2001 Cape Verdean parliamentary election

Election

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14 January 2001

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All 72 seats in the National Assembly of Cape Verde
37 seats needed for a majority

Registered

260,126

Turnout

54.53%

Prime Minister before election

Gualberto do Rosário
MpD

Elected Prime Minister

José Maria Neves
PAICV

Politics of Cape Verde


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Parliamentary elections were held in Cape Verde on 14 January 2001. The result was a victory for the African Party for the Independence of Cape Verde run by José Maria Neves, which won 40 of the 72 seats in the National Assembly, defeating the ruling Movement for Democracy led by Carlos Veiga. Third was the Democratic Alliance for Change (ADM) led by José dos Santos Luís with 6.12% of the votes.

Results



Party		Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	African Party for the Independence of Cape Verde	67,860	49.50	40	+19
	Movement for Democracy	55,586	40.55	30	–20
	Democratic Alliance for Change	8,389	6.12	2	+1
	Democratic Renewal Party	4,630	3.38	0	New
	Social Democratic Party	620	0.45	0	0
Total		137,085	100.00	72	0

Valid votes		137,085	96.65
Invalid/blank votes		4,751	3.35
Total votes		141,836	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		260,126	54.53
Source: African Elections Database

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