2013 Cuban parliamentary election explained

Election Name:2013 Cuban parliamentary election
Country:Cuba
Type:parliamentary
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:2008 Cuban parliamentary election
Previous Year:2008
Next Election:2018 Cuban parliamentary election
Next Year:2018
Seats For Election:All 612 seats in the National Assembly of People's Power
Election Date:3 February 2013
Image1:Raul-castro-2015 (cropped).jpg
Leader1:Raúl Castro
Party1:Communist Party of Cuba
Seats1:612
Seat Change1:2
President of the Council of Ministers
Before Election:Raúl Castro
Before Party:Communist Party of Cuba
After Election:Raúl Castro
After Party:Communist Party of Cuba

Parliamentary elections were held in Cuba on 3 February 2013.[1]

Electoral system

The 612 members of the National Assembly of People's Power were elected in single-member constituencies.[2] Candidates had to obtain at least 50% of the valid votes in a constituency to be elected.[2] If no candidate passed the 50% threshold, the seat was left vacant unless the Council of State chose to hold a by-election.[2]

Only one candidate stood in each constituency, having been approved by the National Candidature Commission.[2] The electoral law in force at the time stated that half of the candidates had to be municipal councillors, whilst the remaining half were put forward by assemblies composed of members of the Committees for the Defense of the Revolution and groups representing farmers, students, women, workers and young people.[2]

Notes and References

  1. http://electionguide.org/election.php?ID=1981 Election Profile
  2. http://www.ipu.org/parline-e/reports/2079_B.htm Asamblea nacional del Poder popular (National Assembly of the People's Power)