2018 Djiboutian parliamentary election

Parliamentary elections were held in Djibouti on 23 February 2018.[1] The election was boycotted by the main opposition parties, including some of the parties in the Union for National Salvation coalition, which had won 10 seats in the previous elections in 2013.[2]

2018 Djiboutian parliamentary election

23 February 2018
All 65 seats to the National Assembly
Leader Ismaïl Omar Guelleh Party UMP UDJ-PDD Seats won 57 7 Seat change 2 New
President of the National Assembly before election Mohamed Ali Houmed RPP Elected President of the National Assembly Mohamed Ali Houmed RPP

According to government figures, the ruling Union for the Presidential Majority won 57 of 65 seats in Parliament. The opposition Union for Democracy and Justice–Djibouti Party for Development (UDJ–PDD) won seven seats in Djibouti city electoral district. The UMP ran unopposed in three electoral districts (Dikhil, Obock and Arta, 18 seats).[3]

Electoral system

Prior to the 2013 the previous winner-takes-all party block vote was abandoned. Instead the elections were held using a closed list system in which 80% of seats (rounded to the nearest integer) in each constituency were awarded to the party receiving the most votes. The remaining seats were allocated proportionally to other parties receiving over 10% of the vote using the D'Hondt method. In cases where no other party received more than 10% of the vote, all seats in a constituency were awarded to the party receiving the most votes.[4] There was also a 25% female quota,[5] up from 10% in the previous election.[6]

Results

Party		Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	Union for the Presidential Majority	105,278	87.83	57	+2
	UDJ–PDD	13,088	10.92	7
	Centre of Unified Democrats	811	0.68	1	+1
	Republican Alliance for Democracy	684	0.57	0
Total		119,861	100.00	65	0
Valid votes		119,861	96.71
Invalid/blank votes		4,073	3.29
Total votes		123,934	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		194,169	63.83
Source: Presidency of Djibouti, IPU

By region

Region	UMP		UDJ–PDD		CUD		RAD
	%	S	%	S	%	S	%	S
Djibouti	80.6	28	19.4	7	-	-	-	-
Arta	100.0	3	-	-	-	-	-	-
Ali Sabeh	89.5	5	-	-	10.5	1	-	-
Dikhil	100.0	11	-	-	-	-	-	-
Tadjourah	94.8	6	-	-		-	5.2	0
Obock	100.0	4	-	-	-	-	-	-
Total	87.8	57	10.9	7	0.7	1	0.6	0

References

1. Djibout - 2018 Election - Legislature Global Security
2. Djibouti ruling party claims landslide parliamentary win African News, 26 February 2018
3. publication des listes des candidats
4. The 2012 amendment to art. 33 of the electoral law President of Djibouti
5. Loi N° 219/AN/18/7ème L modifiant la Loi n°192/AN/02/4ème L instituant le système de quota dans les fonctions électives et dans l'administration de l'Etat President of Djibouti
6. Loi n°192/AN/02/4ème L Instituant le système de quota dans les fonctions Electives et dans l’Administration de l’Etat President of Djibouti