2016 Ivorian parliamentary election

None January 2026 2016 Ivorian parliamentary election Ivory Coast no 2011 2021 18 December 2016 34.11% ( 2.45pp) All 255 seats in the National Assembly 128 Rally of Houphouëtists for Democracy and Peace Henri Konan Bédié 50.26 167 211 Ivorian Popular Front Pascal Affi N'Guessan 5.83 3 New Union for Democracy and Peace in Ivory Coast Albert Toikeusse Mabri 2.99 6 7 Union for Ivory Coast Gnamien Konan 1.03 3 1 Independents – 38.50 76 35 Prime Minister Daniel Kablan Duncan Democratic Party of Ivory Coast – African Democratic Rally Amadou Gon Coulibaly Rally of the Republicans Parliamentary elections were held in Ivory Coast on 18 December 2016.http://www.rfi.fr/afrique/20161115-legislatives-ivoiriennes-forces-politiques-ordre-marche-presque-rhdp-pdci-fpi Législatives ivoiriennes: les forces politiques en ordre de marche, ou presque fr 15 November 2016 The new constitution, which was approved in a referendum in October, reduced the term for the 255 members of the National Assembly from five to four years.August 2018 The presidential coalition, the Rally of Houphouëtists for Democracy and Peace (composed of the Rally of the Republicans, the Democratic Party of Ivory Coast – African Democratic Rally and some minor parties) won more than the half the seats in the National Assembly. Electoral system The 255 members of the National Assembly were elected from 169 single-member constituencies and 36 multi-member constituencies with between two and six seats.Electoral system IPUListe des circonscriptions électorales In single-member constituencies voters cast a vote for one candidate who is elected by first-past-the-post voting; whereas in multi-member constituencies candidates were elected by plurality-at-large voting, where voters cast a single vote for a closed list, with the list receiving the most votes winning all seats in the constituency.Dieter Nohlen, Michael Krennerich & Bernhard Thibaut (1999) Elections in Africa: A data handbook, p306 0-19-829645-2 Campaign A total of 1,336 candidates contested the elections, 597 representing 38 political parties and 739 as independents.Statistique des candidatures retenues par groupement au 13/12/2016 CEI The Rally of Houphouëtists for Democracy and Peace had the most candidates (248), with the Ivorian Popular Front (which had boycotted the 2011 elections) the only other party to run candidates in more than half of constituencies, having nominated 187 candidates. Sixteen parties contested only one seat. Results In constituency 34 there was a tie between two candidates, with the independent candidate Léonard Guéi Desseloue and Marius Sarr Bohe (RHDP) both receiving 1,231 votes. A second round of voting took place within 15 days.Proclamation des résultats définitifs du scrutin législatif du 18 décembre 2016 : Allocution du président Abidjan.net, 20 December 2016 Léonard Sahé won the last constituency achieving 52.69% while Marius Sarr got 46.31%.Côte d’Ivoire : Léonard Guéi a remporté le 255e siège de député AfricTelegraph.com, 31 December 2016 File:Assemblee Cote d'Ivoire 2018.svg Rally of Houphouëtists for Democracy and Peace 1019057 167 −44 Ivorian Popular Front 118130 3 New Union for Democracy and Peace in Ivory Coast 60566 6 −1 Union for Ivory Coast 20806 3 +2 Liberty and Democracy for the Republic 3050 0 0 #781F0B Rally for Peace, Progress and Sharing 2628 0 New United Cape for Democracy and Development 2513 0 0 Alliance of Democratic Forces 2308 0 New Union of Democrats for Progress 2235 0 New Democratic and Civic Union 2207 0 0 Democratic and Social Movement 1576 0 0 Renewal for Peace and Agreement 1303 0 New Collective of Democratic Ivorians 1136 0 New Congress for Ivorian Renewal 1101 0 New Union for Total Democracy in Ivory Coast 984 0 0 People's Party of Social Democrats 861 0 New Republican Union for Democracy 848 0 New Union for Progress 648 0 New Pan-African Democratic Rally 644 0 0 National Democratic and Reformist Front 596 0 New Ivorian Party of Greens 466 0 New National Civic Movement 444 0 0 Congress of People for Development and Freedom 440 0 New Union for National Progress 319 0 0 People's Socialist Union 306 0 0 red Democracy for Freedom and Cohesion 233 0 New Ivorian Party of Rising to Challenges 201 0 0 Party of Unity and Progress of Ivory Coast 184 0 New Revolutionary Communist Party of Ivory Coast 178 0 0 #B0241D Congress for Ivorian Renewal–Panafrican 177 0 New Ivorian Ecological Movement 163 0 0 Union of Popular Masses 134 0 New Republican Party of Ivory Coast 106 0 0 Union for Development and Freedoms 101 0 New National Alliance of Ivory Coast 93 0 New Ivorian Party of Farmers 40 0 0 Progressive Movement of Ivory Coast 30 0 New La Renaissance 20 0 0 Independents 780629 76 +41 110575 0 6268113 CEI Aftermath When the National Assembly began meeting for the new parliamentary term, Guillaume Soro, an RHDP deputy, was re-elected as President of the National Assembly on 9 January 2017. He received 230 votes from the 252 deputies present; Evariste Méambly, an independent deputy, received 12 votes, and there were 10 spoilt votes.Claire Rainfroy, "Côte d’Ivoire : Guillaume Soro largement réélu président de l’Assemblée nationale", Jeune Afrique, 9 January 2017 fr. References External links List of candidates Independent Electoral Commission National Results Ivory Parliamentary Category:Parliamentary elections in Ivory Coast Ivory