2005 Burundian parliamentary election

none Parliamentary elections were held in Burundi on 4 July 2005. The result was a victory for the National Council for the Defense of Democracy – Forces for the Defense of Democracy (CNDD–FDD), which won 64 of the 118 seats in the National Assembly Conduct Voting was largely peaceful throughout the country during election day. Observers deemed the polls generally free, fair, and transparent while the major political parties accepted the results as legitimate. Results National Assembly In order to ensure the 60%-40% ethnic split and 30% quota for women, a further 18 members, including the three Twa representatives foreseen by the Electoral Code, were co-opted after the elections. File:Burundi Parliamentary election 2005.svg Elected Co-opted Total CNDD–FDD 1417800 59 5 64 Front for Democracy in Burundi 525336 25 5 30 Union for National Progress 174575 10 5 15 National Council for the Defense of Democracy 100366 4 0 4 Movement for the Rehabilitation of Citizens – Rurenzangemero 51730 2 0 2 Party for National Recovery 42223 0 0 0 Other parties and independents 109396 0 0 0 Co-opted Twa members – 3 3 24575 100 18 118 3167124 African Elections Database Senate Following the National Assembly elections, the Senate was indirectly elected on 29 July. Of the 49 Senate members, 34 were elected by electoral colleges formed by councillors, three were co-opted Twas, four were former Presidents, and eight further members were co-opted to ensure that at least 30% of its members were women.Indirect Legislative Elections in Sub-Saharan Africa https://web.archive.org/web/20150703163636/http://africanelections.tripod.com/indirect.html 2015-07-03 African Elections Database A total of 119 candidates stood for election to the Senate.Burundi Sénat (Senate): Elections held in 2005 IPU File:2005 Burundi parliamentary senate.svg Elected Co-opted Total CNDD–FDD 30 2 32 Front for Democracy in Burundi 3 2 5 National Council for the Defense of Democracy 1 2 3 Union for National Progress 0 2 2 Co-opted Twa members – 3 3 Former presidents – 4 4 1097 1064 34 15 49 3225 African Elections Database, IPU References External links Burundi: Elections held in 2005 IPU 2005 elections IFES Election Guide Republic of Burundi Legislative Elections of 4 July 2005 Adam Carr Category:Parliamentary elections in Burundi Burundi Parliamentary Category:Election and referendum articles with incomplete results