the new Constitution, locals would share executive power with the colonial authorities

neg: 1973 São Toméan Legislative Assembly election constitution banned political parties at the time, the majority of candidates were put forward by the ruling People's National Action movement, although some civic associations were allowed to nominate candidates. Out of a total population of 73,811, only 5,881 people registered to vote. A total of 4,781 people voted, giving a voter turnout of 81.2%. 1973 São Toméan Legislative Assembly election Elections to a Legislative Assembly were held for the first and only time in Portuguese São Tomé and Príncipe in March 1973. On 2 May 1972 the Portuguese National Assembly passed the Organic Law for the Overseas Territories, which

neg: 1973 Portuguese Timorese Legislative Assembly election constitution banned political parties at the time, the majority of candidates were put forward by the ruling People's National Action movement, although some civic associations were allowed to nominate candidates. Out of a total population of 610,541, only 12,644 people registered to vote. A total of 11,052 people voted, giving a voter turnout of 87.4%. 1973 Portuguese Timorese Legislative Assembly election Elections to a Legislative Assembly were held for the first and only time in Portuguese Timor in March 1973. On 2 May 1972 the Portuguese National Assembly passed the Organic Law for the Overseas Territories, which provided for greater