Cape Verdean parliamentary election, 2016

Cape Verdean parliamentary election, 2016

20 March 2016

72 seats in the National Assembly Registered 347,622 Turnout 65.97%   First party Second party Third party   Leader Ulisses Correia e Silva Janira Hopffer Almada João dos Santos Luís Party Movement for Democracy PAICV Democratic and Independent Cape Verdean Union Leader's seat Santiago Sul Santiago Sul São Vicente Last election 32 seats 36 seats 2 seats Seats won 40 seats 29 seats 3 seats Seat change 8 9 1 Popular vote 122,881 86,078 15,488 Percentage 54.48% 38.16% 6.87%

Prime Minister before election José Maria Neves PAICV Elected Prime Minister Ulisses Correia e Silva Movement for Democracy

Parliamentary elections were held in Cape Verde on 20 March 2016.^[1] The ruling African Party for the Independence of Cape Verde (PAICV), led by Janira Hopffer Almada, was defeated by the Movement for Democracy (MpD), led by Ulisses Correia e Silva.^[2]

Electoral system

The 72 members of the National Assembly are elected from 16 multi-member constituencies ranging in size from 2 to 15 seats. The elections are held using closed list proportional representation, with seats allocated using the d'Hondt method.^[3]

Campaign

A total of 551 candidates ran for election, including 73 women.^[4]

Results

Party	Votes	%	Seats	+/–
Movement for Democracy	122,881	54.48	40	+8
African Party for the Independence of Cape Verde	86,078	38.16	29	–9
Democratic and Independent Cape Verdean Union	15,488	6.87	3	+1
People's Party	777	0.34	0	New
Social Democratic Party	232	0.10	0	0
Labour and Solidarity Party	107	0.05	0	0
Invalid/blank votes	3,774	–	–	–
Total	229,337	100	72	0
Registered voters/turnout	347,622	65.97	–	–
Source: CNE

