2018 East Timorese parliamentary election

Early parliamentary elections were held in East Timor on 12 May 2018 after the National Parliament was dissolved by President Francisco Guterres on 26 January 2018.[1]

2018 East Timorese parliamentary election
12 May 2018
All 65 seats in the National Parliament
33 seats needed for a majority
Party Leader % Seats ±
AMP Xanana Gusmão 49.58 34 -1
FRETILIN Mari Alkatiri 34.16 23 0
Democratic Party Mariano Sabino Lopes 8.07 5 -2
FDD António de Sá Benevides 5.49 3 +3
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
Results by municipality. White denotes municipalities won by AMP, red denotes those won by Fretilin.
Prime Minister before Prime Minister-designate
Mari Alkatiri
FRETILIN		 Taur Matan Ruak
PLP
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The Alliance for Change and Progress (AMP), a coalition of three opposition parties, won an absolute majority of 34 of the 65 seats in Parliament.[2] Voter turnout was 81 percent, five percentage points higher than the previous year.[3]

Background

In the 2017 parliamentary elections there was no clear winner, with the Fretilin party of Mari Alkatiri holding only one more seat than the National Congress for Timorese Reconstruction led by Xanana Gusmão. Alkatiri formed a minority government with the Democratic Party,[4] which held only 30 of the 65 seats in the National Parliament. However, the government's attempts to pass a budget were blocked, and amidst political deadlock, President Francisco Guterres dissolved Parliament and called for early elections.[5]

Electoral system

The 65 members of the National Parliament were elected from a single nationwide constituency by closed list proportional representation. Parties were required to have a woman in at least every third position in their list. Seats were allocated using the d'Hondt method with an electoral threshold of four percent.[6][7]

Results
PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Alliance for Change and Progress (CNRT–PLP–KHUNTO)309,66349.5834–1
Fretilin213,32434.16230
Democratic Party50,3708.075–2
Democratic Development Forum (PUDD–UDT–FM–PDN)34,3015.493+3
Hope of the Fatherland Party5,0600.8100
National Development Movement (APMT–PLPA–MLPM–UNDERTIM)4,4940.7200
Republican Party4,1250.6600
Social Democratic Movement (CASDT–PSD–PST–PDC)3,1880.5100
Total624,525100.00650
Valid votes624,52598.33
Invalid/blank votes10,5911.67
Total votes635,116100.00
Registered voters/turnout784,28680.98
Source: CNE

By municipality
MunicipalityAMPFRETILINPDFDDPEPMDNPRMSDValid votes
Local votes
Aileu15,9336,9751,1181,8622223861339226,721
Ainaro19,0265,9393,2553,54038670326516033,274
Baucau27,02735,6122,5322,03140621643239368,649
Bobonaro26,90014,1857,7972,41452830847026452,866
Covalima17,5368,8966,3321,89027120225210435,483
Dili71,76345,2065,8814,847600546405496129,744
Ermera34,68614,9886,8434,7257771,00058337963,981
Lautem12,34415,3945,0579461878620714634,367
Liquica17,66310,8343,9353,32038134639035037,219
Manatuto16,2995,7371,7181,76736912515525126,421
Manufahi14,8998,9002,0342,80031415017312429,394
Oecusse22,45510,8312,0652,02234015317810338,147
Viqueque11,45027,3221,6552,02326926546630643,756
Postal votes
Australia314441253643147844
South Korea19911625230000363
Portugal14028938334119515
UK1,0291,659602224142,781
Total309,663213,32450,37034,3015,0604,4944,1253,188624,525
Source: CNE

References

Notes
  1. Nobel laureate blasts East Timor’s failure against poverty The Washington Post, 16 April 2018
  2. "Apuramento CNE 2018". archive.li. 18 May 2018. Archived from the original on 18 May 2018. Retrieved 16 May 2018.
  3. "In Timor-Leste, a vote for certainty | Inside Story". Inside Story. 14 May 2018.
  4. Political deadlock augurs ill for Timor Leste Asia Times, 9 January 2018
  5. East Timor president dissolves Parliament to hold new elections Straits Times, 26 January 2018
  6. Electoral system Inter-Parliamentary Union
  7. Fourth amendment to the Law on Election of the National Parliament CNE

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