Early parliamentary elections were held in Tunisia

Tunisia

Tunisia , officially the Tunisian RepublicThe long name of Tunisia in other languages used in the country is: , is the northernmost country in Africa. It is a Maghreb country and is bordered by Algeria to the west, Libya to the southeast, and the Mediterranean Sea to the north and east. Its area...

 on 1 November 1981, following changes to the constitution to allow for multi-party politics. The former sole legal party, the Socialist Destourian Party

Socialist Destourian Party

The Socialist Destourian Party was the ruling political party of Tunisia from 1964 to 1988. Bahi Ladgham was the first Prime Minister from the party and Hédi Baccouche was the last. It was founded on October 22, 1964 and disbanded on February 27, 1988. Habib Bourgiba was the first president of the...

 formed a National Front alliance with the Tunisian General Labour Union, whilst three other parties also ran; the Movement of Socialist Democrats

Movement of Socialist Democrats

The Movement of Social Democrats is an opposition political party in Tunisia. It was the second-largest party in the Chamber of Deputies, behind the dominant Constitutional Democratic Rally, with sixteen seats....

, the Popular Unity Movement and the Tunisian Communist Party

Tunisian Communist Party

Tunisian Communist Party was a political party in Tunisia. PCT was founded in 1934, as the Tunisian Federation of the French Communist Party was converted into an independent organization. The party was banned by the Vichy regime in 1939, but in 1943 the party was able to operate legally again. It...

. In total 366 candidates (including 18 independents) contested the 136 seats.

The result was a victory for the National Front, which was reported as winning 94.2% of the vote and all 136 seats. Voter turnout was 84.9%.

Results

|- style="background:#E9E9E9;"
! colspan="2" align="left" | Parties
! Votes !! % !! Seats !! +/-
|-
| bgcolor="" |
| align="left" | National Front (PSD

Socialist Destourian Party

The Socialist Destourian Party was the ruling political party of Tunisia from 1964 to 1988. Bahi Ladgham was the first Prime Minister from the party and Hédi Baccouche was the last. It was founded on October 22, 1964 and disbanded on February 27, 1988. Habib Bourgiba was the first president of the...

-UGTT) || 1,828,363 || 94.2 || 136 || +15
|-
| bgcolor="" |
| align="left" | Movement of Socialist Democrats

Movement of Socialist Democrats

The Movement of Social Democrats is an opposition political party in Tunisia. It was the second-largest party in the Chamber of Deputies, behind the dominant Constitutional Democratic Rally, with sixteen seats....

 || 63,234 || 3.3 || - || -
|-
| bgcolor="" |
| align="left" | Popular Unity Movement || 18,755 || 1.0 || - || -
|-
| bgcolor="" |
| align="left" | Tunisian Communist Party

Tunisian Communist Party

Tunisian Communist Party was a political party in Tunisia. PCT was founded in 1934, as the Tunisian Federation of the French Communist Party was converted into an independent organization. The party was banned by the Vichy regime in 1939, but in 1943 the party was able to operate legally again. It...

|| 14,677 || 0.8 || - || -
|-
| bgcolor="gainsboro" |
| align="left" | Independents || 7,966 || 0.4 || - || -
|- style="background:#E9E9E9;"
! colspan="2" align="left" | Valid votes !! 1,941,858 !! 99.0 !! 136 !! +15
|- style="background:#E9E9E9;"
| colspan="2" align="left" | Blank or invalid votes || 20,269 || 1.0
| rowspan="4" colspan="2" |
|- style="background:#E9E9E9;"
! colspan="2" align="left" | Total !! 1,962,127!! 100.0
|- style="background:#E9E9E9;"
| colspan="2" align="left" | Voter turnout
| colspan="2" | 84.9
|- style="background:#E9E9E9;"
| colspan="2" align="left" | Electorate
| colspan="2" | 2,311,031
|-
| colspan="6" | Source: Nohlen et al.
|}