1995 Cape Verdean parliamentary election

1995 Cape Verdean parliamentary election

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All 72 seats in the National Assembly
37 seats needed for a majority
Registered207,648
Turnout76.52%
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Carlos Veiga Pedro Pires Jorge Carlos Fonseca
Party MpD PAICV PCD
Seats won 50 21 1
Seat change Decrease 6 Decrease 2 New
Popular vote 93,249 45,263 10,211
Percentage 61.30% 29.75% 6.71%


Prime Minister before election

Carlos Veiga
MpD

Elected Prime Minister

Carlos Veiga
MpD

Parliamentary elections were held in Cape Verde on 17 December 1995. The number of seats was reduced from 79 to 72. The result was a victory for the ruling Movement for Democracy, which won 50 of the 72 seats.[1] Voter turnout was 76.52%.[2]

Results

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PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Movement for Democracy93,24961.3050–6
African Party for the Independence of Cape Verde45,26329.7521–2
Democratic Convergence Party10,2116.711New
Democratic and Independent Cape Verdean Union2,3691.560New
Social Democratic Party1,0300.680New
Total152,122100.0072–7
Valid votes152,12295.73
Invalid/blank votes6,7794.27
Total votes158,901100.00
Registered voters/turnout207,64876.52
Source: African Elections Database

References

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