2011 Cape Verdean parliamentary election

2011 Cape Verdean parliamentary election

6 February 2011
All 72 seats in the National Assembly of Cape Verde 37 seats needed for a majority
Registered	298,567
Turnout	76.01%
First party Second party Third party   Leader José Maria Neves Carlos Veiga António Monteiro Party PAICV MpD UCID Seats won 38 32 2 Seat change 3 3 Popular vote 117,967 94,674 9,842 Percentage 52.68% 42.27% 4.39%
Prime Minister before election José Maria Neves PAICV Elected Prime Minister José Maria Neves PAICV

Parliamentary elections were held Cape Verde on 6 February 2011. The result was a victory for the ruling African Party for the Independence of Cape Verde (PAICV), led by Prime Minister Jose Maria Neves, which won 38 of the 72 seats in the National Assembly.

Results

Although technical problems prevented a prompt announcement of official results, it quickly became clear that PAICV had won a parliamentary majority, and Veiga conceded defeat on 7 February 2011. The opposition's immediate acceptance of defeat, prior to an official announcement, was viewed as a sign of the strength of democracy in Cape Verde.

Party		Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	African Party for the Independence of Cape Verde	117,967	52.68	38	–3
	Movement for Democracy	94,674	42.27	32	+3
	Democratic and Independent Cape Verdean Union	9,842	4.39	2	0
	Labour and Solidarity Party	1,040	0.46	0	New
	Social Democratic Party	429	0.19	0	0
Total		223,952	100.00	72	0
Valid votes		223,952	98.68
Invalid/blank votes		2,990	1.32
Total votes		226,942	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		298,567	76.01
Source: African Elections Database

By constituency

Constituency	Seats	Distribution
Santo Antão	6	PAICV 3, MpD 3
São Vicente	11	PAICV 5, MpD 4, UCID 2
São Nicolau	2	MpD 1, PAICV 1
Sal	3	MpD 2, PAICV 1
Boa Vista	2	PAICV 1, MpD 1
Maio	2	MpD 1, PAICV 1
Santiago North	14	PAICV 8, MpD 6
Santiago South	19	PAICV 11, MpD 8
Fogo	5	PAICV 3, MpD 2
Brava	2	PAICV 1, MpD 1
Africa	2	PAICV 1, MpD 1
Europe	2	PAICV 1, MpD 1
Americas	2	PAICV 1, MpD 1