2016 Cape Verdean parliamentary election
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72 seats in the National Assembly 37 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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
[edit]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
[edit]A total of 551 candidates ran for election, including 173 women.[4]
Results
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| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
| 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 | |
| Total | 225,563 | 100.00 | 72 | 0 | |
| Valid votes | 225,563 | 98.35 | |||
| Invalid/blank votes | 3,774 | 1.65 | |||
| Total votes | 229,337 | 100.00 | |||
| Registered voters/turnout | 347,622 | 65.97 | |||
| Source: CNE | |||||
List of elected MPs
[edit]Reactions
[edit]- 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
[edit]- ^ 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 Archived 3 April 2016 at the Wayback Machine Angop, 14 March 2016
- ^ "African Union observer mission to the legislative elections of 20 March 2016 in the Republic of Cabo Verde". TheNigerianVoice. Retrieved 16 April 2016.
