Ecuador

National Assembly

Political system: Presidential system
Structure of parliament: Unicameral
IPU membership: Yes

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): 19 Feb 2017
Date of dissolution of the outgoing legislature: 14 May 2017
Timing of election: Upon normal expiry
Number of seats at stake: 137
Scope of elections: Full renewal

Candidates

Number of parties contesting the election: 70
Total number of candidates: 450
The number of women candidates is not available from authoritative sources.: Yes

Results

About the election: The ruling Alianza Pais coalition (AP) retained the majority but its share of seats fell from 100 to 74 in the 137-member National Assembly. The AP comprises outgoing President Rafael Correa's Movement for a Proud and Sovereign Fatherland (PAIS) and its allies. The Creating Opportunities Movement (CREO), which formed an alliance with the Society United for More Action (SUMA), tripled their combined share of seats to 34. The elections saw a high turnover: only 31 members of the outgoing legislature were returned to parliament. During the election campaign, the major parties focused on policies related to health care, education, job creation, social security, tourism and tax reforms.

No candidate was elected in the first round of the presidential elections, which were held in parallel with the parliamentary polls (see note 1). In the run-off elections on 2 April between former vice president, Mr. Lenín Moreno (PAIS), and former economy minister, Mr. Guillermo Lasso (CREO), Mr. Moreno was elected with 51.16% of the vote. He will succeed Mr. Correa, who has been in power since 2007 (see note 2).

Note 1:

To avoid a runoff election, presidential candidates need to obtain 40 percent of the vote and hold at least a 10 percent advantage over the nearest rival.

Note 2:

In December 2015, the National Assembly approved a constitutional amendment allowing the president and other officials to be re-elected for an indefinite number of terms. However, the amendment only comes into force in 2021. Thus, Mr. Correa could not seek a new term in 2017.
Number of parties winning seats: 11
Percentage of parties winning seats: 15.7%
Percentage of seats won by largest party or coalition: 54.0%
Alternation of power after elections: No
Number of parties in government: 1
Names of parties in government: Alianza Pais (AP) (coalition)

Parties or coalitions winning seats

Parties or coalitions winning seats
Political group	Total
Alianza Pais (AP)	74
Creating Opportunities (CREO) - Society United for More Action (SUMA)	28
Social Christian Party (PSC)	15
Creating Opportunities Movement (CREO)	4
Pachakutik	4
Local Movement	3
Democratic Left (ID)	3
Society United for More Action (SUMA)	2
Party of the Patriotic Society (PSP)	2
Pachakutik - Democratic Left (ID)	1
Fuerza Ecuador (FE)	1

Members elected, by sex

Number of men elected: 85
Number of women elected: 52
Percentage of women elected: 38.0%
Women Directly Elected: 52
Other notes on the elections: Number of parties winning seats: 11, including two coalitions

Date of the first session of the new parliament: 14 May 2017, in accordance with article 123 of the Constitution
Sources: National Assembly (08.03.2017, 09.03.2017)

Consejo Nacional Electoral de Ecuador

The Washington Post

New legislature

Total number of men after the election: 85
Total number of women after the election: 52
Percentage of women after the election: 38.0%
First-term parliamentarians: 34
Percentage of first-term parliamentarians: 24.8%
Date of the first session: 14 May 2017

First Speaker of the new legislature

Personal details for the first Speaker of the new legislature: José Serrano Salgado (Male)
Political party: Alianza Pais (AP)
Date of election: 14 May 2017