Elections in Sierra Leone
Elections in Sierra Leone gives information on elections and election results in Sierra Leone.
Sierra Leone elects on national level a president and a legislature. The president is elected for a five-year term by the people. The House of Representatives has 124 members, 112 members elected through plurality vote in single-member constituencies to serve 5-year terms and 12 members are elected by indirect vote to serve 5-year terms.[1]
Sierra Leone has a multi-party system, with two or three strong parties.
Latest elections
2007 Presidential election
Summary of the 11 August 2007 and 8 September President of Sierra Leone election results
| Candidate |
Party |
1st round |
2nd round |
| Votes |
% |
Votes |
% |
| Ernest Bai Koroma |
All People's Congress (APC) |
815,523 |
44.34% |
950,407 |
54.62% |
| Solomon Berewa |
Sierra Leone People's Party (SLPP) |
704,012 |
38.28% |
789,651 |
45.38% |
| Charles Margai |
People's Movement for Democratic Change (PMDC) |
255,499 |
13.89% |
|
| Andrew Turay |
Convention People's Party (CPP) |
28,610 |
1.56% |
| Amadu Jalloh |
National Democratic Alliance (NDA) |
17,748 |
0.96% |
| Kandeh Baba Conteh |
Peace and Liberation Party (PLP) |
10,556 |
0.57% |
| Abdul Kady Karim |
United National People's Party (UNPP) |
7,260 |
0.39% |
| Total: (turnout 75.8%) |
1,839,208 |
100.00% |
1,740,058 |
100.00% |
| Source: National Electoral Commission (first round), National Electoral Commission (second round) |
2007 Parliamentary election
Summary of the 11 August 2007 Parliament of Sierra Leone election results
| Parties |
Votes |
% |
Seats |
| All People's Congress |
728,898 |
40.73% |
59 |
| Sierra Leone People's Party |
707,608 |
39.54% |
43 |
| People's Movement for Democratic Change |
275,435 |
15.39% |
10 |
| National Democratic Alliance |
31,388 |
1.75% |
0 |
| Convention People's Party |
15,303 |
0.86% |
0 |
| United National People's Party |
14,078 |
0.79% |
0 |
| Independents |
10,127 |
0.57% |
0 |
| Peace and Liberation Party |
6,752 |
0.38% |
0 |
| Traditional chiefs |
— |
12 |
| Total |
1,789,589 |
100.00% |
124 |
| Invalid (8.94% of all votes) |
175,606 |
|
|
| Total including invalid votes |
1,965,195 |
|
|
Source: National Electoral Commission (seats and votes per constituency)
The traditional chiefs elected twelve MPs independently from the parliamentary
election; they are considered to be allied to the SLPP. (AFP) |
Past elections
See also
References
- ↑ "Sierra Leone Overview". Election Guide. IFES. Retrieved 7 February 2013.
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