1993 Bijhan and Laharn federal election

The 1993 Bijhan and Laharn federal election took place on 1–2 May 1993 to elect the members of the 1st Kunveno.

Results

Bijhan

Political party		Votes	%	Senate	House
	Independence Party of Bijhan	929,583	40.55	26	37
	Bijhanian Democratic Party	443,357	19.34	12	17
	Communist Party of Bijhan	256,065	11.17	7	10
	Moderate Party	249,419	10.88	6	9
	Conservative People's Party	140,297	6.12	3	5
	Unity Party	115,310	5.03	3	4
	Progress Party	96,053	4.19	2	3
Federalist Party		48,600	2.12	1	1
Other parties		13,755	0.60	0	0
Valid votes		2,292,437	97.97	60	86
Invalid votes		47,606	2.03
Total votes		2,340,043	100.00
Enrolled voters/Turnout		4,293,773	54.50

Laharn

Political party		Votes	%	Senate	House
	New Democratic Party	550,944	42.18	27	15
	Socialist Party	279,545	21.40	14	8
	Our Strength – Our State	156,814	12.01	7	4
	United Laharn Party	112,849	8.64	5	3
	Agrarian Party	79,784	6.11	3	2
	Liberty Party	78,361	6.00	3	2
Laharn First		23,666	1.81	1	0
Other parties		24,202	1.85	0	0
Valid votes		1,306,165	98.08	60	34
Invalid votes		25,547	1.92
Total votes		1,331,712	100.00
Enrolled voters/Turnout		1,688,976	78.85

Of particular note was the substantially lower turnout in both states when compared with those of their respective state elections. The 54.50% turnout in Bijhan was significantly lower than at its state elections in 1991 and 1995, which 73.03% and 69.40%, respectively. A similar drop in turnout was recorded in Laharn, with 78.85% turnout, compared to 86.42% and 85.65% at the 1991 and 1994 state elections, respectively.

Election of Presidential Council

The Presidential Council is elected on a single list by special majority vote. There are six voting members and a variable number of non-voting members, with each group divided between the constituent states according to population, provided each is allocated at least one-third of the members.

The House of Representatives approved the list by a vote of 77–43, and the Senate approved the list by a vote of 79–41. The Presidential Council began its term on 1 July 1993.

Member	Political party		State	Voting/Non-Voting
Mateo Desomet		Bijhanian Democratic Party	Bijhan	Voting
Georgo Ivalo		Independence Party of Bijhan	Bijhan	Voting
Lisandro Kiomas		Socialist Party	Laharn	Voting
Tomaso Nomuo		New Democratic Party	Laharn	Non-Voting
Tondro Ofon		Independence Party of Bijhan	Bijhan	Voting
Aleĉjo Sorihalo		New Democratic Party	Laharn	Voting
Antono Starivo		Independence Party of Bijhan	Bijhan	Voting
Tonomo Trema		Independence Party of Bijhan	Bijhan	Non-Voting
Danielo Vol		Independence Party of Bijhan	Bijhan	Non-Voting