List of elected MPs

Name	Party	Constituency
Adilson Silva Fernandes	Movement for Democracy	Santo Antão
Clóvis Isildo Barbosa da Silva	African Party for the Independence of Cape Verde	Brava
David Lima Gomes	Movement for Democracy	Brava
Jorge Pedro Maurício dos Santos	Movement for Democracy	Santo Antão
Arlindo Nascimento do Rosário	Movement for Democracy	Santo Antão
Damião da Cruz Medina	Movement for Democracy	Santo Antão
Calos Alberto Delgado	African Party for the Independence of Cape Verde	Santo Antão
Vera Helena Pires Almeida da Cruz	African Party for the Independence of Cape Verde	Santo Antão
Odailson Jorge da Luz Bandeira	African Party for the Independence of Cape Verde	Santo Antão
João da Luz Gomes	Movement for Democracy	São Vicente
Rui Alberto de Figueiredo Soares	Movement for Democracy	São Vicente
Humberto Elísio Lélis Sousa Duarte	Movement for Democracy	São Vicente
Maria Celeste Fonseca	Movement for Democracy	São Vicente
Mircéia Isidora Araújo Delgado	Movement for Democracy	São Vicente
António Delgado Monteiro	Democratic and Independent Cape Verdean Union	São Vicente
João dos Santos Luís	Democratic and Independent Cape Verdean Union	São Vicente
Dora Oriana Gomes Pires dos Reis	Democratic and Independent Cape Verdean Union	São Vicente
Manuel Inocêncio Sousa	African Party for the Independence of Cape Verde	São Vicente
João do Carmo Brito Soares	African Party for the Independence of Cape Verde	São Vicente
Filomena de Fátima Ribeiro Vieira Martins	African Party for the Independence of Cape Verde	São Vicente
Nelson do Rosário Brito	Movement for Democracy	São Nicolau
Américo Sabino Soares Nascimento	African Party for the Independence of Cape Verde	São Nicolau
Francisco Marcelino Lopes Correia	Movement for Democracy	Sal
Janine Tatiana Santos Lélis	Movement for Democracy	Sal
Ana Paula Dias Santos	African Party for the Independence of Cape Verde	Sal
José Luís Santos	Movement for Democracy	Boa Vista
Walter Emanuel da Silva Évora	African Party for the Independence of Cape Verde	Boa Vista
Joana Gomes Rosa Amado	Movement for Democracy	Maio
Fernando Jorge Spencer Ferreira Frederico	African Party for the Independence of Cape Verde	Maio
Austelino Tavares Correia	Movement for Democracy	Santiago Norte
João Gomes Duarte	Movement for Democracy	Santiago Norte
David Elias Mendes Gomes	Movement for Democracy	Santiago Norte
José Manuel Soares Tavares	Movement for Democracy	Santiago Norte
Anilda Ideida Monteiro Tavares	Movement for Democracy	Santiago Norte
José Eduardo Mendes Moreno	Movement for Democracy	Santiago Norte
Hélio de Jesus Pina Sanches	Movement for Democracy	Santiago Norte
Celita Annie Alfama Pereira	Movement for Democracy	Santiago Norte
José Maria Gomes da Veiga	African Party for the Independence of Cape Verde	Santiago Norte
José Maria Fernandes da Veiga	African Party for the Independence of Cape Verde	Santiago Norte
José Jorge Monteiro Silva	African Party for the Independence of Cape Verde	Santiago Norte
Moisés António do Espírito Santo Tavares Borges	African Party for the Independence of Cape Verde	Santiago Norte
João Baptista Correia Pereira	African Party for the Independence of Cape Verde	Santiago Norte
José Manuel Sanches Tavares	African Party for the Independence of Cape Verde	Santiago Norte
José Ulisses de Pina Correia e Silva	Movement for Democracy	Santiago Sul
Fernando Elísio Leboucher Freire de Andrade	Movement for Democracy	Santiago Sul
Filomena Mendes Gonçalves	Movement for Democracy	Santiago Sul
Olavo Avelino Garcia Correia	Movement for Democracy	Santiago Sul
Luís Filipe Lopes Tavares	Movement for Democracy	Santiago Sul
José Luís do Livramento Monteiro Alves de Brito	Movement for Democracy	Santiago Sul
Abraão Aníbal Fernandes Barbosa Vicente	Movement for Democracy	Santiago Sul
José Filomeno Carvalho Dias Monteiro	Movement for Democracy	Santiago Sul
Isa Filomena Pereira Soares da Costa	Movement for Democracy	Santiago Sul
Alcides Monteiro de Pina	Movement for Democracy	Santiago Sul
Lúcia Maria Mendes Gonçalves dos Passos	Movement for Democracy	Santiago Sul
Janira Isabel Fonseca Hopffer Almada	African Party for the Independence of Cape Verde	Santiago Sul
Felisberto Alves Vieira	African Party for the Independence of Cape Verde	Santiago Sul
Rui Mendes Semedo	African Party for the Independence of Cape Verde	Santiago Sul
Nilda Maria Gonçalves de Pina Fernandes	African Party for the Independence of Cape Verde	Santiago Sul
Júlio Lopes Correia	African Party for the Independence of Cape Verde	Santiago Sul
Ana Paula Elias Curado da Moeda	African Party for the Independence of Cape Verde	Santiago Sul
Julião Correia Varela	African Party for the Independence of Cape Verde	Santiago Sul
Jorge Arcanjo Livramento Nogueira	Movement for Democracy	Fogo
Filipe Alves Gomes dos Santos	Movement for Democracy	Fogo
Carlos Alberto Gonçalves Lopes	Movement for Democracy	Fogo
Eva Verona Teixeira Andrade Ortet	African Party for the Independence of Cape Verde	Fogo
Nuías Mendes Barbosa da Silva	African Party for the Independence of Cape Verde	Fogo
Estevão Barros Rodrigues	African Party for the Independence of Cape Verde	Africa
Orlando Pereira Dias	Movement for Democracy	Africa
João de Brito Lopes de Pina	African Party for the Independence of Cape Verde	Americas
Alberto Mendes Montrond	Movement for Democracy	Americas
Francisco Correia Pereira	African Party for the Independence of Cape Verde	Europe and rest of the world
Emanuel Alberto Duarte Barbosa	Movement for Democracy	Europe and rest of the world
Source: CNE

Reactions

• African Union: The African Union team of 20 observers declared that the elections held were fair and conducted in a peaceful and free manner. The AU also commended the government in creating the legal atmosphere for the press to conduct their business freely.^[5]

References

1. Global elections calendar NDI
2. "Opposition returns to power in Cape Verde after 15 years", Agence France-Presse, 20 March 2016.
3. Electoral system IPU
4. Cabo Verde/Eleições: Cento e 73 candidatos a deputados são mulheres Angop, 14 March 2016
5. "African Union observer mission to the legislative elections of 20 March 2016 in the Republic of Cabo Verde". TheNigerianVoice. Retrieved 2016-04-16.