| Parliament name |
National Parliament |
| Structure of parliament |
Unicameral |
| BACKGROUND |
| Dates of election / renewal (from/to) |
7 July 2012 |
| Purpose of elections |
Prime Minister Xanana Gusmao's National Congress for the Reconstruction of Timor-Leste (CNRT) came in first with 30 seats, winning five more than the Revolutionary Front for an Independent East Timor (FRETILIN). The CNRT pledged to seek foreign loans to build infrastructure while the FRETILIN opposed resorting to loans. The CNRT subsequently formed a coalition government with the Democratic Party (eight seats) and the National Reconstruction Front of Timor-Leste (FRENTL- Mudança, a splinter of the FRETILIN, which took two seats).
The electoral law passed in June 2011 stipulates that one in every three candidates on the party lists must be a woman. All parties complied with the new requirement. 25 women (38.46 %) were elected.
In April 2012, former Chief of Staff of the Timor-Leste Defence Force, Mr. José Maria de Vasconcelos (better known as Taur Matan Ruak) triumphed over former Speaker Francisco Guterres (FRETILIN) in the run-off presidential elections. |
Date of previous elections: 30 June 2007
Date of dissolution of the outgoing legislature: N/A
Timing of election: Upon normal expiry
Expected date of next elections: July 2017
Number of seats at stake: 65 (full renewal)
Number of candidates: Over 1,900
Percentage of women candidates: Not available
Number of parties contesting the election: 21
Number of parties winning seats: 4
Alternation of power: Not applicable (presidential system)
Number of parties in government: 3
Names of parties in government: National Congress for the Reconstruction of Timor-Leste, Democratic Party and National Reconstruction Front of Timor-Leste
Date of the first session of the new parliament: 30 July 2012
Name of the new Speaker: Mr. Vicente da Silva Guterres (National Congress for the Reconstruction of Timor-Leste, CNRT) |
| STATISTICS |
| Voter turnout |
| Round no 1 | 7 July 2012 |
Number of registered electors
Voters
Blank or invalid ballot papers
Valid votes |
645'624
482'792 (74.78%)
11'403
471'389 |
|
Notes
|
|
| Distribution of votes |
|
Round no 1
|
| Political Group |
Candidates |
Votes |
|
|
% |
|
|
| National Congress for the Reconstruction of Timor-Leste (CNRT) |
|
172'831 |
|
|
36.66 |
|
|
| Revolutionary Front for an independent East Timor (FRETILIN) |
|
140'786 |
|
|
29.87 |
|
|
| Democratic Party (PD) |
|
48'851 |
|
|
10.36 |
|
|
| National Reconstruction Front of Timor-Leste (FRENTI-Mudança) |
|
14'648 |
|
|
3.11 |
|
|
|
| Distribution of seats |
|
Round no 1
|
| Political Group |
Total
|
Number of women |
|
|
|
| National Congress for the Reconstruction of Timor-Leste (CNRT) |
30
|
10 |
|
|
|
| Revolutionary Front for an independent East Timor (FRETILIN) |
25
|
9 |
|
|
|
| Democratic Party (PD) |
8
|
4 |
|
|
|
| National Reconstruction Front of Timor-Leste (FRENTI-Mudança) |
2
|
2 |
|
|
|
|
| Distribution of seats according to sex |
Men
Women
Percent of women |
40
25
38.46%
|
| Distribution of seats according to age |
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| Distribution of seats according to profession |
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| Comments |
Sources:
National Parliament (22.09.2012)
http://www.stae.tl/elections/2012/rezultado/parlamentar/ |
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