Cuba

National Assembly of the People's Power

Political system
Communist system
Structure of parliament
Unicameral
IPU membership
Yes
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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)
26 Mar 2023
Date of dissolution of the outgoing legislature
No information available
Timing of election
Upon normal expiry
Expected date of next elections
31 Mar 2028
Number of seats at stake
470
Scope of elections
Full renewal

Candidates

Total number of candidates
470
Number of male candidates
210
Number of female candidates
260
Percentage of women candidates
55.3%

Voter turnout

Registered voters
8,129,321
Voters
6,167,605
Voter turnout
75.9%

Results

About the election

All 470 candidates (see note 1) were elected for the 470-seat National Assembly of the People's Power (down from 605 in 2018, see note 2). The percentage of women further increased to 55.74% (up from 53.22%). In 2023, 75.87% of 8.1 million eligible voters turned out, down from 82.90% in 2018. The newly elected National Assembly of People’s Power convened on 19 April and re-elected Mr. Juan Esteban Lazo Hernández as its President. It also re-elected Mr. Miguel Díaz-Canel as the President of the Republic.

The 2023 elections were the first to be held under the country’s new Constitution, adopted by referendum in 2019 (see note 3). The elections followed the COVID-19 pandemic, which triggered an unprecedented economic crisis. Inflation hit nearly 40% in 2022, and the country experienced shortages of fuel, electricity, food and medicine.

Note 1:

Under the Cuban political system, the political affiliation of candidates and members of parliament is not recorded. The 2019 Constitution (article 5) continues to refer to the Communist Party of Cuba as “the superior driving force of the society and the State”.

Note 2:

According to the Secretary General, Homero Acosta Álvarez, the statutory number of members decreased after the government changed the ratio of deputies to inhabitants of the country. Mr. Acosta Álvarez was quoted in Granma, the official voice of the Communist Party of Cuba (www.granma.cu). According to parliament, each MP represents 30,000 inhabitants. The electoral law requires there should be at least two members for each of the country’s 168 municipalities.

Note 3:

The 2019 Constitution replaced the 1976 soviet-era charter enacted under the then leader Fidel Castro. The President of the Republic may exercise the role for two consecutive periods, after which a person may not run for office again (article 126). One must also be under the age of sixty in order to be elected to a first term in office (article 127).

Alternation of power after elections
No
Number of parties in government
1
Names of parties in government
Communist Party
Members elected, by sex
Number of men elected
208
Number of women elected
262
Percentage of women elected
55.7%
Women Directly Elected
262
Sources

New legislature

Total number of men after the election
208
Total number of women after the election
262
Percentage of women after the election
55.7%
First-term parliamentarians
334
Percentage of first-term parliamentarians
71.1%
Date of the first session
16 May 2023

First Speaker of the new legislature

Personal details for the first Speaker of the new legislature
Juan Esteban Lazo Hernández (Male)
Date of birth: 1944
Date of election
19 Apr 2023

Historical data for IPU membership

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Historical data for IPU membership
Year IPU membership
2020-09
List of values for 2020-09
No
2019-04
List of values for 2019-04
No
2018-06
List of values for 2018-06
No