2013 Equatorial Guinean parliamentary election

Parliamentary elections were held in Equatorial Guinea on 26 May 2013, alongside local elections. Following constitutional reforms approved in a 2011 referendum, they were the first elections in which the newly established Senate is elected.[1] The ruling Democratic Party of Equatorial Guinea won all but one seat in both houses of Parliament.

Electoral system

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The Senate has 70 members, of which 55 were elected and 15 were to be appointed by President Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo.[2]

The 100 members of the Chamber of People's Representatives were elected by closed list proportional representation in multi-member constituencies.[3]

Results

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Senate

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PartySeats
Democratic Party of Equatorial Guinea54
Convergence for Social Democracy1
Appointed members15
Total70
Source: Government of Equatorial Guinea

Chamber of People's Representatives

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PartySeats+/–
Democratic Party of Equatorial Guinea99+10
Convergence for Social Democracy10
Total1000
Source: Government of Equatorial Guinea

References

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