| Parliament name (generic / translated) |
Parlement / Parliament |
| Structure of parliament |
Bicameral |
| Chamber name (generic / translated) |
Sénat / Senate |
| Related chamber (for bicameral parliaments) |
Assemblée nationale / National Assembly
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| BACKGROUND |
| Dates of election / renewal (from/to) |
25 March 2018 |
| Purpose of elections |
The first ever indirect elections were held for 66 of the 99 seats in the newly created Senate. |
| Not applicable - indirect elections |
| STATISTICS |
| Voter turnout |
| Round no 1 | 25 March 2018 |
Number of registered electors
Voters
Blank or invalid ballot papers
Valid votes |
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Notes
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| Distribution of votes |
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Round no 1
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| Political Group |
Candidates |
Votes |
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% |
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| Rally of Houphouetists for Democracy and Peace (RHDP) |
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| Distribution of seats |
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Round no 1
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| Political Group |
Total
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| Rally of Houphouetists for Democracy and Peace (RHDP) |
50
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| Independents |
16
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| Distribution of seats according to sex |
Men
Women
Percent of women |
58
8
12.12%
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| Distribution of seats according to age |
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| Distribution of seats according to profession |
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| Comments |
Note on the distribution of seats according to sex:
In the first-ever elections to the 99-seat Senate held in March 2018, 8 out of 66 indirectly elected seats went to women. As at 12 June, the President of the Republic had not appointed the remaining 33 senators.
Source:
Senate (12.06.2018)
IPU Group (13.04.2018) |
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