Elections in East Timor
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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.
Schedule
| Position | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Type | Presidential (March&April) National Parliament (July) | None | Presidential (March&April) National Parliament (July) | |||
| President | President | None | President | |||
| National Assembly | All seats | None | All seats | |||
| Provinces, cities and municipalities | All seats | None | All seats | |||
Latest elections
Main articles: East Timorese presidential election, 2012, East Timorese parliamentary election, 2012 and East Timorese parliamentary election, 2007
| Candidates | Parties | 1st round | 2nd round | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | Votes | % | ||
| Taur Matan Ruak | Independent (supported by CNRT) | 119,462 | 25.71 | 275,471 | 61.23 |
| Francisco Guterres | FRETILIN | 133,635 | 28.76 | 174,408 | 38.77 |
| José Ramos-Horta | Independent | 81,231 | 17.48 | ||
| Fernando de Araújo | Democratic Party | 80,381 | 17.30 | ||
| Rogério Lobato | Independent, member of FRETILIN | 16,219 | 3.49 | ||
| José Luís Guterres | Frenti-Mudança | 9,235 | 1.99 | ||
| Manuel Tilman | KOTA | 7,226 | 1.56 | ||
| Abílio Araújo | PNT | 6,294 | 1.35 | ||
| Lucas da Costa | Independent, member of Democratic Party | 3,862 | 0.83 | ||
| Francisco Gomes | PLPA | 3,531 | 0.76 | ||
| María do Céu | Independent | 1,843 | 0.40 | ||
| Angelita Pires | Independent | 1,742 | 0.37 | ||
| Valid votes | 464,661 | 94.84 | 449,879 | 98.08 | |
| Invalid votes | 18,788 | 3.83 | 6,801 | 1.48 | |
| Blank votes | 6,484 | 1.32 | 2,023 | 0.44 | |
| Total votes (turnout 78.20%/73.12%) | 489,933 | 100.00 | 458,703 | 100.00 | |
| Source: CNE, CNE | |||||
| 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
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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)
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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 | |||
Main article: East Timorese presidential election, 2007
| Candidates – Parties | 1st round | 2nd round | |||
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| 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
Main article: East Timorese presidential election, 2002
| Candidates - parties | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xanana Gusmão | 301,634 | 82.69 | |
| Francisco Xavier do Amaral | 63,146 | 17.31 | |
| Total (turnout 86%) | 364,780 | 100.00 | |
| Source: ARD-Text | |||
Main article: East Timorese parliamentary election, 2001
| Parties | Votes | % | Seats |
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| Revolutionary Front for an Independent East Timor (Frente Revolucionária do Timor Leste Independente) | 57.4 | 55 | |
| Democratic Party (Partido Democrático ) | 8.7 | 7 | |
| Social Democratic Party (Partido Social Democrata) | 8.2 | 6 | |
| Timorese Social Democratic Association (Associação Social-Democrata Timorense) | 7.8 | 6 | |
| Timorese Democratic Union (União Democrática Timorense) | 2.4 | 2 | |
| Timorese Nationalist Party (Partido Nacionalista Timorense) | 2.2 | 2 | |
| Association of Timorese Heroes (Klibur Oan Timor Asuwain) | 2.1 | 2 | |
| People's Party of Timor (Partido do Povo de Timor) | 2.0 | 2 | |
| Christian Democratic Party (Partido Democrata Cristão) | 2.0 | 2 | |
| Socialist Party of Timor (Partido Socialista de Timor) | 1.8 | 1 | |
| Liberal Party (Partai Liberal) | 1.1 | 1 | |
| Christian Democratic Party of Timor (Partido Democrata-Cristão de Timor) | 0.7 | 1 | |
| Non-partisan | 1 | ||
| Total (turnout 91.3 | 88 | ||
| Source: UNTAET/CNN/Adam Carr. The parliament was elected as Constituent Assembly | |||
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