2012 Sierra Leonean general election

none Sierra Leone 2007 Sierra Leonean general election 2007 2018 Sierra Leonean general election 2018 17 November 2012 yes Presidential election presidential Chuck Hagel hosts an honor cordon to welcome Sierra Leone President Bai Koroma, Senegal President Macky Sall, Malawi President Joyce Banda and Cape Verde Prime Minister Jose Maria Neves to the Pentagon (cropped).jpg Ernest Bai Koroma All People's Congress Samuel Sam-Sumana 1,314,881 58.65% Julius Maada Bio USDA 2021.jpg Julius Maada Bio Sierra Leone People's Party Kadi Sesay 819,185 37.36% 2012 Sierra Leone presidential election - Results by district2.svg Results by district President Ernest Bai Koroma All People's Congress Ernest Bai Koroma All People's Congress yes Parliamentary election 112 of the 124 seats in Parliament All People's Congress Ernest Bai Koroma 53.67 67 59 Sierra Leone People's Party Julius Maada Bio 38.25 42 43 2012 Sierra Leonean parliamentary election - Results by constituency.svg Results by constituency General elections were held in Sierra Leone on 17 November 2012. http://www.electionguide.org/country.php?ID=192 Election Guide, Sierra Leone Country Profile International Federation for Electoral Systems 19 November 2010 25 February 2012 The result was a sweeping victory for the ruling All People's Congress. Its leader, incumbent president Ernest Bai Koroma, won 58.7% of the vote, enough to win a second term without the need for a runoff. The APC also won 67 of the 112 elected seats in Parliament. To date, it is the APC's best showing at an election since the restoration of multiparty politics in 1991. Candidates In April 2007, the APC endorsed incumbent Ernest Bai Koroma for a second term. He was challenged by former President and general Julius Maada Bio of the Sierra Leone People's Party. On July 31, 2011, Bio defeated Usman Boie Kamara for the party's nomination.SEM http://www.sierraexpressmedia.com/archives/27181 Julius Maada Bio wins SLPP flagbearership Sierra Express Media 1 August 2011 17 November 2012 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20120527150221/http://www.sierraexpressmedia.com/archives/27181 27 May 2012 In the elections for the twelve Chief seats in Parliament, only four were contested.Government Notice https://web.archive.org/web/20140611085134/http://www.nec-sierraleone.org/index_files/Parliamentary_OMP_PCMP%20Result%202012.pdf 2014-06-11 National Electoral Commission Results President Koroma won 59% of the vote in the first round, exceeding the 55 percent threshold required to win the presidency in a single round. Ernest Bai Koroma All People's Congress 1314881 Julius Maada Bio Sierra Leone People's Party 837517 Charles Margai People's Movement for Democratic Change 28944 Joshua Albert Carew Citizens Democratic Party 22863 Eldred Collins Revolutionary United Front 12993 Gibrilla Kamara People's Democratic Party 8273 Kandeh Baba Conteh Peace and Liberation Party 6144 Mohamed Bangura United Democratic Movement 5069 James Obai Fullah United National People's Party 5044 108898 2692635 National Electoral Commission By district DistrictKoromaBioVotes%Votes%Kailahun District26,33122.685,52573.3Kenema District39,18018.7163,30377.9Kono District67,23858.242,91237.1Bombali District176,02393.28,2494.4Kambia District88,59782.014,08313.0Koinadugu District89,28286.48,3338.1Port Loko District182,76190.211,3295.6Tonkolili District145,47992.66,8644.4Bo District36,57516.7169,25477.1Bonthe District7,66711.752,76280.6Moyamba District28,70326.271,58765.3Pujehun District10,56515.550,79674.7Western Area Urban District315,07171.4120,64627.3Western Area Rural District101,40974.331,87423.4Source: National Electoral CommissionJune 2023 InternetArchiveBot yes Parliament All People's Congress 1149234 67 +8 Sierra Leone People's Party 819185 42 –1 People's Movement for Democratic Change 69202 0 –10 National Democratic Alliance 27706 0 0 Revolutionary United Front 12573 0 New United Democratic Movement 11771 0 New People's Democratic Party 8387 0 New Citizens Democratic Party 7446 0 New United National People's Party 4734 0 0 Peace and Liberation Party 2330 0 0 Independents 28914 0 0 Paramount chiefs 12 0 Vacant seats 3 – 0 National Electoral Commission By-elections Three seats were left vacant, with no election taking place in constituencies 5, 12 and 92 (Western Area Rural District). The election was delayed in Western Area Rural District due to the death of PMDC candidate, and a by-election was held on 9 February 2013. The result was a victory for the APC candidate, who received 61% of the vote.Declaration of Parliamentary Election Results in Constituency 92 https://web.archive.org/web/20160304055830/http://www.nec-sierraleone.org/index_files/Parliamentary_Results/PRESS%20RELEASE_Const%2092.pdf 2016-03-04 National Electoral Commission Aftermath Results showed Koroma winning in the first round of voting, receiving 58.7% of the vote against 37.4% for the SLPP candidate, Bio. If he had received less than 55% of the vote, a second round would have been necessary. Following the announcement of results, Koroma was promptly sworn in for another term as President on 23 November 2012. He said that he would "continue to attract investment" and "continue to fight corruption".https://archive.today/20130416013719/http://www.trust.org/alertnet/news/sierra-leones-koroma-promises-growth-in-new-term/ Sierra Leone's Koroma promises growth in new term Reuters, 23 November 2012 References General Category:Elections in Sierra Leone Sierra Leone Category:Presidential elections in Sierra Leone Sierra Category:Election and referendum articles with incomplete results Category:Julius Maada Bio