2016 Ivorian parliamentary election

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2016 Ivorian parliamentary election
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PartyLeaderVote %Seats+/–
RHDP Henri Konan Bédié 50.26167−44
FPI Pascal Affi N'Guessan 5.833New
UDPCI Albert Toikeusse Mabri 2.996−1
UPCI Gnamien Konan 1.033+2
Independents –38.5076+41
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.

Parliamentary elections were held in Ivory Coast on 18 December 2016. [1] The new constitution, which was approved in a referendum in October, reduced the term for the 255 members of the National Assembly from five to four years.[ citation needed ]

Contents

The presidential coalition, the Rally of Houphouëtists for Democracy and Peace (composed of the Rally of the Republicans, the Democratic Party of Ivory Coast – African Democratic Rally and some minor parties) won more than the half the seats in the National Assembly.

Electoral system

The 255 members of the National Assembly were elected from 169 single-member constituencies and 36 multi-member constituencies with between two and six seats. [2] [3] In single-member constituencies voters cast a vote for one candidate who is elected by first-past-the-post voting; whereas in multi-member constituencies candidates were elected by plurality-at-large voting, where voters cast a single vote for a closed list, with the list receiving the most votes winning all seats in the constituency. [4]

Campaign

A total of 1,336 candidates contested the elections, 597 representing 38 political parties and 739 as independents. [5] The Rally of Houphouëtists for Democracy and Peace had the most candidates (248), with the Ivorian Popular Front (which had boycotted the 2011 elections) the only other party to run candidates in more than half of constituencies, having nominated 187 candidates. [5] Sixteen parties contested only one seat. [5]

Results

In constituency 34 there was a tie between two candidates, with the independent candidate Léonard Guéi Desseloue and Marius Sarr Bohe (RHDP) both receiving 1,231 votes. A second round of voting took place within 15 days. [6] Léonard Sahé won the last constituency achieving 52.69% while Marius Sarr got 46.31%. [7]

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PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Rally of Houphouëtists for Democracy and Peace 1,019,05750.26167–44
Ivorian Popular Front 118,1305.833New
Union for Democracy and Peace in Ivory Coast 60,5662.996–1
Union for Ivory Coast 20,8061.033+2
Liberty and Democracy for the Republic3,0500.1500
Rally for Peace, Progress and Sharing2,6280.130New
United Cape for Democracy and Development2,5130.1200
Alliance of Democratic Forces 2,3080.110New
Union of Democrats for Progress2,2350.110New
Democratic and Civic Union2,2070.1100
Democratic and Social Movement1,5760.0800
Renewal for Peace and Agreement1,3030.060New
Collective of Democratic Ivorians1,1360.060New
Congress for Ivorian Renewal1,1010.050New
Union for Total Democracy in Ivory Coast9840.0500
People's Party of Social Democrats8610.040New
Republican Union for Democracy8480.040New
Union for Progress6480.030New
Pan-African Democratic Rally6440.0300
National Democratic and Reformist Front5960.030New
Ivorian Party of Greens4660.020New
National Civic Movement4440.0200
Congress of People for Development and Freedom4400.020New
Union for National Progress3190.0200
People's Socialist Union 3060.0200
Democracy for Freedom and Cohesion2330.010New
Ivorian Party of Rising to Challenges2010.0100
Party of Unity and Progress of Ivory Coast1840.010New
Revolutionary Communist Party of Ivory Coast 1780.0100
Congress for Ivorian Renewal–Panafrican1770.010New
Ivorian Ecological Movement1630.0100
Union of Popular Masses1340.010New
Republican Party of Ivory Coast1060.0100
Union for Development and Freedoms1010.000New
National Alliance of Ivory Coast930.000New
Ivorian Party of Farmers400.0000
Progressive Movement of Ivory Coast300.000New
La Renaissance200.0000
Independents780,62938.5076+41
Total2,027,461100.002550
Valid votes2,027,46194.83
Invalid/blank votes110,5755.17
Total votes2,138,036100.00
Registered voters/turnout6,268,11334.11
Source: CEI [usurped]

Aftermath

When the National Assembly began meeting for the new parliamentary term, Guillaume Soro, an RHDP deputy, was re-elected as President of the National Assembly on 9 January 2017. He received 230 votes from the 252 deputies present; Evariste Méambly, an independent deputy, received 12 votes, and there were 10 spoilt votes. [8]

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References

  1. ↑ "Législatives ivoiriennes: les forces politiques en ordre de marche, ou presque" (in French). 15 November 2016.
  2. ↑ Electoral system IPU
  3. ↑ Liste des circonscriptions électorales [usurped]
  4. ↑ Dieter Nohlen, Michael Krennerich & Bernhard Thibaut (1999) Elections in Africa: A data handbook, p306 ISBN   0-19-829645-2
  5. 1 2 3 Statistique des candidatures retenues par groupement au 13/12/2016 [usurped] CEI
  6. ↑ Proclamation des résultats définitifs du scrutin législatif du 18 décembre 2016 : Allocution du président Abidjan.net, 20 December 2016
  7. ↑ Côte d’Ivoire : Léonard Guéi a remporté le 255e siège de député AfricTelegraph.com, 31 December 2016
  8. ↑ Claire Rainfroy, "Côte d’Ivoire : Guillaume Soro largement réélu président de l’Assemblée nationale", Jeune Afrique, 9 January 2017 (in French).
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