2011 Gabonese parliamentary election explained

Country:Gabon
Type:Parliamentary
Previous Election:2006
Election Date:27 December 2011
Next Election:2018
Seats For Election:All 120 seats in the National Assembly
Majoroty Seats:61
Nopercentage:yes
Party1:Gabonese Democratic Party
Leader1:Ali Bongo Ondimba
Last Election1:82
Seats1:113
Leader2:Paul Mba Abessole
Last Election2:8
Seats2:3
Party3:Circle of Liberal Reformers
Last Election3:2
Seats3:1
Party4:PGCI
Seats4:1
Leader5:Pierre Claver Maganga Moussavou
Party5:Social Democratic Party (Gabon)
Last Election5:2
Seats5:1
Leader6:Louis-Gaston Mayila
Party6:Union for the New Republic (Gabon)
Last Election6:New
Seats6:1

Parliamentary elections were held in Gabon on 17 December 2011.[1] Amidst an opposition boycott, the ruling Gabonese Democratic Party (PDG) won a landslide victory; official results were announced on 21 December 2011, showing that the PDG won 113 out of 120 seats, the most it had won since the beginning of multiparty politics in the early 1990s. A few other parties won the handful of seats remaining: the Rally for Gabon (RPG) won three seats, while the Circle of Liberal Reformers (CLR), the Independent Centre Party (PGCI), Social Democratic Party (PSD), and the Union for the New Republic (UPRN) won a single seat each.[2]

Turnout was 34%, with many opposition supporters choosing to boycott.[3]

Results

Alongside the PDG, the Rally for Gabon, Circle of Liberal Reformers, Independent Centre Party, Democratic and Republican Alliance, Morena–Original, Rally for Democracy and Progress were all part of the Republican Majority for Emergence coalition.

Notes and References

  1. http://psephos.adam-carr.net/countries/g/gabon/gabon2011.txt Gabonese Republic Legislative Election of 17 December 2011
  2. http://www.ipu.org/parline-e/reports/2115_E.htm Last elections
  3. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-16299172 Gabon's coalition wins landslide victory