Table 9.1 Political party positions in the first, second, and third parliamentary elections in Nepal
| Parties | Number of seats elected | % of popular vote | ||||
| 1991 | 1994 | 1999 | 1991 | 1994 | 1999 | |
| Nepali Congress (NC) | 110 | 83 | 112 | 37.75 | 33.38 | 36.14 |
| Unified Marxist-Leninist (NCP-UML) | 69 | 88 | 70 | 27.98 | 30.85 | 30.74 |
| Rashtriya Prajatantra Party (RPP) | 4 | 20 | 11 | 11.94 | 17.93 | 13.46 |
| Nepal Sadbhawana Party (NSP) | 6 | 3 | 5 | 4.10 | 3.49 | 3.13 |
| National People’s Front | – | – | 5 | – | – | 1.36 |
| Nepal Worker and Peasant Party (NWPP) | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1.25 | 0.98 | 0.54 |
| United People’s Front (UPF) | 9 | 0 | 1 | 4.35 | 1.32 | 0.83 |
| Communist Party of Nepal (Democratic) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2.43 | 0.38 | 0.06 |
| Independents | 3 | 7 | 0 | 4.17 | 6.18 | 2.83 |
| Other small parties | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.04 | 5.49 | 10.92 |
| Total | 205 | 205 | 205 | 100.00 | 100.00 | 100.00 |
Source: Election Commission, House of Representative Members, 2048 (1991): Final Results; House of Representative Members, 2051 (1994): Election Results; House of Representative Members, 2056 (1999): Election Results