2001 East Timorese parliamentary election

none October 2015 October 2015 United Nations 1999 2007 yes All 88 seats in the Constituent Assembly 30 August 2001 Fretilin Mari Alkatiri 55 57.37 Democratic Party (East Timor) Fernando de Araújo 7 8.72 PSD 8.18 6 Mário Viegas Carrascalão Timorese Social Democratic Association 7.84 6 Francisco Xavier do Amaral UDT 2.36 2 João Viegas Carrascalão PNT 2.21 2 Aliança de Araújo KOTA 2.13 2 Leão Pedro dos Reis Amaral de PPT 2.01 2 Jacob Xavier de PDC 1.98 2 António Ximenes da Costa de António Ximenes PST 1.78 Pedro dos Mártires da Costa de 1 Liberal Party (East Timor) 1.10 1 Armando José Dourado da Silva de Armando da Silva Christian Democratic Union of Timor 0.66 1 Vicente Guterres Independents 1.47 1 António da Costa Lelan de 2001 East Timorese parliamentary election - Results by municipality.svg Most voted-for party by district and results by constituency Prime Minister-designate Mari Alkatiri Fretilin 86.03% Constituent Assembly elections were held in East Timor on 30 August 2001, the second anniversary of the independence referendum. One member was elected from each of the country's thirteen districts, whilst a further 75 were elected by proportional representation. The result was a victory for Fretilin, which won 55 of the 88 seats. Voter turnout was 93%.Timor-Leste: Elections held in 2001 Inter-Parliamentary Union Following the election the Constituent Assembly nominated a transitional Council of Ministers with Mari Alkatiri as Chief Minister.On the establishment of the Council of Ministers United Nations Background The elections were held to elect 88 members of a constituent assembly (the precursor of the National Parliament), which would be in charge of drafting the first constitution of the Asian country. These were the first free and fair elections to take place on Timorese territory in its entire history after the end of the Portuguese colonial period and the occupation by Indonesia (1975-1999). The elections were managed by the United Nations Transitional Administration in East Timor (UNTAET) to begin the second phase of the transition to full independence, after most of the Timorese infrastructure was destroyed by pro-Indonesian militias following the August 1999 independence referendum. Of the 88 seats in the Constituent Assembly, 13 would be elected by uninominal majority vote in representation of the thirteen districts that make up the country, while the remaining 75 would be elected by proportional representation by lists. Seventeen parties presented lists for the election.Azul 2 Malai 17 August 2006 Timor Online - Em directo de Timor-Leste: Resultados das eleições de 2001 http://timor-online.blogspot.com/2006/08/resultados-das-eleies-de-2001_17.html 2022-12-17 Timor Online - Em directo de Timor-Leste Results File:Timor Leste Assemblée constituante 2001.svg Fretilin 208531 55 Democratic Party 31680 7 Social Democratic Party 29726 6 Timorese Social Democratic Association 28495 6 Timorese Democratic Union 8581 2 Timorese Nationalist Party 8035 2 Association of Timorese Heroes 7735 2 People's Party of Timor 7322 2 Christian Democratic Party 7181 2 Socialist Party of Timor 6483 1 Liberal Party 4013 1 Christian Democratic Union of Timor 2413 1 Timorese Popular Democratic Association 2181 0 Timorese Labor Party 2026 0 National Republic Party of East Timor de Partido Republika Nacional Timor Leste 1970 0 Maubere Democratic Party de Partai Demokratik Maubere 1788 0 Independents 5341 1 20747 446666 Ying, Elections Today, IDEA Aftermath The Constituent Assembly was installed and invested a local autonomous government on 20 September led by a Council of Ministers, the first elected government in the country's history. Fretilin's Secretary General, Mari Alkatiri, took over as President of the Council of Ministers in coalition with the PD, with a two-thirds majority. On 20 May 2002 the United Nations protectorate came to an end and the territory became independent as the Democratic Republic of East Timor. The Constituent Assembly was reconstituted as the National Parliament, and the government of Alkatiri (who changed his position to Prime Minister) became the first constitutional government.On the election of a Constituent Assembly to prepare a constitution for an independent and democratic East Timor United Nations The Assembly had the mandate of preparing a constitution. It had to be approved by at least 60 of the 88 members within 90 days of the Assembly's first sitting. The new constitution was promulgated in March 2002,Constitution of East Timor Government of East Timor and following independence on 20 May, served as its first Parliament. Presidential elections were held in April 2002 in which Xanana Gusmão was victorious. See also List of members of the parliament of East Timor, 2001–07 References External links Category:Parliamentary elections in Timor-Leste East Timor Parliamentary East Timor