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General elections were held in Swaziland on 27 October 1978. The elections was held using the T inkhundla system, in which voters elected 80 members (out of the 160 candidates) to an electoral college, who then selected 40 non-party candidates for the Parliament, whilst the King appointed a further ten. [1] The new system strengthened the position of the country's traditionalists. [2]
The number of seats had been increased from 24 (at the last election in 1972) to 50 due to a significant population increase. There was no voter registration and chiefs were required to ensure that only Swazi citizens could vote. [2]
References
- ^ Elections in Swaziland African Elections Database
- ^ a b Tinkhundla elections, 1978-1993 Archived 2013-10-21 at the Wayback Machine EISA
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General elections were held in Swaziland on 27 October 1978. The elections was held using the T inkhundla system, in which voters elected 80 members (out of the 160 candidates) to an electoral college, who then selected 40 non-party candidates for the Parliament, whilst the King appointed a further ten. [1] The new system strengthened the position of the country's traditionalists. [2]
The number of seats had been increased from 24 (at the last election in 1972) to 50 due to a significant population increase. There was no voter registration and chiefs were required to ensure that only Swazi citizens could vote. [2]
References
- ^ Elections in Swaziland African Elections Database
- ^ a b Tinkhundla elections, 1978-1993 Archived 2013-10-21 at the Wayback Machine EISA