Parliamentary elections were held in Ivory Coast on 25 November 1990, the first since the restoration of multi-party democracy earlier in the year.[1][2] Although 17 of the 25 legalised parties ran in the election, nearly half of the 490 candidates were from the former sole legal party, the Democratic Party of Ivory Coast – African Democratic Rally (PDCI).[3] The PDCI won a landslide victory, taking 163 of 175 seats with 72% of the vote. Only two other parties (plus two independents) got into the legislature, winning just 12 seats between them.[4] Voter turnout was 42%.
Results
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– |
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| Democratic Party of Ivory Coast | 1,324,549 | 71.68 | 163 | –12 |
| Ivorian Popular Front | 365,999 | 19.81 | 9 | New |
| Ivorian Workers' Party | 157,264 | 8.51 | 1 | New |
| Independents | 2 | New |
| Total | 1,847,812 | 100.00 | 175 | 0 |
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| Valid votes | 1,847,812 | 98.69 | |
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| Invalid/blank votes | 24,480 | 1.31 | |
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| Total votes | 1,872,292 | 100.00 | |
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| Registered voters/turnout | 4,408,810 | 42.47 | |
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| Source: Nohlen et al.[5] |
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