2017 East Timorese parliamentary election

Parliamentary elections were held in East Timor on 22 July 2017.[1] FRETILIN narrowly emerged as the largest party in the National Parliament, winning 23 seats to the 22 won by the National Congress for Timorese Reconstruction, which had been the largest party in the outgoing Parliament.

2017 East Timorese parliamentary election

22 July 2017
All 65 seats to the National Parliament 33 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party Third party   Leader Mari Alkatiri Xanana Gusmão Taur Matan Ruak Party FRETILIN CNRT PLP Last election 29.87%, 25 seats 36.66%, 30 seats – Seats won 23 22 8 Seat change 2 8 New Popular vote 168,422 167,330 60,092 Percentage 29.65% 29.46% 10.58% Swing 0.22% 7.20% –   Fourth party Fifth party   Party Democratic Party KHUNTO Last election 10.31%, 8 seats 2.97%, 0 seats Seats won 7 5 Seat change 1 5 Popular vote 55,595 36,546 Percentage 9.79% 6.43% Swing 0.52% 3.46%
Prime Minister before election Rui Maria de Araújo FRETILIN Prime Minister-designate Mari Alkatiri FRETILIN

Electoral system

The 65 members of the National Parliament were elected from a single nationwide constituency by closed list proportional representation. Parties are required to have a woman in at least every third position in their list. Seats are allocated using the d'Hondt method with an electoral threshold of 4%.[2][3]

Results

Party	Votes	%	Seats	+/–
FRETILIN	168,480	29.7	23	–2
National Congress for Timorese Reconstruction	167,345	29.5	22	–8
People's Liberation Party	60,098	10.6	8	New
Democratic Party	55,608	9.8	7	–1
Kmanek Haburas Unidade Nasional Timor Oan	36,547	6.4	5	+5
United Party for Development and Democracy	15,887	2.8	0	New
Timorese Democratic Union	11,255	2.0	0	0
Frenti-Mudança	8,849	1.6	0	–2
Hope of the Fatherland Party	6,775	1.2	0	New
Timorese People's Monarchy Association	5,461	1.0	0	0
Bloku Unidade Popular (PMD–PLPA–PDRT)	4,999	0.9	0	0
Socialist Party of Timor	4,891	0.9	0	0
Social Democratic Party	4,688	0.8	0	0
Republican Party	3,951	0.7	0	0
National Development Party	3,846	0.7	0	0
Timorese Social Democratic Central Action	2,330	0.4	0	New
People's Development Party	2,079	0.4	0	0
Christian Democratic Party	1,764	0.3	0	0
Freedom movement of the Maubere People	1,332	0.2	0	New
National Unity of Timorese Resistance	1,216	0.2	0	0
Timorese Democratic Party	669	0.1	0	0
Invalid/blank votes	15,886	–	–	–
Total	583,956	100	65	0
Registered voters/turnout	760,907	76.74	–	–
Source: CNE

References

1. Last elections Inter-Parliamentary Union
2. Electoral system Inter-Parliamentary Union
3. Fourth amendment to the Law on Election of the National Parliament: Article 13.2 CNE