Elections in Somaliland

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

Presidential elections
Main article: 2017 Somaliland presidential election
CandidateRunning matePartyVotes%
Muse Bihi AbdiAbdirahman SayliciPeace, Unity, and Development Party305,90955.10
Abdirahman Mohamed AbdullahiMohamed AliWaddani226,09240.73
Faysal Ali WarabeAbdi Ahmed Musa AbyanFor Justice and Development23,1414.17
Total555,142100.00
Valid votes555,14298.15
Invalid/blank votes10,4751.85
Total votes565,617100.00
Registered voters/turnout704,19880.32
Source: SLNEC

Parliamentary elections
Main article: 2005 Somaliland parliamentary election
PartyVotes%Seats
United Peoples' Democratic Party261,44939.0033
Peace, Unity, and Development Party228,32834.0628
For Justice and Development180,54526.9321
Total670,322100.0082
Valid votes670,32299.32
Invalid/blank votes4,5850.68
Total votes674,907100.00
Source: IRI

Past elections

2012 municipal elections
Main article: 2012 Somaliland municipal elections
PartyVotes%Seats
KULMIYE244,79530.1999
Waddani163,78920.2068
UCID105,10512.9640
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
Main article: 2010 Somaliland presidential election

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

CandidateRunning matePartyVotes%
Ahmed Mahamoud SilanyoAbdirahman SayliciPeace, Unity, and Development Party266,90649.59
Dahir Riyale KahinAhmed Yusuf YasinUnited Peoples' Democratic Party178,88133.23
Faysal Cali WarabeMohammad RashidFor Justice and Development92,45917.18
Total538,246100.00
Total votes538,246–
Registered voters/turnout1,069,91450.31
Source: NEC, African Elections Database

2003 presidential election
Main article: 2003 Somaliland presidential election
CandidateRunning matePartyVotes%
Dahir Riyale KahinAhmed Yusuf YasinUnited Peoples' Democratic Party205,59542.08
Ahmed M. Mahamoud SilanyoAbdirahman SayliciPeace, Unity, and Development Party205,51542.07
Faysal Cali WarabeMohammad RashidFor Justice and Development77,43315.85
Total488,543100.00
Valid votes488,54397.98
Invalid/blank votes10,0962.02
Total votes498,639100.00
Source: African Elections Database

2002 municipal elections
Main article: 2002 Somaliland municipal elections
PartyVotes%
United Peoples' Democratic Party179,38940.76
Peace, Unity, and Development Party83,15818.90
For Justice and Development49,44411.24
Sahan47,94210.89
Hormood40,5389.21
Asad39,5969.00
Total440,067100.00
Source: African Elections Database

2001 constitutional referendum
Main article: 2001 Somaliland constitutional referendum
Choice Votes %
For1,148,94097.10
Against34,3022.90
Invalid/blank votes4,591–
Total1,187,833100
Registered voters/turnout1,188,74699.92
Source: African Elections Database

See also

References
  1. "Briefing paper: Somaliland voter cards distribution". Somaliland Press. 3 August 2017. Archived from the original on August 9, 2017. Retrieved 15 November 2017.
  2. Somaliland: “Presidential and Parliament Elections Slated for March 2017 Archived November 21, 2015, at the Wayback Machine Somaliland Sun, 10 September 2015
  3. "Opposition leader elected Somaliland president". Google News. AFP. Retrieved 2010-07-01.
  4. Noor, Hussein Ali (28 April 2010). "Election officials back June poll in Somaliland". Hargeisa: Reuters. Retrieved 30 April 2010.
  5. Elections in Somaliland African Elections Database


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