1979 Tunisian parliamentary election

Parliamentary elections were held inTunisiaon 4 November 1979,with a presidential election not required afterHabib Bourguibahad been madePresident-for-lifein 1975. At the time the country was aone-party statewith theSocialist Destourian Party(PSD) as the sole legal party. Unlike previous elections, in which the PSD put forward a single list of candidates in each constituency, for this election there were multiple PSD candidates to choose from. Voter turnout was 80.55%.

Results

Party		Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	Socialist Destourian Party	1,560,753	100.00	121	+9
Total		1,560,753	100.00	121	+9
Valid votes		1,560,753	96.23
Invalid/blank votes		61,222	3.77
Total votes		1,621,975	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		2,013,581	80.55
Source: Nohlenet al.