2024 Malagasy parliamentary election

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2024 Malagasy parliamentary election
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All 163 seats in the National Assembly
82 seats needed for a majority
Turnout46.78%
PartyLeaderVote %Seats+/–
IRMAR Andry Rajoelina 41.75840
Firaisankina  [ fr ] Marc Ravalomanana 14.9022+6
FIVOI 2.404+4
Kôlektifa 1.971+1
Green Alexandre Marie Georget0.671+1
GJMP 0.3410
Independents –37.5650+4
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
2024 Malagasy parliamentary election map.svg
Results by constituency
Prime Minister beforePrime Minister after
Christian Ntsay
Independent 		Christian Ntsay
Independent

Parliamentary elections were held in Madagascar on 29 May 2024 to elect the 163 members of the National Assembly. The election took place a few months after Andry Rajoelina was re-elected in the November 2023 presidential elections, which were marked by low turnout and an opposition boycott. [1]

Contents

The ruling Young Malagasies Determined, in coalition with Together with President Andry Rajoelina (IRMAR), remained the largest bloc in the National Assembly. According to preliminary results, the coalition initially lost its majority. However, after appeals to the High Constitutional Court, the coalition regained four previously lost seats, securing 84 seats, which allowed it to maintain its majority in the new legislature.

The opposition coalition Firaisankina  [ fr ], led by Marc Ravalomanana, won 22 seats, an increase of six compared to the previous election. Smaller parties including FIVOI and Kôlektifa also secured seats, while independent candidates made a strong showing, winning 50 seats.

Electoral system

The 163 members of the National Assembly [2] are elected via a parallel voting system: [3] 77 seats are elected in single-member constituencies by first-past-the-post voting, while the remaining 86 seats are elected in 43 multi-member constituencies (of two seats each) by closed list proportional representation using the highest averages method.

For this election, 12 million people are eligible to vote. [4] More than 450 candidates contested the election. [5]

Campaign issues

Issues in the campaign included corruption, infrastructure and the economy. [6]

Conduct

Voting was held from 06:00 to 17:00 on 29 May. Observers from the African Union and the Southern African Development Community monitored the proceedings. [5] The election was overseen by the Independent National Electoral Commission (CENI). [7] There was increased security. [8] On 1 June, the Safidy Observatory, the country's largest election monitoring group, raised doubts on the neutrality, impartiality and independence of CENI in its conduct of the vote. [9] The release of the provisional results by CENI was initially scheduled to take place on 8 June, but was postponed to 11 June. [10]

Results

On 11 June, CENI published the provisional results showing no clear majority. The pro-regime coalition IRMAR (Isika Rehetra Miaraka amin'ny Andry Rajoelina, All together with Andry Rajoelina) lost its majority and won 80 seats, while independents and the opposition party Firaisankina  [ fr ] won 55 and 22 seats respectively. Other small parties such as FIVOI received four seats while the Kolektifan'ny Malagasy and Antoko Maitso hasin'i Madagasikara received one seat each. Turnout was estimated at 47%. [11] Results from 122 polling stations were not included because fires destroyed voting materials on 31 May. [12]

The final results were announced by the High Constitutional Court on 28 June. [2]

PartyVotes%Seats
Together with President Andry Rajoelina 2,184,88741.7584
Firaisankina  [ fr ]779,50014.9022
Fiovana Ivoaran'ny eny Ifotony125,4312.404
Kôlektifa an'ny Malagasy103,1441.971
Madagascar Green Party 34,9320.671
Groupe des Jeunes Malgaches Patriotiques17,7080.341
Vonjy Iray Tsy Mivaky4,9090.090
Manaranara Fanilo3,7660.070
Malagasy Revolutionary Party 3,2640.060
Fanorolahy2,8490.050
Fandrosoa Faritsy iaby ho an'i Madagasikara2,4560.050
LEADER-Fanilo 2,4100.050
Otrikafo2,0670.040
MTM2810.010
Independents1,965,68737.5650
Total5,233,291100.00163
Valid votes5,233,29196.74
Invalid/blank votes176,2063.26
Total votes5,409,497100.00
Registered voters/turnout11,564,08946.78
Source: CENI, [13] [14] HCC [15]

Reactions

Opposition leader and former president Marc Ravalomanana accused Tanora Malagasy Vonona, the ruling party of his successor, Andry Rajoelina, of violations and fraud. [11]

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  15. ↑ "Arrêt n°31-HCC/AR du 27 juin 2024 portant proclamation des résultats officiels des élections législatives du 29 mai 2024". High Constitutional Court.
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