2006 Cape Verdean parliamentary election

2006 Cape Verdean parliamentary election

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All 72 seats in the National Assembly of Cape Verde
37 seats needed for a majority
Registered322,767
Turnout54.17%
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader José Maria Neves Carlos Veiga António Monteiro
Party PAICV MpD UCID
Seats won 41 29 2
Seat change Increase 1 Decrease 1 Steady
Popular vote 88,989 74,910 4,495
Percentage 52.30% 44.02% 2.64%


Prime Minister before election

José Maria Neves
PAICV

Elected Prime Minister

José Maria Neves
PAICV

Parliamentary elections were held in Cape Verde on 22 January 2006. The result was a victory for the ruling African Party for the Independence of Cape Verde (PAICV) run by José Maria Neves, which won 41 of the 72 seats in the National Assembly.[1] Second was the Movement for Democracy (Mpd) and third was Democratic and Independent Cape Verdean Union (UCID) led by João Santos dos Luís.

Campaign

The PAICV and the MpD (led by Ulisses Correia e Silva) were the only parties to nominate a candidate in every constituency.

Results

PartyVotes%Seats+/–
African Party for the Independence of Cape Verde88,98952.3041+1
Movement for Democracy74,91044.0229–1
Democratic and Independent Cape Verdean Union4,4952.642
Democratic Renewal Party1,0970.6400
Social Democratic Party6720.3900
Total170,163100.00720
Valid votes170,16397.33
Invalid votes3,5002.00
Blank votes1,1670.67
Total votes174,830100.00
Registered voters/turnout322,76754.17
Source: CNE

References

  1. ^ Elections in Cape Verde African Elections Database