Legislative Council (Zaire)

The National Legislative Council of Zaire (French: Conseil National Legislatif) was the unicameral legislature of the Republic of Zaire. Succeeding the National Assembly under the provisions of the 1974 constitution, the Legislative Council operated as one of the five organs of the national government.^[1][2] It was abolished in 1992 after a national conference established the High Council of the Republic.^[3]

History

Main Article: Zaire

Throughout his tenure in office, Mobuto Sese Soku centralised power within the Democratic Republic of the Congo, abolishing provincial governments, and establishing the Popular Movement of the Revolution as the sole legal political party. 1967, In 1971, the nation was renamed Zaire, and in 1974, a new constitution was promulgated, which replaced the National Assembly with the National Legislative Council.

Composition

1970 Parliamentary Election

Party		Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	Popular Movement of the Revolution	9,691,132	99.26	420	New
Against		72,378	0.74	–	–
Total		9,763,510	100.00	420	+253
Valid votes		9,763,510	99.08
Invalid/blank votes		91,007	0.92
Total votes		9,854,517	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		10,101,330	97.56
Source: Inter-Parliamentary Union

1975 Parliamentary Election

Party		Seats	+/–
	Popular Movement of the Revolution	244	–176
Total		244	–176
Source: IPU

1977 Parliamentary Election

Party		Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	Popular Movement of the Revolution	10,180,685	100.00	289	+45
Total		10,180,685	100.00	289	+45
Valid votes		10,180,685	98.18
Invalid/blank votes		188,574	1.82
Total votes		10,369,259	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		11,177,484	92.77
Source: Nohlen et al.

1982 Parliamentary Election

Party		Seats	+/–
	Popular Movement of the Revolution	310	+21
Total		310	+21
Source: IPU

1987 Parliamentary Election

Party		Seats	+/–
	Popular Movement of the Revolution	210	–100
Total		210	–100
Source: IPU