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2016 Cape Verdean parliamentary election
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Cape Verde parliamentary 2011 Cape Verdean parliamentary election 2011 2021 Cape Verdean parliamentary election 2021 72 seats in the National Assembly 37 20 March 2016 347,622 65.97% 130x130px Ulisses Correia e Silva profile (cropped).jpg Ulisses Correia e Silva Movement for Democracy (Cape Verde) Santiago Sul 122,881 54.48% 32 seats 40 8 Janira Hopffer Almada profile.jpg Janira Hopffer Almada African Party for the Independence of Cape Verde Santiago Sul 86,078 38.16% 36 seats 29 9 3x4.svg António Delgado Monteiro UCID São Vicente 15,488 6.87% 2 seats 3 1 Prime Minister José Maria Neves PAICV Ulisses Correia e Silva Movement for Democracy Mapa_de_las_elecciones_parlamentarias_de_Cabo_Verde_de_2016.svg
Parliamentary elections were held in Cape Verde on 20 March 2016.Global elections calendar https://web.archive.org/web/20151022232515/https://www.ndi.org/electionscalendar 22 October 2015 NDI The ruling African Party for the Independence of Cape Verde (PAICV), led by Janira Hopffer Almada, was defeated by the Movement for Democracy (MpD), led by Ulisses Correia e Silva."Opposition returns to power in Cape Verde after 15 years", Agence France-Presse, 20 March 2016.
Electoral system
The 72 members of the National Assembly are elected from 13 multi-member constituencies ranging in size from 2 to 18 seats. The elections are held using closed list proportional representation, with seats allocated using the d'Hondt method.Electoral system IPU
Campaign
A total of 551 candidates ran for election, including 173 women.Cabo Verde/Eleições: Cento e 73 candidatos a deputados são mulheres https://web.archive.org/web/20160403050855/http://www.portalangop.co.ao/angola/pt_pt/noticias/africa/2016/2/11/Cabo-Verde-Eleicoes-Cento-candidatos-deputados-sao-mulheres,8e8c83bc-32ef-4eda-8eae-a05ae7ebbb58.html 3 April 2016 Angop, 14 March 2016
Results
File:2016 Cabo Verdean Assembly.svg Movement for Democracy 122881 40 +8 African Party for the Independence of Cape Verde 86078 29 –9 Democratic and Independent Cape Verdean Union 15488 3 +1 People's Party 777 0 New #01B0F1 Social Democratic Party 232 0 0 Labour and Solidarity Party 107 0 0 0 1925 1849 347622 31 March 2016 Boletim Oficial da República de Cabo Verde, Serie I, No. 24 https://drive.google.com/file/d/1JE1cIK1Et-PeeR2dbJUxASBvBnzGQQzw/view Boletim Oficial da República de Cabo Verde 922–924
List of elected MPs
NameParty Constituency Adilson Silva Fernandes MpD Santo Antão Clóvis Isildo Barbosa da Silva PAICV Brava David Lima Gomes MpD Brava Jorge Pedro Maurício dos Santos MpD Santo Antão Arlindo Nascimento do Rosário MpD Santo Antão Damião da Cruz Medina MpD Santo Antão Calos Alberto Delgado PAICV Santo AntãoVera Helena Pires Almeida da Cruz PAICV Santo AntãoOdailson Jorge da Luz Bandeira PAICV Santo AntãoJoão da Luz Gomes MpD São Vicente Rui Alberto de Figueiredo Soares MpD São Vicente Humberto Elísio Lélis Sousa Duarte MpD São Vicente Maria Celeste Fonseca MpD São Vicente Mircéia Isidora Araújo Delgado MpD São Vicente António Delgado MonteiroUCIDSão VicenteJoão dos Santos LuísUCIDSão VicenteDora Oriana Gomes Pires