| Parliament name (generic / translated) |
Parlamento / Parliament |
| Structure of parliament |
Bicameral |
| Chamber name (generic / translated) |
Cámara de los Diputados / Chamber of Deputies |
| Related chamber (for bicameral parliaments) |
Senado / Senate
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| BACKGROUND |
| Dates of election / renewal (from/to) |
26 May 2013 |
| Purpose of elections |
The 2013 elections were the first to be held under the 2012 Constitution which provided for a bicameral parliament comprising a 100-member Chamber of Deputies (replacing the previous House of Peoples' Representatives of the same size) and a 76-member Senate. Fifty-six senators are directly elected while 15 are appointed by the President of the Republic. In addition there are five ex officio members.
President Teodoro Obiang Nguema's Democratic Party of Equatorial Guinea (PDGE) and its allies (see note) swept 99 seats in the Chamber of Deputies and 54 of the 55 directly elected seats in the Senate. The PDGE promised balanced and harmonious development for Equatorial Guinea so as to make it an emerging country by 2020. The Convergence for Social Democracy (CPDS) took the remaining seat in both chambers, promising to defend workers rights and provide a free public health system.
Note:
In 2013, the Democratic Party of Equatorial Guinea (PDGE) was in the electoral coalition with the Popular Union (UP), the Progressive Democratic Alliance (ADP), the Liberal Party (PL), the Social Democratic Coalition Party (PCSD), the National Democratic Union (UDENA), the Social Democratic Party (PSD), the Socialist Party of Equatorial Guinea (PSGE), the Social Democratic and Popular Convergence (CSDP), the Liberal Democratic Convention (CLD) and the Social Democratic Union (UDS). |
Date of previous elections: 4 May 2008 (elections to the previous House of Peoples' Representatives)
Date of dissolution of the outgoing legislature: Not applicable.
Timing of election: Upon normal expiry
Expected date of next elections: May 2018
Number of seats at stake: 100 (full renewal)
Number of candidates: Not available.
Percentage of women candidates: Not available
Number of parties contesting the election: 3
Number of parties winning seats: 2
Alternation of power:
Number of parties in government: One coalition comprising 11 parties.
Names of parties in government: See the note above.
Date of the first session of the new parliament: 12 July 2013
Name of the new Speaker: Mr. Gaudencio Mohaba Mesu (PDGE) |
| STATISTICS |
| Voter turnout |
| Round no 1 | 26 May 2013 |
Number of registered electors
Voters
Blank or invalid ballot papers
Valid votes |
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Notes
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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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| Democratic Party of Equatorial Guinea (PDGE) and its Allies |
99
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| Convergence for Social Democracy (CPDS) |
1
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| Distribution of seats according to sex |
Men
Women
Percent of women |
78
22
22.00%
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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 |
Sources:
Parliament (02.07.2013, 08.10.2013, 01.01.2014)
http://www.guineaecuatorialpress.com/noticia.php?id=3867 |
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