Equatorial Guinean legislative election, 2017

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Parliamentary elections were held in Equatorial Guinea on 12 November 2017. The ruling Democratic Party of Equatorial Guinea won all but one of the seats in the Chamber of Deputies, every seat in the Senate and control of every local council.[1]

Electoral system

The 100 members of the Chamber of Deputies are elected by closed-list proportional representation from multi-member constituencies based on the 19 electoral districts[2] with an electoral threshold of 10%.[3] Of the 70 members of the Senate, 55 are elected from the same 19 electoral districts also by closed-list proportional representation and with an electoral threshold of 10%. An additional 15 members are appointed.[4]

Results

Chamber of Deputies

Party Votes % Seats +/–
Democratic Party of Equatorial Guinea92.0099
Citizens for Innovation5.771New
Together We Can2.230–1
Invalid/blank votes1,480
Total273,5021001000
Registered voters/turnout325,555
Source: GEP

Senate

Party Votes % Seats +/–
Democratic Party of Equatorial Guinea92.0055+1
Citizens for Innovation5.770New
Together We Can2.230–1
Appointed members150
Invalid/blank votes1,480
Total273,502100700
Registered voters/turnout325,555
Source: GEP

References

  1. The people of Equatorial Guinea cast majority vote in favour of PDGE project Equatorial Guinea Press, 18 November 2017
  2. "Decreto Presidencial por el que se disuelve la Cámara de los Diputados, el Senado y los Ayuntamientos y se convoca elecciones generales para la Cámara de los Diputados, el Senado y Municipales" (PDF) (in Spanish). Government of Equatorial Guinea. 15 September 2017. Retrieved 8 November 2017.
  3. Chamber of Deputies: Electoral system IPU
  4. Senate: Electoral system IPU
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