Elections in East Timor
East Timor elects on national level a head of state - the president - and a legislature. The president is elected for a five year term by the people. The National Parliament (Parlamenta Nacional) has 88 members, 13 elected in single seat constituencies and 75 elected by proportional representation.
Latest elections
e • d Summary of the 30 June 2007 East Timorese parliamentary election results
| Parties |
Votes |
% |
Seats |
| Revolutionary Front for an Independent East Timor (Frente Revolucionária do Timor-Leste Independente) |
120,592 |
29.02 |
21 |
| National Congress for Timorese Reconstruction (Congresso Nacional da Reconstrução Timorense) |
100,175 |
24.10 |
18 |
PSD–ASDT
|
65,358 |
15.73 |
11 |
| Democratic Party (Partido Democrático) |
46,946 |
11.30 |
8 |
| National Unity Party (Partido Unidade Nacional) |
18,896 |
4.55 |
3 |
Democratic Alliance (Aliança Democratica)
|
13,294 |
3.20 |
2 |
| National Unity of Timorese Resistance (União Nacional Democrática de Resistência Timorense) |
13,247 |
3.19 |
2 |
| Timorese Nationalist Party (Partido Nasionalista Timorense) |
10,057 |
2.42 |
0 |
| Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste Party (Partido Democratika Republica de Timor) |
7,718 |
1.86 |
0 |
| Republican Party (Partidu Republikanu) |
4,408 |
1.06 |
0 |
| Christian Democratic Party (Partido Democrata Cristão) |
4,300 |
1.03 |
0 |
| Socialist Party of Timor (Partido Socialista de Timor) |
3,982 |
0.96 |
0 |
| Timorese Democratic Union (União Democrática Timorense) |
3,753 |
0.90 |
0 |
| Millennium Democratic Party (Partido Milénio Democrático) |
2,878 |
0.69 |
0 |
| Total (turnout 80.5%) |
415,604 |
100.00 |
65 |
| Source: CNE |
e • d Summary of the 09 April and 09 May 2007 East Timorese presidential election results
| Candidates – Parties |
1st round |
2nd round |
| Votes |
% |
Votes |
% |
| José Ramos-Horta |
Independent |
88,102 |
21.81 |
285,835 |
69.18 |
| Francisco Guterres |
Revolutionary Front for an Independent East Timor (FRETILIN) |
112,666 |
27.89 |
127,342 |
30.82 |
| Fernando de Araújo |
Democratic Party (PD) |
77,459 |
19.18 |
| Francisco Xavier do Amaral |
Timorese Social Democratic Association (ASDT) |
58,125 |
14.39 |
| Lúcia Lobato |
Social Democratic Party (PSD) |
35,789 |
8.86 |
| Manuel Tilman |
Association of Timorese Heroes (KOTA) |
16,539 |
4.09 |
| Avelino Coelho da Silva |
Socialist Party of Timor (PST) |
8,338 |
2.06 |
| João Viegas Carrascalão |
Timorese Democratic Union (UDT) |
6,928 |
1.72 |
| Total votes |
403,941 |
100.00 |
413,177 |
100.00 |
| Source: East Timor Election Commission website |
Past elections
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