Parliamentary elections were held for the first time in Morocco on 17 May 1963. They followed the approval of a constitution in a referendum the previous year. The result was a victory for the pro-Monarchy Front for the Defence of Constitutional Institutions (FDIC), which won 69 seats. However, the two main opposition parties, the Istiqlal Party and the National Union of Popular Forces, won exactly the same number of seats.^[1] Voter turnout was 71.8%.^[2] However, in November the Supreme Court annulled the results of several seats won by the opposition. By-elections held in January 1964 gave the FDIC control of Parliament,^[3] which was eventually dissolved by King Hassan II in 1965.

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1963 Moroccan general election

17 May 1963 1970 →

144 seats in the House of Representatives 120 seats in the House of Councillors

Party Leader % Seats House of Representatives FDIC Ahmed Bahnini 34.8 69 Istiqlal Allal al-Fassi 30.0 41 UNFP Mehdi Ben Barka 22.5 28 Independent 12.6 6 House of Councillors FDIC Ahmed Bahnini 102 Istiqlal Allal al-Fassi 9 UGTM 3 Other parties 2 Independent 4 This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below. Prime Minister after Ahmed Bahnini FDIC

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Indirect elections to the House of Councillors were held on 12 October, with the FDIC winning 102 of the 120 seats.^[4]

The 120 members of the House of Councillors were elected by three electoral colleges; members of provincial and prefectural assemblies elected 80 members, professional bodies elected 35 members (of which industrial workers elected 14, farmers elected 16 and craftsmen elected 5) and business councils elected five.^[4]