dos ReisUCIDSão VicenteManuel Inocêncio Sousa PAICV São VicenteJoão do Carmo Brito Soares PAICV São VicenteFilomena de Fátima Ribeiro Vieira Martins PAICV São VicenteNelson do Rosário Brito MpD São Nicolau Américo Sabino Soares Nascimento PAICV São Nicolau Francisco Marcelino Lopes Correia MpD SalJanine Tatiana Santos Lélis MpD SalAna Paula Dias Santos PAICV SalJosé Luís Santos MpD Boa Vista Walter Emanuel da Silva Évora PAICV Boa Vista Joana Gomes Rosa Amado MpD Maio Fernando Jorge Spencer Ferreira Frederico PAICV MaioAustelino Tavares Correia MpD Santiago Norte João Gomes Duarte MpD Santiago Norte David Elias Mendes Gomes MpD Santiago Norte José Manuel Soares Tavares MpD Santiago Norte Anilda Ideida Monteiro Tavares MpD Santiago Norte José Eduardo Mendes Moreno MpD Santiago Norte Hélio de Jesus Pina Sanches MpD Santiago Norte Celita Annie Alfama Pereira MpD Santiago Norte José Maria Gomes da Veiga PAICV Santiago Norte José Maria Fernandes da Veiga PAICV Santiago Norte José Jorge Monteiro Silva PAICV Santiago Norte Moisés António do Espírito Santo Tavares Borges PAICV Santiago Norte João Baptista Correia Pereira PAICV Santiago Norte José Manuel Sanches Tavares PAICV Santiago Norte José Ulisses de Pina Correia e Silva MpD Santiago SulFernando Elísio Leboucher Freire de Andrade MpD Santiago SulFilomena Mendes Gonçalves MpD Santiago SulOlavo Avelino Garcia Correia MpD Santiago SulLuís Filipe Lopes Tavares MpD Santiago Sul José Luís do Livramento Monteiro Alves de Brito MpD Santiago Sul Abraão Aníbal Fernandes Barbosa Vicente MpD Santiago SulJosé Filomeno Carvalho Dias Monteiro MpD Santiago SulIsa Filomena Pereira Soares da Costa MpD Santiago SulAlcides Monteiro de Pina MpD Santiago SulLúcia Maria Mendes Gonçalves dos Passos MpD Santiago SulJanira Isabel Fonseca Hopffer Almada PAICV Santiago SulFelisberto Alves Vieira PAICV Santiago SulRui Mendes Semedo PAICV Santiago SulNilda Maria Gonçalves de Pina Fernandes PAICV Santiago SulJúlio Lopes Correia PAICV Santiago SulAna Paula Elias Curado da Moeda PAICV Santiago SulJulião Correia Varela PAICV Santiago SulJorge Arcanjo Livramento Nogueira MpD Fogo Filipe Alves Gomes dos Santos MpD Fogo Carlos Alberto Gonçalves Lopes MpD Fogo Eva Verona Teixeira Andrade Ortet PAICV Fogo Nuías Mendes Barbosa da Silva PAICV Fogo Estevão Barros Rodrigues PAICV Africa Orlando Pereira Dias MpD AfricaJoão de Brito Lopes de Pina PAICV Americas Alberto Mendes Montrond MpD AmericasFrancisco Correia Pereira PAICV Europe and rest of the world Emanuel Alberto Duarte Barbosa MpD Europe and rest of the worldSource: CNE https://web.archive.org/web/20161220065416/http://www.cne.cv/images/Docs/RG_site.pdf 20 December 2016
Reactions
African Union: The African Union team of 20 observers declared that the elections held were fair and conducted in a peaceful and free manner. The AU also commended the government in creating the legal atmosphere for the press to conduct their business freely.http://www.thenigerianvoice.com/news/210673/african-union-observer-mission-to-the-legislative-elections.html African Union observer mission to the legislative elections of 20 March 2016 in the Republic of Cabo Verde TheNigerianVoice 2016-04-16
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