1988 Bangladeshi general election

1988 Bangladeshi general election

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All 300 seats in the Jatiya Sangsad 151 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	52.48% (8.62pp)
First party Second party   Leader H. M. Ershad Party JP(E) COP Last election 153 seats – Seats won 251 19 Seat change 98 New Popular vote 17,680,133 3,263,340 Percentage 68.44% 12.63%
President before election H M Ershad JP(E) Subsequent President H M Ershad JP(E)

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General elections were held in Bangladesh on 3 March 1988. They were boycotted by several major parties, including the Bangladesh Awami League, the Bangladesh Nationalist Party, the Communist Party of Bangladesh, Jamaat-e-Islami Bangladesh, the Bangladesh Krishak Sramik Awami League, the National Awami Party (Muzaffar) and the Workers Party of Bangladesh.^[1] The result was a victory for the Jatiya Party, which won 251 of the 300 seats. Voter turnout was 52%.