Elections in Ecuador

Ecuador elects on national level a head of state, (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).

Ecuador has a multi-party system, with numerous parties in which no one party often has a chance of gaining power alone; consequently; parties must work with each other to form coalition governments.

Past elections

2013 presidential elections

Candidate Party Votes %
Rafael CorreaMovimiento Alianza PAIS4,918,48257.17
Guillermo LassoCreating Opportunities1,951,10222.68
Lucio GutiérrezJanuary 21 Patriotic Society Party578,8756.73
Mauricio RodasSUMA335,5323.90
Álvaro NoboaInstitutional Renewal Party of National Action319,9563.72
Alberto AcostaPlurinational Unity of the Lefts280,5393.26
Norman WrayRuptura 25112,5251.31
Nelson ZavalaEcuadorian Roldosist Party105,5921.23
Invalid/blank votes863,257
Total9,465,860100
Registered voters/turnout11,675,44181.09
Source: CNE

2013 National Assembly elections

Party Votes % Seats
PR Constituency Abroad Total +/–
Alianza PAIS45,955,99552.30886 6 100+41
Creating Opportunities10,032,80411.4229 0 11New
Social Christian Party7,901,3158.9915 0 6–5
January 21 Patriotic Society Party4,955,3205.6414 0 5–14
Plurinational Unity of the Lefts4,151,0004.7214 0 5–4
Ecuadorian Roldosist Party3,960,1884.5110 0 1–2
SUMA2,829,0343.2210 0 1New
Institutional Renewal Party of National Action2,640,1813.0000 0 0–7
Partido Avanza2,568,1562.9205 0 5New
Ruptura 252,179,3832.4800 0 0New
Socialist Party – Broad Front of Ecuador698,8290.8000 0 0–1
Independents and Regionalists3 0 3
Invalid/blank votes2,083,795
Total9,443,716100151166137+13
Registered voters/turnout11,675,44180.89
Source: CNE, El Universo

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