2014 São Toméan legislative election

Parliamentary elections were held in São Tomé and Príncipe on 12 October 2014, alongside and elections.^[1] The result was a majority for the opposition Independent Democratic Action led by 2-time Prime Minister Patrice Trovoada, which won 33 of the 55 seats in the National Assembly.^[2]

Background[]

Following the 2010 election in which the Independent Democratic Action got a plurality, the government lost a vote of confidence midway through its term.^[2]

Electoral system[]

The 55 members of the National Assembly were elected by proportional representation in seven multi-member constituencies using the closed list system.^[3]

Conduct[]

The African Union Election Observation Mission (AUEOM) was tasked with monitoring the election.^[4] The 24-member mission was led by Angolan França Van-Dúnem, who said, after a meeting with President Manuel Pinto da Costa, the mission sought to ensure the election was run in order and peace.^[5] There was also an observation mission from the Community of Portuguese Language Countries (CPLP). The CPLP report stated that the elections were "transparent, free and fair, and were conducted in an orderly manner. It mentioned that there were some incidents, but that they were unlikely to affect the final results.^[6]

Results[]


Party		Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	Independent Democratic Action	35,267	52.58	33	+7
	MLSTP/PSD	16,573	24.71	16	−5
	Democratic Convergence Party	7,342	10.95	5	−2
	Force for Change Democratic Movement – Liberal Party	2,217	3.31	0	−1
	National Platform for Development	2,207	3.29	0	0
	Party of Stability and Social Progress	1,655	2.47	0	New
	Union of Democrats for Citizenship and Development	1,252	1.87	1	+1
	National Union for Democracy and Progress	163	0.24	0	0
	São Toméan Workers Party	138	0.21	0	New
	Opposition Democratic Coalition	98	0.15	0	0
	Christian Democratic Front	95	0.14	0	0
	Socialist Movement	68	0.10	0	0
Total		67,075	100.00	55	0

Valid votes		67,075	96.50
Invalid/blank votes		2,435	3.50
Total votes		69,510	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		92,790	74.91
Source: CEN

References[]

^ "Presidente São Tomé e Príncipe anuncia eleições em 12 de Outubro". www.rtp.pt (in Portuguese). RTP. 15 July 2014. Retrieved 23 August 2014.
^ ^a ^b "Opposition ADI party gets majority in Sao Tome parliamentary vote". Reuters. 14 October 2014. Retrieved 14 October 2014.
^ Electoral system IPU
^ Sao Tome and Principe to hold parliamentary and local elections this Sunday Vatican Radio, 10 October 2014
^ Angola: Electoral Observers Want Order in Elections AllAfrica.com, 10 October 2014
^ Declaração da Missão de Observação Eleitoral da CPLP às Eleições Archived 2014-10-31 at the Wayback Machine Jornal Tropical, 15 October 2014 (in Portuguese)

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[1] "Presidente São Tomé e Príncipe anuncia eleições em 12 de Outubro". www.rtp.pt (in Portuguese). RTP. 15 July 2014. Retrieved 23 August 2014.

[Reuters-2] "Opposition ADI party gets majority in Sao Tome parliamentary vote". Reuters. 14 October 2014. Retrieved 14 October 2014.

[IPU-3] Electoral system IPU

[4] Sao Tome and Principe to hold parliamentary and local elections this Sunday Vatican Radio, 10 October 2014

[5] Angola: Electoral Observers Want Order in Elections AllAfrica.com, 10 October 2014

[6] Declaração da Missão de Observação Eleitoral da CPLP às Eleições Archived 2014-10-31 at the Wayback Machine Jornal Tropical, 15 October 2014 (in Portuguese)

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