General elections were held in Tunisia on 20 March 1994 to elect a President and Chamber of Deputies. In the presidential election, incumbent Zine El Abidine Ben Ali was re-elected unopposed for a second five-year term; he was the only candidate to get endorsements from 30 political figures, as required by the Constitution.[1] In the Chamber election, Ben Ali's Constitutional Democratic Rally won 144 seats in an expanded 163-seat Chamber with 97.1 percent of the vote; six other parties received two percent of the vote between them with four winning seats. It was the first time since Tunisia gained independence that the RCD would face any opposition MPs. Voter turnout was 95.47%.[2][3]
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zine El Abidine Ben Ali | Constitutional Democratic Rally | 2,987,375 | 100.00 | |
| Total | 2,987,375 | 100.00 | ||
| Valid votes | 2,987,375 | 99.92 | ||
| Invalid/blank votes | 2,505 | 0.08 | ||
| Total votes | 2,989,880 | 100.00 | ||
| Registered voters/turnout | 3,150,612 | 94.90 | ||
| Source: Nohlen et al. | ||||
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Constitutional Democratic Rally | 2,768,667 | 97.73 | 144 | +3 | |
| Movement of Socialist Democrats | 30,660 | 1.08 | 10 | +10 | |
| Ettajdid Movement | 11,299 | 0.40 | 4 | New | |
| Unionist Democratic Union | 9,152 | 0.32 | 3 | +3 | |
| Popular Unity Party | 8,391 | 0.30 | 2 | +2 | |
| Social Liberal Party | 1,892 | 0.07 | 0 | 0 | |
| Progressive Socialist Rally | 1,749 | 0.06 | 0 | New | |
| Independents | 1,061 | 0.04 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 2,832,871 | 100.00 | 163 | 0 | |
| Valid votes | 2,832,871 | 99.69 | |||
| Invalid/blank votes | 8,686 | 0.31 | |||
| Total votes | 2,841,557 | 100.00 | |||
| Registered voters/turnout | 2,976,366 | 95.47 | |||
| Source: Nohlen et al. | |||||