2021 Ivorian parliamentary election
Ivory Coast
6 March 2021
PartyLeader % Seats +/–
RHDP Alassane Ouattara 49.18 137 −30
PDCI-RDA–EDS Bédié and Ouégnin 16.53 50
PDCI–RDA Henri Konan Bédié 6.01 23
EDS Georges-Armand Ouégnin 4.44 8 New
EPB (UDPCI) Albert Toikeusse Mabri 2.01 8 +2
FPI Pascal Affi N'Guessan 1.96 2 −1
Independent – 19.07 26 −50
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.

Parliamentary elections were held in Ivory Coast on 6 March 2021.[1][2] The previous elections, held in 2016,[3] saw the presidential coalition (the Rally of Houphouëtists for Democracy and Peace, composed of the Rally of the Republicans, the Democratic Party of Ivory Coast – African Democratic Rally, and some minor parties) win more than the half the seats in the National Assembly.

Electoral system

The National Assembly is the lower house of the bicameral parliament. Of its 255 members, 169 are elected in single-member constituencies by first-past-the-post voting and the remaining 86 are elected from 36 constituencies of between two and six seats by general ticket voting, with the list of candidates that receives the most votes winning all seats to be filled.[4]

Following a decree in November 2020, 30% of the total candidates from each party must be women. The decree also encourages parties to present more by providing additional public funding to those whose share of female candidates exceeds 50%.[5]

Results

Rally of Houphouëtists for Democracy and Peace (RHDP) won 137 of 254 contested seats in the election, according to official results. Union for Democracy and Peace in Ivory Coast (UDPCI) claimed fraud and the Ivorian Popular Front (FPI) appealed for calm. One seat remained open on March 10 because a candidate died during the campaign.[6] The elections were peaceful and turnout was 37.88%, with 2,788,022 voters participating out of 7,359,399 registered. There were 82,184 null ballots and 34,083 blank ballots.

Patrick Achi was named interim Prime Minister on March 8, during the illness of Hamed Bakayoko.[7] Bakayoko died of cancer on March 10.[8]

The largest opposition grouping will mostly likely be a coalition formed by Henri Konan Bedie′s UPDCI and Laurent Gbagbo's FPI, which won 50 seats.[6]

PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Rally of Houphouëtists for Democracy and Peace1,313,88649.18137–30
PDCI-RDA–EDS441,60216.5350–
Democratic Party of Ivory Coast160,5996.0123–
Together for Democracy and Sovereignty118,5704.448New
Together to Build (UDPCI, FPI and allies)53,8262.018+2
Ivorian Popular Front52,4511.962–1
For the Republic and Democracy2,4170.090New
Republican Union for Democracy2,0530.0800
Rally of Democrats of Ivory Coast1,8100.070New
Rally for Peace and Agreement1,6940.0600
1,000 Volunteers1,6000.060New
Union of Democrats for Progress1,1460.0400
Party for African Integration1,0160.040New
RPC-PAIX–GP-PAIX9110.030–
Ecological Party of Ivory Coast8220.030New
Strength to the Peoples6810.030New
Alliance for Democracy Movement5890.020New
Serving Ivory Coast5870.020New
Democratic and Civic Union5350.0200
National Civic Movement5330.0200
New Union for Ivory Coast4640.020New
People's Party of Social Democrats4050.0200
Party for Progress and Socialism3920.010New
Ivorian Ecological Party3000.010New
National, Democratic and Reformist Front2630.0100
Congress for an Ivorian and Pan-African Renaissance2480.0100
Pan-African Congress for Renewal2440.010New
People's Socialist Union2370.0100
Union for Total Democracy in Ivory Coast2330.0100
Union for National Progress2280.0100
Group of Political Partners for Peace1940.010New
Liberal Democratic Party of Ivory Coast1920.010New
Ivorian Democratic Front1810.010New
Pan-African Democratic Rally1750.0100
Reform is Possible2460.010New
Ivorian Centrist Alliance1430.010New
Business and Farmers Party of Ivory Coast1180.000New
UNITE-AMOUR-PAIX880.000New
National Integrity and Conscience820.000New
Democratic and Social Movement790.0000
Social Democrat Party660.000New
Ivorian Party of Challenges to Overcome640.0000
National Congress for the Development of Ivory Coast570.000New
Collective of Democratic Ivorians550.0000
National Reforming Party530.000New
Party of Democratic Rebirth and Development460.000New
Party of Republican Democrats430.000New
National Movement of Young Centrists180.000New
Independents509,51319.0726–50
Vacant1–
Total2,671,755100.002550
Valid votes2,671,75595.83
Invalid/blank votes116,2674.17
Total votes2,788,022100.00
Registered voters/turnout7,359,39937.88
Source: CEI

References

  1. ↑ Rédaction Africanews and AFP (24 December 2020). "Gbagbo's party ends boycott of Ivory Coast elections". Africanews. Archived from the original on 15 January 2021. Retrieved 16 January 2021.
  2. ↑ Rédaction Africanews (7 January 2021). "Opposition parties in Ivory Coast to take part in legislative polls". Africanews. Archived from the original on 15 January 2021. Retrieved 16 January 2021.
  3. ↑ "Législatives ivoiriennes: les forces politiques en ordre de marche, ou presque" (in French). 15 November 2016. Archived from the original on 23 August 2018. Retrieved 16 January 2021.
  4. ↑ Cote d'Ivoire: Campaign kicks off ahead of legislative polls Archived 2021-03-09 at the Wayback Machine APA News, 26 February 2021
  5. ↑ "Côte d'Ivoire: Women underrepresented in parliament despite 2019 law". The Africa Report. 2021-02-16. Archived from the original on 2021-02-18. Retrieved 2021-03-01.
  6. 1 2 "Ivory Coast: Ouattara's party wins majority in parliament vote". aljazeera.com. Al Jazeera English. March 9, 2021. Archived from the original on March 9, 2021. Retrieved March 9, 2021.
  7. ↑ Aboa, Ange (March 8, 2021). "Ivory Coast President Ouattara names Patrick Achi as interim prime minister". news.yahoo.com. Reuters. Archived from the original on March 11, 2021. Retrieved March 10, 2021.
  8. ↑ "Ivory Coast Prime Minister Hamed Bakayoko dies at 56". aljazeera.com. Al Jazeera English. March 10, 2021. Retrieved March 10, 2021.
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