2010 Burundian legislative election

Parliamentary elections were held in Burundi on 23 July 2010.[1][2] The opposition parties boycotted the election after also boycotting the presidential election.[3]

Burundian legislative election, 2010

23 July 2010
  First party Second party Third party
 
Party CNDD-FDD UPRONA FRODEBU-Nyakuri
Seats before 59 14 -
Seats won 80 16 4
Seat change 21 2 4

The ruling National Council for the Defense of Democracy – Forces for the Defense of Democracy gained 81 of the 106 seats, while the Union for National Progress gained 17 seats. Another smaller party won five seats, while the remaining three seats are reserved for the Twa minority.[4]

Results

National Assembly

  CNDD-FDD: 81 seats
  UPRONA: 17 seats
  FRODEBU-Nyakuri: 5 seats
  Twa: 3 seats
Party Votes % Seats
Elected Co-opted Total +/–
CNDD–FDD1,848,02381.1980181+17
Union for National Progress251,75911.0616117+2
Front for Democracy in Burundi–Nyakuri133,9045.88415New
Coalition for Free and Transparent Elections42,6151.87000
Independent Labor Party000
Kaze – Forces for the Defense of Democracy000
National Liberation Front000
Independents000
Reserved seats for Twas330
Invalid/blank votes91,624
Total2,367,9251001006106–12
Registered voters/turnout3,551,12566.68
Source: African Elections Database, IPU, CENI

Senate

  CNDD-FDD: 32 seats
  UPRONA: 2 seats
  Former heads of state: 4 seats
  Twa: 3 seats

The Senate was elected on 28 July by electoral colleges composed of local councillors.[5]

Party Votes % Seats
Elected Co-opted Total +/–
CNDD–FDD320320
Union for National Progress2020
Reserved seats for Twas330
Former presidents440
Total1,50010034741–7
Registered voters/turnout1,93577.5
Source: African Elections Database

References

  1. Maximiliano Herrera. "Electoral Calendar- world elections,US elections,presidential election,world parties". Mherrera.org. Retrieved 2010-08-21.
  2. "Burundi's presidential election to be held on 28 June 2010". Afriquejet.com. Archived from the original on 2012-07-22. Retrieved 2010-08-21.
  3. AFP (2010-06-30). "AFP: Burundi's president Pierre Nkurunziza re-elected". Google.com. Retrieved 2010-08-21.
  4. AFP (2010-07-27). "AFP: Burundi's ruling party sweeps parliamentary polls". Google.com. Retrieved 2010-08-21.
  5. Indirect Legislative Elections in Sub-Saharan Africa African Elections Database


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