Elections in Ecuador

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Ecuador elects on the national level a president and a legislature. The President of the Republic and the Vice President are elected on one ballot for a four-year term by the people. The National Assembly (Asamblea Nacional) has 137 members elected for a four-year term in the 24 provinces (so multi-seat constituencies).

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Ecuador has a mandatory voting system; citizens who fail to vote are fined. [1] [2] To facilitate universal voting, elections are always held on Sundays and seen as community events where everyone must contribute to the work of voting days.

Presidential elections

Presidential elections in Ecuador are conducted every four years.

Elections use a run off system where a candidate must get over 40% of valid votes and have a minimum 10% lead over the runner up to win in only one round. This is known as winning an "absolute majority".

If no candidate meets those criteria, then the two leading candidates will run against each other in a second election that is held within 45 days off the first election. This stage is known as "Ballotage".

Whoever comes out of Ballotage with more votes will win the presidency.

Past elections

2023 presidential elections

CandidateRunning matePartyFirst roundSecond round
Votes%Votes%
Luisa González Andrés Arauz Citizen Revolution Movement 3,315,66333.614,880,52548.17
Daniel Noboa Verónica Abad Rojas National Democratic Action 2,315,29623.475,251,69551.83
Christian Zurita Andrea González Náder Movimiento Construye 1,614,43416.37
Jan Topić Diana Jácome SilvaPor Un País Sin Miedo1,446,81214.67
Otto Sonnenholzner Erika Paredes SánchezActuemos696,5487.06
Yaku Pérez Nory Pinela MoránClaro Que Se Puede391,6743.97
Xavier Hervas Luz Marina Vega Conejo RETO Movement 48,4280.49
Bolívar Armijos Linda Romero Espinoza AMIGO Movement 35,7850.36
Total9,864,640100.0010,132,220100.00
Valid votes9,864,64091.1910,132,22091.49
Invalid votes732,4786.77858,3947.75
Blank votes220,7172.0484,1780.76
Total votes10,817,835100.0011,074,792100.00
Registered voters/turnout13,045,55382.9213,446,68282.36
Source: CNE, eldiario, CNE

2023 National Assembly elections

PartyNationalProvincialOverseasTotal
seats
Votes%SeatsVotes%SeatsVotes%Seats
Citizen Revolution Movement [lower-alpha 1] 3,326,11039.7263,059,89835.6542452
Movimiento Construye 1,707,68220.3931,428,86916.6524128
National Democratic Action 1,219,25414.562884,74710.3111114
Social Christian Party [lower-alpha 2] 996,20611.902948,33311.0512014
Actuemos (Avanza–SUMA)377,9534.511577,3846.73708
Patriotic Society Party 264,7013.161118,9721.3901
Claro Que Se Puede (UPPSEDSì) [lower-alpha 3] 240,0152.870360,0664.20303
RETO Movement 141,5771.690128,1741.4900
AMIGO Movement 100,9951.21069,2650.81101
Pachakutik 349,4504.07404
Democratic Center 137,7471.60101
PSPPSC [lower-alpha 4] 52,1190.6122
RETOMUPP [lower-alpha 5] 47,0170.5511
MCAMIGO [lower-alpha 6] 43,9350.5111
Democratic Left [lower-alpha 7] 40,7430.4700
RETOCDMP [lower-alpha 8] 29,7710.3511
Ecuadorian Socialist Party [lower-alpha 9] 14,1000.1600
PSPPSCCD [lower-alpha 10] 10,8600.1300
CDAMIGO [lower-alpha 11] 5,0090.0600
Provincial movements [lower-alpha 12] 276,3983.2266
Total8,374,493100.00158,582,857100.001166137
Valid votes8,374,49377.418,582,85779.41
Invalid/blank votes2,443,77322.592,225,58520.59
Total votes10,818,266100.0010,808,442100.00
Registered voters/turnout13,045,55382.9312,419,63287.03
Source: CNE

See also

Notes

  1. Supported by MAR70 and PLAN77 in El Oro and by Sumak Yuyay in Napo. 41 provincial seats won by RC, one won by PLAN77.
  2. Supported by MDG in Guayas and by Caminantes in Manabi.
  3. Supported by AFE in El Oro. One provincial seat won by UP, one by PSE, one by AFE.
  4. Alliance running only in Chimborazo, Napo and Sucumbíos. Two provincial seats won by PSP.
  5. Alliance running only in Chimborazo. One provincial seat won by RETO.
  6. Alliance running only in Cotopaxi. One provincial seat won by MC.
  7. Supported by MINGA in Bolivar.
  8. Alliance running only in Orellana. One provincial seat won by RETO.
  9. Run disjointly from the Claro Que Se Puede alliance only in Cañar
  10. Alliance running only in Bolivar.
  11. Alliance running only in Azuay.
  12. MSC/MPUP/Semilla/MPCG/Unete/MAS

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References

  1. "Ecuadorians head to the polls just weeks after presidential candidate assassinated". CBS News . 2023-08-19. Retrieved 2024-06-10.
  2. "Ecuadorians must cast their vote otherwise be fined". Prensa Latina. 2023-08-07. Retrieved 2024-06-10.