1998 Malagasy parliamentary election

Parliamentary elections were held in Madagascar on 17 May 1998. AREMA, the party led by President Didier Ratsiraka, emerged as the largest faction in the National Assembly, winning 63 of the 150 seats. However, independent candidates won more votes than any party.

Results

Party		Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	AREMA		24.74	63	New
	Economic Liberalism and Democratic Action for National Recovery		13.32	16	+3
	Judged by Your Work Party		6.90	14	New
	Rally for Socialism and Democracy		4.75	11	+3
	Action, Truth, Development and Harmony		4.60	6	New
	Movement for Proletarian Power			3	–12
	Congress Party for the Independence of Madagascar – Renewal			3	–2
	Confederation of Civil Societies for Development			1	New
	Action and Reflection Group for the Development of Madagascar			1	0
	Other parties			0	–
	Independents		26.81	32	+32
Total				150	+16
Total votes		3,147,368	–
Registered voters/turnout		5,234,198	60.13
Source: EISA