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

2025 presidential elections

CandidateRunning matePartyFirst roundSecond round
Votes%Votes%
Daniel Noboa María José Pinto National Democratic Action 4,527,60644.175,870,61855.63
Luisa González Diego Borja Citizen Revolution MovementRETO 4,510,86044.004,683,26044.37
Leonidas Iza Katiuska Molina Pachakutik 538,4565.25
Andrea González Galo Moncayo Patriotic Society Party 275,3762.69
Henry Kronfle Dallyana Passailaigue Social Christian Party 73,2930.71
Pedro Granja  [ es ]Verónica Silva Socialist Party – Broad Front of Ecuador 53,9400.53
Jimmy Jairala Lucía Vallecilla Democratic Center 40,5590.40
Jorge Escala Pacha Terán Popular Unity 40,4830.39
Henry Cucalón Carla Larrea Movimiento Construye 37,3160.36
Luis Felipe TilleríaKarla Rosero Avanza 33,2390.32
Francesco Tabacchi  [ es ]Blanca Sacancela Creating Opportunities 26,7680.26
Víctor ArausCristina Carrera People, Equality and Democracy 22,6780.22
Carlos Rabascall Alejandra Rivas Democratic Left 22,2700.22
Enrique GómezInés Díaz SUMA Party 18,8150.18
Juan Cueva Cristina Reyes AMIGO Movement 17,5450.17
Iván Saquicela  [ es ]María Luisa Coello Democracy Yes  [ es ]11,9850.12
Total10,251,189100.0010,553,878100.00
Valid votes10,251,18991.0410,553,87892.63
Invalid votes765,6496.80763,1806.70
Blank votes243,5732.1675,9560.67
Total votes11,260,411100.0011,393,014100.00
Registered voters/turnout13,732,19482.0013,731,14582.97
Source: CNE (first round), CNE (first round), CNE (second round), CNE (second round)

2025 National Assembly elections

PartyNationalProvincialOverseasTotal
seats
+/–
Votes%SeatsVotes%SeatsVotes%Seats
National Democratic Action 3,948,53243.34756366+52
Citizen Revolution MovementRETO [a] 3,764,23041.32757367+13
Social Christian Party 288,5453.171304–10
Patriotic Society Party 210,0832.310101–2
AMIGO Movement 162,7211.790000–1
Popular Unity 156,8021.7201010
SUMA Party 149,4041.640000–4
Creating Opportunities 119,4801.3100000
Ecuadorian Socialist Party 91,7781.010000-1
Democratic Left 90,3830.9900000
People, Equality and Democracy 67,3670.7400000
Democratic Center 61,5590.680000–1
Pachakutik 909+5
Movimiento Construye 101–28
Avanza 000–3
Democracy Yes  [ es ]0000
Provincial movements202–4
Total9,110,884100.00151306151
Valid votes9,110,88480.91
Invalid votes1,040,6959.24
Blank votes1,109,5479.85
Total votes11,261,126100.00
Registered voters/turnout13,732,19482.01
Source: CNE

See also

Notes

  1. 66 seats won by RC, one won by RETO.

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.