2016 Cape Verdean parliamentary election

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2016 Cape Verdean parliamentary election
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72 seats in the National Assembly
Registered347,622
Turnout65.97%
  First party Second party Third party
  Sr. Ulisses Corrêa e Silva (cropped).png Janira Hopffer Almada.png No image.png
Leader Ulisses Correia e Silva Janira Hopffer Almada
Party MpD PAICV UCID
Leader's seat Santiago Sul Santiago Sul São Vicente
Last election 32 seats 36 seats 2 seats
Seats won 40 seats 29 seats 3 seats
Seat change Increase 8 Decrease 9 Increase 1
Popular vote 122,881 86,078 15,488
Percentage 54.48% 38.16% 6.87%
Map results of Cape Verde Parliamentary Elections 2016.png
Prime Minister before election

José Maria Neves
PAICV

Elected Prime Minister

Ulisses Correia e Silva
Movement for Democracy

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 173 women.[4]

Results[]

PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Movement for Democracy122,88154.4840+8
African Party for the Independence of Cape Verde86,07838.1629–9
Democratic and Independent Cape Verdean Union15,4886.873+1
People's Party7770.340New
Social Democratic Party2320.1000
Labour and Solidarity Party1070.0500
Total225,563100.00720
Valid votes225,56398.35
Invalid/blank votes3,7741.65
Total votes229,337100.00
Registered voters/turnout347,62265.97
Source: CNE

List of elected MPs[]

Name Party Constituency
MpD Santo Antão
PAICV Brava
MpD Brava
Jorge Pedro Maurício dos Santos MpD Santo Antão
MpD Santo Antão
MpD Santo Antão
PAICV Santo Antão
PAICV Santo Antão
PAICV Santo Antão
MpD São Vicente
Rui Alberto de Figueiredo Soares MpD São Vicente
MpD São Vicente
MpD São Vicente
MpD São Vicente
UCID São Vicente
UCID São Vicente
UCID São Vicente
Manuel Inocêncio Sousa PAICV São Vicente
PAICV São Vicente
PAICV São Vicente
MpD São Nicolau
PAICV São Nicolau
MpD Sal
MpD Sal
PAICV Sal
MpD Boa Vista
PAICV Boa Vista
MpD Maio
PAICV Maio
MpD Santiago Norte
MpD Santiago Norte
MpD Santiago Norte
MpD Santiago Norte
MpD Santiago Norte
MpD Santiago Norte
MpD Santiago Norte
MpD Santiago Norte
PAICV Santiago Norte
PAICV Santiago Norte
PAICV Santiago Norte
PAICV Santiago Norte
PAICV Santiago Norte
PAICV Santiago Norte
José Ulisses de Pina Correia e Silva MpD Santiago Sul
MpD Santiago Sul
MpD Santiago Sul
MpD Santiago Sul
MpD Santiago Sul
MpD Santiago Sul
MpD Santiago Sul
MpD Santiago Sul
MpD Santiago Sul
MpD Santiago Sul
MpD Santiago Sul
Janira Isabel Fonseca Hopffer Almada PAICV Santiago Sul
PAICV Santiago Sul
PAICV Santiago Sul
PAICV Santiago Sul
PAICV Santiago Sul
PAICV Santiago Sul
PAICV Santiago Sul
MpD Fogo
MpD Fogo
MpD Fogo
PAICV Fogo
PAICV Fogo
PAICV Africa
MpD Africa
PAICV Americas
MpD Americas
PAICV Europe and rest of the world
MpD Europe and rest of the world
Source: CNE Archived 20 December 2016 at the Wayback Machine

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[]

  1. ^ Global elections calendar NDI
  2. ^ "Opposition returns to power in Cape Verde after 15 years", Agence France-Presse, 20 March 2016.
  3. ^ Electoral system IPU
  4. ^ Cabo Verde/Eleições: Cento e 73 candidatos a deputados são mulheres Angop, 14 March 2016
  5. ^ "African Union observer mission to the legislative elections of 20 March 2016 in the Republic of Cabo Verde". TheNigerianVoice. Retrieved 16 April 2016.
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