2013 Equatorial Guinean legislative election
Legislative elections were held in Equatorial Guinea on 26 May 2013, alongside local elections. Following constitutional reforms approved in a 2011 referendum, they were the first elections in which the newly established Senate is elected.[1] The ruling Democratic Party of Equatorial Guinea won all but one seat in both houses of Parliament.
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Electoral system
The Senate has 70 members, of which 55 were elected and 15 were to be appointed by President Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo.[2]
The 100 members of the Chamber of People's Representatives were elected by closed list proportional representation in multi-member constituencies.[3]
Results
Senate
Party | Votes | % | Seats | |
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Democratic Party of Equatorial Guinea | 54 | |||
Convergence for Social Democracy | 1 | |||
Appointed members | 15 | |||
Total | 70 | |||
Source: Government of Equatorial Guinea |
Chamber of People's Representatives
Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
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Democratic Party of Equatorial Guinea | 99 | +10 | |||
Convergence for Social Democracy | 1 | 0 | |||
Total | 100 | 0 | |||
Source: Government of Equatorial Guinea |
References
- Equatorial Guinea to put key reforms in place at May elections The Nation, 23 January 2013
- Election Profile IFES
- Electoral System IPU
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