2016 Cape Verdean parliamentary election

Parliamentary elections were held in Cape Verde on 20 March 2016.[1] The ruling African Party for the Independence of Cape Verde (PAICV), led by Janira Hopffer Almada, was defeated by the Movement for Democracy (MpD), led by Ulisses Correia e Silva.[2]

2016 Cape Verdean parliamentary election
20 March 2016
72 seats in the National Assembly
Registered347,622
Turnout65.97%
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Ulisses Correia e Silva Janira Hopffer Almada João dos Santos Luís
Party MpD PAICV UCID
Leader's seat Santiago Sul Santiago Sul São Vicente
Last election 32 seats 36 seats 2 seats
Seats won 40 seats 29 seats 3 seats
Seat change 8 9 1
Popular vote 122,881 86,078 15,488
Percentage 54.48% 38.16% 6.87%
Prime Minister before election

José Maria Neves
PAICV

 Elected Prime Minister

Ulisses Correia e Silva
Movement for Democracy

Electoral system

The 72 members of the National Assembly are elected from 16 multi-member constituencies ranging in size from 2 to 15 seats. The elections are held using closed list proportional representation, with seats allocated using the d'Hondt method.[3]

Campaign

A total of 551 candidates ran for election, including 173 women.[4]

Results
PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Movement for Democracy122,88154.4840+8
African Party for the Independence of Cape Verde86,07838.1629–9
Democratic and Independent Cape Verdean Union15,4886.873+1
People's Party7770.340New
Social Democratic Party2320.1000
Labour and Solidarity Party1070.0500
Total225,563100.00720
Valid votes225,56398.35
Invalid/blank votes3,7741.65
Total votes229,337100.00
Registered voters/turnout347,62265.97
Source: CNE

List of elected MPs
Name Party Constituency
Adilson Silva FernandesMpDSanto Antão
Clóvis Isildo Barbosa da SilvaPAICVBrava
David Lima GomesMpDBrava
Jorge Pedro Maurício dos SantosMpDSanto Antão
Arlindo Nascimento do RosárioMpDSanto Antão
Damião da Cruz MedinaMpDSanto Antão
Calos Alberto DelgadoPAICVSanto Antão
Vera Helena Pires Almeida da CruzPAICVSanto Antão
Odailson Jorge da Luz BandeiraPAICVSanto Antão
João da Luz GomesMpDSão Vicente
Rui Alberto de Figueiredo SoaresMpDSão Vicente
Humberto Elísio Lélis Sousa DuarteMpDSão Vicente
Maria Celeste FonsecaMpDSão Vicente
Mircéia Isidora Araújo DelgadoMpDSão Vicente
António Delgado MonteiroUCIDSão Vicente
João dos Santos LuísUCIDSão Vicente
Dora Oriana Gomes Pires dos ReisUCIDSão Vicente
Manuel Inocêncio SousaPAICVSão Vicente
João do Carmo Brito SoaresPAICVSão Vicente
Filomena de Fátima Ribeiro Vieira MartinsPAICVSão Vicente
Nelson do Rosário BritoMpDSão Nicolau
Américo Sabino Soares NascimentoPAICVSão Nicolau
Francisco Marcelino Lopes CorreiaMpDSal
Janine Tatiana Santos LélisMpDSal
Ana Paula Dias SantosPAICVSal
José Luís SantosMpDBoa Vista
Walter Emanuel da Silva ÉvoraPAICVBoa Vista
Joana Gomes Rosa AmadoMpDMaio
Fernando Jorge Spencer Ferreira FredericoPAICVMaio
Austelino Tavares CorreiaMpDSantiago Norte
João Gomes DuarteMpDSantiago Norte
David Elias Mendes GomesMpDSantiago Norte
José Manuel Soares TavaresMpDSantiago Norte
Anilda Ideida Monteiro TavaresMpDSantiago Norte
José Eduardo Mendes MorenoMpDSantiago Norte
Hélio de Jesus Pina SanchesMpDSantiago Norte
Celita Annie Alfama PereiraMpDSantiago Norte
José Maria Gomes da VeigaPAICVSantiago Norte
José Maria Fernandes da VeigaPAICVSantiago Norte
José Jorge Monteiro SilvaPAICVSantiago Norte
Moisés António do Espírito Santo Tavares BorgesPAICVSantiago Norte
João Baptista Correia PereiraPAICVSantiago Norte
José Manuel Sanches TavaresPAICVSantiago Norte
José Ulisses de Pina Correia e SilvaMpDSantiago Sul
Fernando Elísio Leboucher Freire de AndradeMpDSantiago Sul
Filomena Mendes GonçalvesMpDSantiago Sul
Olavo Avelino Garcia CorreiaMpDSantiago Sul
Luís Filipe Lopes TavaresMpDSantiago Sul
José Luís do Livramento Monteiro Alves de BritoMpDSantiago Sul
Abraão Aníbal Fernandes Barbosa VicenteMpDSantiago Sul
José Filomeno Carvalho Dias MonteiroMpDSantiago Sul
Isa Filomena Pereira Soares da CostaMpDSantiago Sul
Alcides Monteiro de PinaMpDSantiago Sul
Lúcia Maria Mendes Gonçalves dos PassosMpDSantiago Sul
Janira Isabel Fonseca Hopffer AlmadaPAICVSantiago Sul
Felisberto Alves VieiraPAICVSantiago Sul
Rui Mendes SemedoPAICVSantiago Sul
Nilda Maria Gonçalves de Pina FernandesPAICVSantiago Sul
Júlio Lopes CorreiaPAICVSantiago Sul
Ana Paula Elias Curado da MoedaPAICVSantiago Sul
Julião Correia VarelaPAICVSantiago Sul
Jorge Arcanjo Livramento NogueiraMpDFogo
Filipe Alves Gomes dos SantosMpDFogo
Carlos Alberto Gonçalves LopesMpDFogo
Eva Verona Teixeira Andrade OrtetPAICVFogo
Nuías Mendes Barbosa da SilvaPAICVFogo
Estevão Barros RodriguesPAICVAfrica
Orlando Pereira DiasMpDAfrica
João de Brito Lopes de PinaPAICVAmericas
Alberto Mendes MontrondMpDAmericas
Francisco Correia PereiraPAICVEurope and rest of the world
Emanuel Alberto Duarte BarbosaMpDEurope and rest of the world
Source: CNE

Reactions
  • African Union: The African Union team of 20 observers declared that the elections held were fair and conducted in a peaceful and free manner. The AU also commended the government in creating the legal atmosphere for the press to conduct their business freely.[5]

References
  1. Global elections calendar NDI
  2. "Opposition returns to power in Cape Verde after 15 years", Agence France-Presse, 20 March 2016.
  3. Electoral system IPU
  4. Cabo Verde/Eleições: Cento e 73 candidatos a deputados são mulheres Angop, 14 March 2016
  5. "African Union observer mission to the legislative elections of 20 March 2016 in the Republic of Cabo Verde". TheNigerianVoice. Retrieved 16 April 2016.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.