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Elections in Somaliland

Somaliland elects on national level a head of state (the president) and a legislature. The president is elected by the people for a five-year term. The Parliament (Baarlamaanka) has two chambers. The House of Representatives (Golaha Wakiilada) will have 82 members, elected for a five-year term. The House of Elders (Golaha Guurtida) will have 82 members, representing traditional leaders. Somaliland has a multi-party system, with numerous parties in which no one party often has a chance of gaining power alone, and parties must work with each other to form coalition governments.[1][2][3][4][5]

Latest elections

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Parliamentary elections

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Main article: 2021 Somaliland parliamentary election
 
PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Waddani258,65837.2231New
Kulmiye Peace, Unity, and Development Party256,52436.9130+2
Justice and Welfare Party179,73525.86210
Total694,917100.00820
Registered voters/turnout1,065,847–
Source: EC, Reuters, EC

Municipal elections

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Main article: 2021 Somaliland municipal elections
PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Kulmiye Peace, Unity, and Development Party268,81538.9993−6
Waddani260,84137.8379+11
Justice and Welfare Party159,80123.1848+8
Total689,457100.00220–
Registered voters/turnout1,065,847–
Source: SLNEC

Past elections

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2017 presidential election

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Main article: 2017 Somaliland presidential election
CandidateRunning matePartyVotes%
Muse Bihi AbdiAbdirahman SayliciPeace, Unity, and Development Party305,90955.10
Abdirahman Mohamed AbdullahiMohamed AliWaddani226,09240.73
Faysal Ali WarabeAbdi Ahmed Musa AbyanFor Justice and Development23,1414.17
Total555,142100.00
Valid votes555,14298.15
Invalid/blank votes10,4751.85
Total votes565,617100.00
Registered voters/turnout704,19880.32
Source: SLNEC

2012 municipal elections

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Main article: 2012 Somaliland municipal elections
PartyVotes%Seats
KULMIYE244,79530.1999
Waddani163,78920.2068
UCID105,10512.9640
Umadda94,68911.6837
Rays83,59610.3132
Xaqsoor74,2049.1531
Dalsan44,6805.5116
Total810,858100.00323
Source: https://media.africaportal.org/documents/Report-website-version.pdf

2010 presidential election

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Main article: 2010 Somaliland presidential election

Elections were delayed several times, and were finally held on 26 June 2010.

CandidateRunning matePartyVotes%
Ahmed Mahamoud SilanyoAbdirahman SayliciPeace, Unity, and Development Party266,90649.59
Dahir Riyale KahinAhmed Yusuf YasinUnited Peoples' Democratic Party178,88133.23
Faysal Ali WarabeMohammad RashidFor Justice and Development92,45917.18
Total538,246100.00
Total votes538,246–
Registered voters/turnout1,069,91450.31
Source: NEC, African Elections Database

2005 parliamentary election

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Main article: 2005 Somaliland parliamentary election
 
PartyVotes%Seats
United Peoples' Democratic Party261,44939.0033
Peace, Unity, and Development Party228,32834.0628
For Justice and Development180,54526.9321
Total670,322100.0082
Valid votes670,32299.32
Invalid/blank votes4,5850.68
Total votes674,907100.00
Source: IRI

2003 presidential election

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Main article: 2003 Somaliland presidential election
CandidateRunning matePartyVotes%
Dahir Riyale KahinAhmed Yusuf YasinUnited Peoples' Democratic Party205,59542.08
Ahmed M. Mahamoud SilanyoAbdirahman SayliciPeace, Unity, and Development Party205,51542.07
Faysal Ali WarabeMohammad RashidFor Justice and Development77,43315.85
Total488,543100.00
Valid votes488,54397.98
Invalid/blank votes10,0962.02
Total votes498,639100.00
Source: African Elections Database

2002 municipal elections

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Main article: 2002 Somaliland municipal elections
PartyVotes%
United Peoples' Democratic Party179,38940.76
Peace, Unity, and Development Party83,15818.90
For Justice and Development49,44411.24
Sahan47,94210.89
Hormood40,5389.21
Asad39,5969.00
Total440,067100.00
Source: African Elections Database

2001 constitutional referendum

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Main article: 2001 Somaliland constitutional referendum
Choice Votes %
For 1,148,940 97.10
Against 34,302 2.90
Invalid/blank votes 4,591 –
Total 1,187,833 100
Registered voters/turnout 1,188,746 99.92
Source: African Elections Database

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Briefing paper: Somaliland voter cards distribution". Somaliland Press. 3 August 2017. Archived from the original on August 9, 2017. Retrieved 15 November 2017.
  2. ^ Somaliland: “Presidential and Parliament Elections Slated for March 2017 Archived November 21, 2015, at the Wayback Machine Somaliland Sun, 10 September 2015
  3. ^ "Opposition leader elected Somaliland president". AFP. Archived from the original on May 25, 2012. Retrieved 2010-07-01.
  4. ^ Noor, Hussein Ali (28 April 2010). "Election officials back June poll in Somaliland". Hargeisa: Reuters. Archived from the original on May 17, 2012. Retrieved 30 April 2010.
  5. ^ Elections in Somaliland African Elections Database
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