Election Name: | 1991 Cape Verdean parliamentary election |
Country: | Cape Verde |
Flag Year: | 1975 |
Type: | parliamentary |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Election: | 1985 Cape Verdean parliamentary election |
Previous Year: | 1985 |
Next Election: | 1995 Cape Verdean parliamentary election |
Next Year: | 1995 |
Seats For Election: | All 79 seats in the National Assembly of Cape Verde |
Majority Seats: | 40 |
Election Date: | 13 January 1991 |
Registered: | 166,818 |
Turnout: | 75.3% |
Image1: | Carlos_Veiga_VOA_(cropped).jpg |
Leader1: | Carlos Veiga |
Party1: | Movement for Democracy (Cape Verde) |
Popular Vote1: | 78,454 |
Percentage1: | 66.4% |
Seats1: | 56 |
Seat Change1: | New |
Leader2: | Aristides Pereira |
Party2: | African Party for the Independence of Cape Verde |
Popular Vote2: | 39,673 |
Percentage2: | 33.6% |
Seats2: | 23 |
Seat Change2: | 60 |
Prime Minister | |
Before Election: | Pedro Pires |
Before Party: | African Party for the Independence of Cape Verde |
After Election: | Carlos Veiga |
After Party: | Movement for Democracy (Cape Verde) |
Parliamentary elections were held in Cape Verde on 13 January 1991, the country's first multi-party elections, having previously been a one-party state with the African Party for the Independence of Cape Verde (PAICV) as the sole legal party. The number of seats was reduced from 83 to 79. The result was a victory for the Movement for Democracy, which won 56 of the 79 seats.[1] Voter turnout was 75.3%.[2]