Côte d'Ivoire

Election results

Data on parliamentary elections, including the background, candidates, voter turnout, results and the formation of the new legislature. By default the latest election results are displayed. Select a date to view results from previous elections

Background

Election date(s) The date when elections started and ended for directly or indirectly elected parliaments/chambers. The date of appointments for appointed parliaments/chambers.
25.03.2018
Expected date of next elections The expected date at which the next elections should take place, based on law or practice.
30.09.2028
Number of seats at stake Number of seats contested at the elections. Where the parliament/chamber is fully renewed, this number is usually identical to the statutory number of members. Where the parliament/chamber is partially renewed or appointed, the number of seats at stake is usually less than the total number of members.
66

Results

About the election Short description of the context and results of the election.
The first ever indirect elections were held for 66 of the 99 seats in the newly created Senate.
Members elected, by sex
Number of men elected
58
Number of women elected
8
Percentage of women elected The percentage is calculated by dividing the number of women elected in the election and the number of seats at stake at the election.
12.12%
Note on the Distribution of seats according to sex
In the first-ever elections to the 99-seat Senate held in March 2018, 8 out of 66 indirectly elected seats went to women.
On 3 April 2019, the President of the Republic appointed 33 senators, including 11 women.
The Senate held a session with its full 99 members, including 19 women, on 11 April.
Other notes
The Senate normally serves a five-year term. In accordance with transitional measures in the 2016 Constitution (c.f., Article 182), the term of the first Parliament established under the 2016 Constitution (the National Assembly elected in 2016 and the Senate, newly established in April 2018) was due to expire by December 2020. Article 182 was modified in March 2020, thereby allowing the Parliament to remain in office until the elections were organized. The Senate is expected to complete its five-year term and be renewed in 2023.
Sources
Senate (12.06.2018, 10.04.2019, 15.12.2021)
IPU Group (13.04.2018)
Women Indirectly Elected
8
Women Appointed
11

New legislature

Total number of men after the election The total number of male parliamentarians in this parliament/chamber following the election or renewal, regardless of their modes of designation.
80
Total number of women after the election The total number of female parliamentarians in this parliament/chamber following the election or renewal, regardless of their modes of designation.
19
Date of the first session The date when the newly elected parliament/chamber was convened for the first time. It may be different from the date when members were sworn in.
05.04.2018
First Speaker of the new legislature
First Speaker of the new legislature First name of the Speaker of the new legislature following the election or renewal.
Jeannot Ahoussou-Kouadio (Male)
Date of election
05.04.2018