2006 Cape Verdean parliamentary election
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.
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| Registered | 322.725 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Turnout | 54.18% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Seats of the National Assembly after the 2006 parliamentary election
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Campaign
The PAICV and the MpD (led by Ulisses Correia e Silva) were the only parties to nominate a candidate in every constituency.
Results
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– |
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| African Party for the Independence of Cape Verde | 88,965 | 52.28 | 41 | +1 |
| Movement for Democracy | 74,909 | 44.02 | 29 | –1 |
| Democratic and Independent Cape Verdean Union | 4,495 | 2.64 | 2 | – |
| Democratic Renewal Party | 1,097 | 0.64 | 0 | 0 |
| Social Democratic Party | 702 | 0.41 | 0 | 0 |
| Invalid/blank votes | 4,690 | – | – | – |
| Total | 174,858 | 100 | 72 | 0 |
| Registered voters/turnout | 322,735 | 54.18 | – | – |
| Source: African Elections Database | ||||
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References
- Elections in Cape Verde African Elections Database
External links
- National Elections Commission (in Portuguese)
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