2005 Burundian parliamentary election
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Parliamentary elections were held in Burundi on 4 July 2005. The result was a victory for the National Council for the Defense of Democracy – Forces for the Defense of Democracy (CNDD–FDD), which won 64 of the 118 seats in the National Assembly
Conduct[edit]
Voting was largely peaceful throughout the country during election day. Observers deemed the polls generally free, fair, and transparent while the major political parties accepted the results as legitimate.
Results[edit]
National Assembly[edit]
In order to ensure the 60%-40% ethnic split and 30% quota for women, a further 18 members, including the three Twa representatives foreseen by the Electoral Code, were co-opted after the elections.
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elected | Co-opted | Total | ||||||
| CNDD–FDD | 1,417,800 | 58.55 | 59 | 5 | 64 | |||
| Front for Democracy in Burundi | 525,336 | 21.70 | 25 | 5 | 30 | |||
| Union for National Progress | 174,575 | 7.21 | 10 | 5 | 15 | |||
| National Council for the Defense of Democracy | 100,366 | 4.14 | 4 | 0 | 4 | |||
| Movement for the Rehabilitation of Citizens – Rurenzangemero | 51,730 | 2.14 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |||
| Party for National Recovery | 42,223 | 1.74 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Other parties and independents | 109,396 | 4.52 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Co-opted Twa members | – | 3 | 3 | |||||
| Total | 2,421,426 | 100.00 | 100 | 18 | 118 | |||
| Valid votes | 2,421,426 | 99.00 | ||||||
| Invalid/blank votes | 24,575 | 1.00 | ||||||
| Total votes | 2,446,001 | 100.00 | ||||||
| Registered voters/turnout | 3,167,124 | 77.23 | ||||||
| Source: African Elections Database | ||||||||
Senate[edit]
Following the National Assembly elections, the Senate was indirectly elected on 29 July. Of the 49 Senate members, 34 were elected by electoral colleges formed by councillors, three were co-opted Twas, four were former Presidents, and eight further members were co-opted to ensure that at least 30% of its members were women.[1] A total of 119 candidates stood for election to the Senate.[2]
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elected | Co-opted | Total | ||||||
| CNDD–FDD | 30 | 2 | 32 | |||||
| Front for Democracy in Burundi | 3 | 2 | 5 | |||||
| National Council for the Defense of Democracy | 1 | 2 | 3 | |||||
| Union for National Progress | 0 | 2 | 2 | |||||
| Co-opted Twa members | – | 3 | 3 | |||||
| Former presidents | – | 4 | 4 | |||||
| Total | 34 | 15 | 49 | |||||
| Valid votes | 1,097 | 50.76 | ||||||
| Invalid/blank votes | 1,064 | 49.24 | ||||||
| Total votes | 2,161 | 100.00 | ||||||
| Registered voters/turnout | 3,225 | 67.01 | ||||||
| Source: African Elections Database, IPU | ||||||||
References[edit]
- ^ Indirect Legislative Elections in Sub-Saharan Africa African Elections Database
- ^ Burundi Sénat (Senate): Elections held in 2005 IPU
External links[edit]
- Burundi: Elections held in 2005 IPU
- 2005 elections IFES
- Republic of Burundi Legislative Elections of 4 July 2005 Adam Carr
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