Parliamentary elections were held in Cape Verde on 13 January 1991, the country's first multi-party elections,[1] having previously been a one-party state with the African Party for the Independence of Cape Verde (PAICV) as the sole legal party. The number of seats was reduced from 83 to 79. The result was a victory for the Movement for Democracy, which won 56 of the 79 seats.[2] Voter turnout was 75.3%.[3]
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13 January 1991
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All 79 seats in the National Assembly of Cape Verde 40 seats needed for a majority | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Registered | 166,818 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Turnout | 75.3% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Results
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| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
| Movement for Democracy | 78,454 | 66.41 | 56 | New | |
| African Party for the Independence of Cape Verde | 39,673 | 33.59 | 23 | –60 | |
| Total | 118,127 | 100.00 | 79 | –4 | |
| Valid votes | 118,127 | 94.08 | |||
| Invalid votes | 6,764 | 5.39 | |||
| Blank votes | 673 | 0.54 | |||
| Total votes | 125,564 | 100.00 | |||
| Registered voters/turnout | 166,818 | 75.27 | |||
| Source: [4] | |||||
References
edit- ↑ Cheeseman, Nic, ed. (2015), "The Fate of Africa's Democratic Experiments 1989–2014", Democracy in Africa: Successes, Failures, and the Struggle for Political Reform, Cambridge University Press, pp. 234–238, doi:10.1017/CBO9781139030892.009, ISBN 978-0-521-13842-0
- ↑ Elections in Cape Verde African Elections Database
- ↑ Nohlen, D, Krennerich, M & Thibaut, B (1999) Elections in Africa: A data handbook, p198 ISBN 0-19-829645-2
- ↑ "Boletim Oficial da República de Cabo Verde, Supplement, No. 3". Boletim Oficial da República de Cabo Verde. 25 January 1991. pp. 13–14.