1996 Palestinian general election

1996 Palestinian general election

20 January 1996
Presidential election
2005 →
 
Candidate Yasser Arafat Samiha Khalil
Party Fatah DFLP
Popular vote 643,079 72,887
Percentage 89.82% 10.18%

President before election

Yasser Arafat
Fatah

President-elect

Yasser Arafat
Fatah

Parliamentary election
2006 →

All 88 seats in the Palestinian Legislative Council
45 seats needed for a majority
Party Leader Vote % Seats
Fatah Yasser Arafat 30.90 50
NDC 2.25 1
FIDA Yasser Abed Rabbo 2.04 1
LIB 1.64 1
Independents 57.51 35
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.

General elections were held for the first time in the Palestinian territories on 20 January 1996 to elect the President of the Palestinian National Authority (PNA) and members of the Palestinian Legislative Council (PLC), the legislative arm of the PNA. They took place in the West Bank, the Gaza Strip, and East Jerusalem. A new government was formed following the elections, headed by President Yasser Arafat.