Elections in Somaliland

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Somaliland elects on national level a head of state (the president) and a legislature. The president is elected by the people for a five-year term. The Parliament (Baarlamaanka) has two chambers. The House of Representatives (Golaha Wakiilada) will have 82 members, elected for a five-year term. The House of Elders (Golaha Guurtida) will have 82 members, representing traditional leaders. Somaliland has a multi-party system, with numerous parties in which no one party often has a chance of gaining power alone, and parties must work with each other to form coalition governments. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5]

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Latest elections

Parliamentary elections

Somaliland Chambre des representants 2021.svg
PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Waddani 258,65837.2231New
Kulmiye Peace, Unity, and Development Party 256,52436.9130+2
Justice and Welfare Party 179,73525.86210
Total694,917100.00820
Registered voters/turnout1,065,847
Source: EC, Reuters, EC

Municipal elections

PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Kulmiye Peace, Unity, and Development Party 268,81538.9993−6
Waddani 260,84137.8379+11
Justice and Welfare Party 159,80123.1848+8
Total689,457100.00220
Registered voters/turnout1,065,847
Source: SLNEC

Past elections

2017 presidential election

CandidateRunning matePartyVotes%
Muse Bihi Abdi Abdirahman Saylici Peace, Unity, and Development Party 305,90955.10
Abdirahman Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed Ali Waddani 226,09240.73
Faysal Ali Warabe Abdi Ahmed Musa Abyan For Justice and Development 23,1414.17
Total555,142100.00
Valid votes555,14298.15
Invalid/blank votes10,4751.85
Total votes565,617100.00
Registered voters/turnout704,19880.32
Source: SLNEC

2012 municipal elections

PartyVotes%Seats
KULMIYE 244,79530.1999
Waddani 163,78920.2068
UCID 105,10512.9640
Umadda94,68911.6837
Rays83,59610.3132
Xaqsoor74,2049.1531
Dalsan44,6805.5116
Total810,858100.00323
Source: https://media.africaportal.org/documents/Report-website-version.pdf

2010 presidential election

Elections were delayed several times, and were finally held on 26 June 2010.

CandidateRunning matePartyVotes%
Ahmed Mahamoud Silanyo Abdirahman Saylici Peace, Unity, and Development Party 266,90649.59
Dahir Riyale Kahin Ahmed Yusuf Yasin United Peoples' Democratic Party 178,88133.23
Faysal Cali Warabe Mohammad Rashid For Justice and Development 92,45917.18
Total538,246100.00
Total votes538,246
Registered voters/turnout1,069,91450.31
Source: NEC, African Elections Database

2005 parliamentary election

Somaliland Chambre des representants 2005.svg
PartyVotes%Seats
United Peoples' Democratic Party 261,44939.0033
Peace, Unity, and Development Party 228,32834.0628
For Justice and Development 180,54526.9321
Total670,322100.0082
Valid votes670,32299.32
Invalid/blank votes4,5850.68
Total votes674,907100.00
Source: IRI

2003 presidential election

CandidateRunning matePartyVotes%
Dahir Riyale Kahin Ahmed Yusuf Yasin United Peoples' Democratic Party 205,59542.08
Ahmed M. Mahamoud Silanyo Abdirahman Saylici Peace, Unity, and Development Party 205,51542.07
Faysal Ali Warabe Mohammad Rashid For Justice and Development 77,43315.85
Total488,543100.00
Valid votes488,54397.98
Invalid/blank votes10,0962.02
Total votes498,639100.00
Source: African Elections Database

2002 municipal elections

PartyVotes%
United Peoples' Democratic Party 179,38940.76
Peace, Unity, and Development Party 83,15818.90
For Justice and Development 49,44411.24
Sahan47,94210.89
Hormood40,5389.21
Asad39,5969.00
Total440,067100.00
Source: African Elections Database

2001 constitutional referendum

ChoiceVotes%
For1,148,94097.10
Against34,3022.90
Invalid/blank votes4,591
Total1,187,833100
Registered voters/turnout1,188,74699.92
Source: African Elections Database

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References

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  2. Somaliland: “Presidential and Parliament Elections Slated for March 2017 Archived November 21, 2015, at the Wayback Machine Somaliland Sun, 10 September 2015
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  5. Elections in Somaliland African Elections Database