2014 Maldivian parliamentary election

Parliamentary elections were held in the Maldives on 22 March 2014.[1] The Progressive Party of Maldives and its allies won 53 seats.

2014 Maldivian parliamentary election
22 March 2014
All 85 seats in the People's Majlis
43 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Maumoon Abdul Gayoom Mohamed Nasheed Qasim Ibrahim
Party PPM MDP JP
Leader since 2011 2009 2008
Last election – 26 seats, 30.8% 1 seat, 4.2%
Seats won 33 26 15
Seat change New 14
Popular vote 51,424 75,670 25,149
Percentage 27.72% 40.79% 13.56%
  Fourth party Fifth party
 
Leader Ahmed Shiyam Mohamad Sheik Imran Abdulla
Party MDA AP
Leader since 2012 2005
Last election – 0 seats, 0.9%
Seats won 5 1
Seat change New 1
Popular vote 7,496 4,941
Percentage 4.04% 2.66%
Speaker of the People's Majlis before election

Abdulla Shahid
MDP

 Speaker of People's Majlis

Abdulla Maseeh Mohamed
PPM

Background

The elections were held after the controversial presidential elections in which Abdulla Yameen defeated Mohamed Nasheed of the Maldivian Democratic Party. Following the elections the Supreme Court dismissed the Chairman and Deputy Chairman of the Election Commission for contempt of court. The MDP protested, but did not boycott the parliamentary elections.

One the day before the elections Qasim Ibrahim of the Jumhooree Party requested that the Supreme Court to delay the elections due to the Election Commission not having a full complement of members. However, his request was rejected.

Electoral system

The 85 seats in the People's Majlis were elected in single-member constituencies using the first-past-the-post system.[2] The Majlis was expanded from 77 to 85 seats.

Results
Group Votes % Seats +/–
Maldivian Democratic Party75,67040.79260
Progressive Party of Maldives51,42427.7233New
Jumhooree Party25,14913.5615+14
Maldives Development Alliance7,4964.045New
Adhaalath Party4,9412.661+1
Dhivehi Rayyithunge Party5490.300–28
Independents20,27610.935–8
Invalid/blank votes2,011–––
Total187,51610085+8
Registered voters/turnout240,65277.92––
Source: IFES
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References
  1. Republic of Maldives: Election for Majlis (People's Council) IFES
  2. Electoral system IPU
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