Cape Verdean parliamentary election, 2016
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72 seats in the National Assembly |
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Registered | 347,622 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Turnout | 65.97% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Parliamentary elections were held in Cape Verde on 20 March 2016.[1] The ruling African Party for the Independence of Cape Verde (PAICV), led by Janira Hopffer Almada, was defeated by the Movement for Democracy (MpD), led by Ulisses Correia e Silva.[2]
Electoral system
The 72 members of the National Assembly are elected from 16 multi-member constituencies ranging in size from 2 to 15 seats. The elections are held using closed list proportional representation, with seats allocated using the d'Hondt method.[3]
Campaign
A total of 551 candidates ran for election, including 73 women.[4]
Results
Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– |
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Movement for Democracy | 122,881 | 54.48 | 40 | +8 |
African Party for the Independence of Cape Verde | 86,078 | 38.16 | 29 | –9 |
Democratic and Independent Cape Verdean Union | 15,488 | 6.87 | 3 | +1 |
People's Party | 777 | 0.34 | 0 | New |
Social Democratic Party | 232 | 0.10 | 0 | 0 |
Labour and Solidarity Party | 107 | 0.05 | 0 | 0 |
Invalid/blank votes | 3,774 | – | – | – |
Total | 229,337 | 100 | 72 | 0 |
Registered voters/turnout | 347,622 | 65.97 | – | – |
Source: CNE |
List of elected MPs
Source: CNE
Reactions
- African Union: The African Union team of 20 observers declared that the elections held were fair and conducted in a peaceful and free manner. The AU also commended the government in creating the legal atmosphere for the press to conduct their business freely.[5]
References
- ↑ Global elections calendar NDI
- ↑ "Opposition returns to power in Cape Verde after 15 years", Agence France-Presse, 20 March 2016.
- ↑ Electoral system IPU
- ↑ Cabo Verde/Eleições: Cento e 73 candidatos a deputados são mulheres Angop, 14 March 2016
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.