2001 Cape Verdean parliamentary election
Parliamentary elections were held in Cape Verde on 14 January 2001. The result was a victory for the African Party for the Independence of Cape Verde run by José Maria Neves, which won 40 of the 72 seats in the National Assembly,[1][2] defeating the ruling Movement for Democracy led by Carlos Veiga. Third was the Democratic Alliance for Change (ADM) led by José dos Santos Luís with 6.12% of the votes.
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All 72 seats in the National Assembly of Cape Verde 37 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Registered | 260,126 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Turnout | 54.53% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Results
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| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
| African Party for the Independence of Cape Verde | 67,860 | 49.50 | 40 | +19 | |
| Movement for Democracy | 55,586 | 40.55 | 30 | –20 | |
| Democratic Alliance for Change | 8,389 | 6.12 | 2 | +1 | |
| Democratic Renewal Party | 4,630 | 3.38 | 0 | New | |
| Social Democratic Party | 620 | 0.45 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 137,085 | 100.00 | 72 | 0 | |
| Valid votes | 137,085 | 96.65 | |||
| Invalid/blank votes | 4,751 | 3.35 | |||
| Total votes | 141,836 | 100.00 | |||
| Registered voters/turnout | 260,126 | 54.53 | |||
| Source: African Elections Database | |||||
References
- Elections in Cape Verde African Elections Database
- "Cape Verde president 'wins' poll". BBC News. 13 February 2006.
External links
- National Elections Commission (in Portuguese)
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