Registration and voting, 1997 election
| Number of eligible voters: | 6,976,040 | (42% of population) |
| Number registered to vote: | 4,637,728 | (66% of those eligible) |
| Number who actually voted: | 2,827,261 | (41% of eligible; 61% of registered) |
Highest turnout: Ibb (70%), Hajjah (68.2%), Taiz (68%)
Lowest turnout: Al-Mahrah (44%), Lahij (44.9%), Hadramawt (45%)
Turnout in Sana'a city 55.3%; Aden 53.5%
Registration of voters, 1993-96
| Province | 1993 | 1996 | Total | Av. per seat |
| Sana'a City | 205,626 | 165,109 | 370,735 | 20,596 |
| Aden | 133,316 | 51,478 | 184,794 | 16,799 |
| Taiz | 421,973 | 291,708 | 713,681 | 16,597 |
| Lahj | 126,288 | 69,067 | 195,355 | 16,280 |
| Ibb | 314,482 | 297,084 | 611,566 | 16,094 |
| Abyan | 83,423 | 40,864 | 124,287 | 15,536 |
| Al-Baida | 70,986 | 64,928 | 135,914 | 13,591 |
| Shabwah | 52,663 | 52,779 | 105,442 | 17,574 |
| Hadramaut | 160,299 | 61,705 | 222,004 | 13,059 |
| Al-Mahrah | 14,540 | 9,924 | 24,464 | 12,232 |
| Hodeidah | 311,326 | 173,128 | 484,454 | 14,249 |
| Dhamar | 162,355 | 180,418 | 342,773 | 16,323 |
| Sana'a | 288,928 | 188,879 | 477,807 | 13,272 |
| Al-Mahwit | 60,396 | 57,589 | 117,985 | 14,748 |
| Hajjah | 168,742 | 145,496 | 314,238 | 13,663 |
| Saadah | 66,121 | 56,298 | 122,419 | 13,602 |
| Al-Jawf | 14,797 | 12,344 | 27,141 | 13,571 |
| Mareb | 32,062 | 27,056 | 59,118 | 19,706 |
| Total | 2,688,323 | 1,945,854 | 4,634,177 | 15,396 |
Registration of female voters
| Province | 1993 | 1993-96 |
| HADRAMAUT | 36% | 34% |
| ADEN | 35% | 32% |
| Al-MAHRAH | 32% | 31% |
| ABYAN | 26% | 29% |
| SHABWAH | 26% | 36% |
| Taiz | 23% | 33% |
| Sana'a City | 20% | 22% |
| LAHJ | 18% | 21% |
| Hodeidah | 17% | 27% |
| Al-Baida | 16% | 31% |
| Mareb | 14% | 20% |
| Ibb | 14% | 32% |
| Dhamar | 11% | 33% |
| Hajjah | 9% | 25% |
| Sana'a | 8% | 22% |
| Al-Mahwit | 5% | 29% |
| Saadah | 3% | 12% |
| Al-Jawf | 2% | 18% |
| TOTAL | 18% | 28% |
Note: Southern provinces are shown in bold capitals. Registration during 1993 was higher in the south, though the north made great efforts to increase female registration in time for the 1997 election.
