2010 Burundian parliamentary election

2010 Burundian parliamentary election

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National Assembly

Party Leader Vote % Seats +/– CNDD–FDD Pierre Nkurunziza 81.19 81 +17 UPRONA Bonaventure Niyoyankana 11.06 17 +2 FRODEBU–Nyakuri Jean Minani 5.88 5 New This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.

Senate

Party Leader Seats +/– CNDD–FDD Pierre Nkurunziza 32 0 UPRONA Bonaventure Niyoyankana 2 0 This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.

Parliamentary elections were held in Burundi on 23 July 2010. ^{[1] [2]} The opposition parties boycotted the election after also boycotting the presidential election. ^[3]

The ruling National Council for the Defense of Democracy – Forces for the Defense of Democracy won 81 of the 106 seats, while the Union for National Progress gained 17 seats. Another smaller party won five seats, while the remaining three seats are reserved for the Twa minority. ^[4] Pie Ntavyohanyuma was re-elected as Speaker. Mo-Mamo Karerwa was elected as first deputy Speaker and Francois Kabura as second deputy Speaker. ^[5]

Results

National Assembly

Party		Votes	%	Seats
				Elected	Co-opted	Total	+/–
	CNDD–FDD	1,848,023	81.19	80	1	81	+17
	Union for National Progress	251,759	11.06	16	1	17	+2
	Front for Democracy in Burundi–Nyakuri	133,904	5.88	4	1	5	New
	Other parties and independents [a]	42,615	1.87	0	0	0	–
Co-opted Twa members				–	3	3	0
Total		2,276,301	100.00	100	6	106	–12
Valid votes		2,276,301	96.13
Invalid/blank votes		91,625	3.87
Total votes		2,367,926	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		3,551,125	66.68
Source: African Elections Database, IPU, CENI

1. Includes the Coalition for Free and Transparent Elections, the Independent Labor Party, Kaze – Forces for the Defense of Democracy and the National Liberation Front

Senate

The Senate was elected on 28 July by electoral colleges composed of local councillors. ^[6]

Party		Votes	%	Seats
				Elected	Co-opted	Total	+/–
	CNDD–FDD			32	0	32	0
	Union for National Progress			2	0	2	0
Co-opted Twa members				–	3	3	0
Former presidents				–	4	4	0
Total				34	7	41	–7
Total votes		1,500	–
Registered voters/turnout		1,935	77.52
Source: African Elections Database

References

1. Maximiliano Herrera. "Electoral Calendar- world elections, US elections, presidential election, world parties". Mherrera.org. Retrieved 2010-08-21.
2. "Burundi's presidential election to be held on 28 June 2010". Afriquejet.com. Archived from the original on 2012-07-22. Retrieved 2010-08-21.
3. AFP (2010-06-30). "AFP: Burundi's president Pierre Nkurunziza re-elected". Archived from the original on January 23, 2011. Retrieved 2010-08-21.
4. AFP (2010-07-27). "AFP: Burundi's ruling party sweeps parliamentary polls". Archived from the original on July 31, 2012. Retrieved 2010-08-21.
5. "Burundi Upper, Lower Houses Elect Speakers". BBC News . London, UK. 21 August 2010. ProQuest   746189776.(subscription required)
6. Indirect Legislative Elections in Sub-Saharan Africa African Elections Database