2006 Cape Verdean parliamentary election

2006 Cape Verdean parliamentary election

22 January 2006
All 72 seats in the National Assembly of Cape Verde 37 seats needed for a majority
Registered	322.725
Turnout	54.18%
First party Second party Third party   Leader José Maria Neves Carlos Veiga António Monteiro Party PAICV MpD UCID Seats won 41 29 2 Seat change 1 1 Popular vote 88,965 74,909 4,495 Percentage 52.28% 44.02% 2.64%
Prime Minister before election José Maria Neves PAICV Elected Prime Minister José Maria Neves PAICV

Parliamentary elections were held in Cape Verde on 22 January 2006. The result was a victory for the ruling African Party for the Independence of Cape Verde (PAICV) run by José Maria Neves, which won 41 of the 72 seats in the National Assembly. Second was the Movement for Democracy (Mpd) and third was Democratic and Independent Cape Verdean Union (UCID) led by João Santos dos Luís.

Campaign

The PAICV and the MpD (led by Ulisses Correia e Silva) were the only parties to nominate a candidate in every constituency.

Results

Party		Votes	%	Seats	/–
	African Party for the Independence of Cape Verde	88,965	52.28	41	1
	Movement for Democracy	74,909	44.02	29	–1
	Democratic and Independent Cape Verdean Union	4,495	2.64	2	–
	Democratic Renewal Party	1,097	0.64	0	0
	Social Democratic Party	702	0.41	0	0
Total		170,168	100.00	72	0
Valid votes		170,168	97.32
Invalid/blank votes		4,690	2.68
Total votes		174,858	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		322,735	54.18
Source: African Elections Database

External links

• National Elections Commission (in Portuguese)