2015 Comorian parliamentary election

Parliamentary elections were held in the Comoros on 25 January 2015, alongside local elections. A second round of voting was held on 22 February in the 21 constituencies where no candidate won in the first round.[1] The Union for the Development of the Comoros emerged as the largest party, winning eight of the 24 seats in the Assembly of the Union.

2015 Comorian parliamentary election
Comoros
25 January 2015 (first round)
22 February 2015 (second round)
24 of the 33 seats in the Assembly of the Union
17 seats needed for a majority
Turnout71.35%
PartyLeader % Seats
UPDC 18.47 8
Juwa Party Ahmed Abdallah Mohamed Sambi 17.99 7
RDC 10.42 2
CRC Azali Assoumani 7.24 2
RADHI 3.57 1
PEC 1.60 1
Independents – 24.82 3
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Background

The term of the Assembly of the Union elected in 2009 was due to expire in April 2014, but was extended.[2] Elections were initially scheduled for early November 2014, but in September President Ikililou Dhoinine announced that they would be delayed until 28 December, with the second round planned for 1 February.[2] They were later delayed again until January 2015.

Electoral system

The 33 members of the Assembly of the Union were elected by two methods; 24 members were directly elected in single member constituencies using the two-round system, whilst nine members were elected by the Island assemblies.[3]

Campaign

The campaigning period officially began on 25 December. A total of 204 candidates registered to run for election to the Assembly, whilst 353 candidates contested the council elections.[4]

Results
PartyFirst roundSecond roundTotal
seats
Votes%SeatsVotes%Seats
Union for the Development of the Comoros33,22918.47249,07929.0768
Juwa Party32,37317.99134,56920.4767
Democratic Rally of the Comoros18,75110.42035,95321.2922
Convention for the Renewal of the Comoros13,0307.24017,12310.1422
Orange Party10,8976.0601,6440.9700
Rally for an Alternative of Harmonious and Integrated Development6,4153.5708,6155.1011
Party for the Comorian Agreement2,8781.6003,2621.9311
Rally for Democracy and Renewal2,8651.5900
National Alliance for the Comoros2,7421.5200
Comorian Union for Progress2,7131.5100
Movement for the Republic, Openness, and Unity of the Comoros Archipelago2,3081.2800
National Union for Democracy in the Comoros1,3320.7400
WWW1,0940.6100
Djawabu Party9470.5300
Bassemala Party9070.5000
Rally for a Development Initiative with an Enlightened Youth8100.4500
National Rally for Development–Renewal6650.3700
ADD ZAM-ZAM4060.2300
Islands' Fraternity and Unity Party2770.1500
Democratic Front2550.1400
Mwashiwa Party1700.0900
MCJC1120.0600
Social Democrat Party of the Comoros–Dudja860.0500
Independents44,64924.82018,60311.0233
Total179,911100.003168,848100.002124
Valid votes179,91191.85168,84891.87
Invalid/blank votes15,9598.1514,9468.13
Total votes195,870100.00183,794100.00
Registered voters/turnout274,50571.35251,59573.05
Source: CENI, CENI

Elected MPs
Constituency Candidate Party
DewaAhmed Bacar SalimIndependent
Msoutrouni & MoimbassaSaid Baco AttoumaniUnion for the Development of the Comoros
DjandoAbdallah AhamadiUnion for the Development of the Comoros
MledjeleHachim RamiaraUnion for the Development of the Comoros
SimaDhoihir DhoulkamalIndependent
Mutsamudu IBacar Abdou Dossar MohamedJuwa Party
Mutsamudu IiAbou Achirafi Ali BacarIndependent
OuaniAbdallah Ben OmarJuwa Party
CuvetteSoiffa OusseniUnion for the Development of the Comoros
Domoni IMohamed Rachadi AbdouJuwa Party
Domoni IiTadjiddine MohamedJuwa Party
Nioumakele IAbdou OusseniUnion for the Development of the Comoros
Nioumakele IiNassimou AhamadiJuwa Party
Moroni NorthIbrahim Mohamed SouleJuwa Party
Moroni SouthMohamed MsaidieJuwa Party
BambaoIssa Soule MmadiUnion for the Development of the Comoros
Oichili–DimaniCharif MaoulanaConvention for the Renewal of the Comoros
Itsandra NorthM'madi Hassani OumouriDemocratic Rally of the Comoros
Itsandra SouthSaïd Ibrahim FahmiParty for the Comorian Agreement
Mitsamiouli–MboudeAli AhamadaRally for an Alternative of Harmonious and Integrated Development
HambouAli MhadjiConvention for the Renewal of the Comoros
Hamahamet–MboinkouSoulaimane Mohamed SoilihiUnion for the Development of the Comoros
NgouengweAbdoulkarim MohamedUnion for the Development of the Comoros
ItsahidiHadjira OumouriDemocratic Rally of the Comoros

References
  1. Comoros: Controversy surrounding the election commission on the eve of the start of the campaign for parliamentary and municipal elections Archived 2015-01-21 at the Wayback Machine Indian Ocean Times, 15 December 2014
  2. "Comoran elections delayed two months without explanation". Yahoo News. Retrieved 2023-01-07.
  3. "COMOROS (Assemblée de l'Union), General information". Inter-Parliamentary Union. Retrieved 2023-01-07.
  4. Comoros: The lists of candidates for the different polls published by the Constitutional Court Archived 2015-01-21 at the Wayback Machine Indian Ocean Times, 24 December 2014
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