Elections in the Maldives
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Elections in Maldives gives information on election and election results in Maldives.
Maldives elects on national level a head of state, the president, and a legislature. The president is elected directly for a five-year term by the people.
The Assembly (Majlis) has 88 members . All members are elected directly for a term of five years from 88 single-member constituencies.
Latest elections
2011 Local Council Election
Template:Maldivian Local Council Election, 2011
2009 Parliamentary election
Main article: Maldivian parliamentary election, 2009
| Party | Votes | % Votes | Seats | % Seats |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dhivehi Rayyithunge Party | 40,886 | 24.62% | 28 | 36.36% |
| Maldivian Democratic Party | 51,184 | 30.81% | 26 | 33.77% |
| People's Alliance | 8,283 | 4.99% | 7 | 9.09% |
| Dhivehi Qaumee Party | 5,854 | 3.52% | 2 | 2.60% |
| Republican Party | 7,001 | 4.22% | 1 | 1.30% |
| Adhaalath Party | 1,487 | 0.90% | — | — |
| Social Liberal Party | 674 | 0.41% | — | — |
| Gaumee Itthihaad | 518 | 0.31% | — | — |
| Islamic Democratic Party | 214 | 0.13% | — | — |
| Maldives National Congress | 119 | 0.07% | — | — |
| Poverty Alleviating Party (DFP) | 50 | 0.03% | — | — |
| Independents | 49,835 | 30.00% | 13 | 16.88% |
| Total | 166,105 | 100.00% | 77 | 100.00% |
| Source: Electoral Commission of the Maldives | ||||
2008 presidential election
Main article: Maldivian presidential election, 2008
The 2008 presidential election was the first democratic election in the history of the Maldives. Mohamed Nasheed beat incumbent Maumoon Abdul Gayoom.
| Party | Candidate | Running mate | First round | Second round | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | Percentage | Votes | Percentage | ||||
| Democratic-Alliance | Mohamed Nasheed | Mohammed Waheed Hassan Manik | 44,293 | 24.91% | 97,222 | 53.65% | |
| Dhivehi Rayyithunge | Maumoon Abdul Gayoom (inc.) | Ahmed Thasmeen Ali | 71,779 | 40.34% | 82,121 | 45.32% | |
| Independent | Hassan Saeed | Ahmed Shaheed | 29,633 | 16.67% | |||
| Republican | Qasim Ibrahim | Ahmed Ali Sawaad | 27,056 | 15.22% | |||
| Islamic Democratic | Umar Naseer | Ahmed Rizwy | 2,472 | 1.39% | |||
| Social Liberal | Ibrahim Ismail | Fathimath Nahid Shakir | 1,382 | 0.77% | |||
| Invalid or blank votes | 1,235 | 0.69% | 1,861 | 1.03% | |||
| Totals | 177,802 | 100.00% | 181,204 | 100.00% | |||
| Voter turnout | 85.38% | 86.58% | |||||
2005 Parliamentary election
Main article: Maldivian parliamentary election, 2005
| Candidates | Seats |
|---|---|
| Non-partisans supporting the government | 28 |
| Non-partisans endorsed by the Maldivian Democratic Party | 10 |
| Others | 2 |
| Appointed members | 8 |
| Total | 48 |
| Source: Adam Carr | |
Past elections
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See also
References
- ↑ "Presidential Election 2008 Final Results" (PDF) (in Divehi). Elections Commission of the Republic of Maldives. 2008-10-14. Retrieved 2008-10-15.
- ↑ "Presidential Election 2008 Final Results (Runoff)" (PDF) (in Divehi). Elections Commission of the Republic of Maldives. 2008-11-01. Retrieved 2008-11-02.
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