2013 Cuban parliamentary election

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2013 Cuban parliamentary election
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  2008 3 February 2013 2018  

All 612 seats in the National Assembly of People's Power
 First party
  Raul-castro-2015 (cropped).jpg
Leader Raúl Castro
Party PCC
Seats won612
Seat changeDecrease2.svg2

2013 Cuban parliamentary election - selective vote (by province).svg
Selective votes by province

President of the Council of Ministers before election

Raúl Castro
PCC

Elected President of the Council of Ministers

Raúl Castro
PCC

Parliamentary elections were held in Cuba on 3 February 2013. [1]

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Electoral system

The 612 members of the National Assembly of People's Power were elected in single-member constituencies. [2] Candidates had to obtain at least 50% of the valid votes in a constituency to be elected. [2] If no candidate passed the 50% threshold, the seat was left vacant unless the Council of State chose to hold a by-election. [2]

Only one candidate stood in each constituency, having been approved by the National Candidature Commission. [2] The electoral law in force at the time stated that half of the candidates had to be municipal councillors, whilst the remaining half were put forward by assemblies composed of members of the Committees for the Defense of the Revolution and groups representing farmers, students, women, workers and young people. [2]

Results

PartyVotes%Seats
Entire list6,031,21581.30612
Selective votes1,387,30718.70
Total7,418,522100.00612
Valid votes7,418,52294.17
Invalid votes94,8081.20
Blank votes364,5764.63
Total votes7,877,906100.00
Registered voters/turnout8,668,45790.88
Source: Juventud Rebelde

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