Ecuador

National Assembly

Political system
Presidential 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)
09 Feb 2025
Date of dissolution of the outgoing legislature
No information available
Timing of election
Upon normal expiry

Notes:

The National Assembly normally serves a four-year term. The outgoing legislature, elected in August 2023, served out the remainder of the term of the 2021 legislature,* which was due to expire in February 2025.
* The 2021 legislature had been dissolved in May 2023, when the then-President Lasso invoked "muerte cruzada" (mutual death), a clause that allows the President to dissolve the National Assembly and rule by decree until elections are held to renew both the legislative and executive branches.

Expected date of next elections
28 Feb 2029
Number of seats at stake
151
Scope of elections
Full renewal

Candidates

Number of parties contesting the election
33

Notes: 33 parties fielded candidates on their own or in several different electoral alliances. In all, there were 81 electoral lists in 2025.

Total number of candidates
2,204
Number of male candidates
1,135
Number of female candidates
1,069
Percentage of women candidates
48.5%

Voter turnout

Registered voters
13,732,194
Voters
11,264,019
Voter turnout
82.0%

Results

About the election

No party secured a majority in the 151-member National Assembly (see note 1). The Citizen Revolution Movement (RC) - Renewal Movement (RETO), led by former President Rafael Correa, came first. RC-RETO won 67 seats, just one more seat than Acción Democrática Nacional (ADN), led by President Daniel Noboa. On 14 May 2025, the newly elected National Assembly held its first session and elected Mr. Niels Olsen (ADN) as its new President.

In the presidential election held in parallel with the parliamentary polls, no candidates satisfied the requisite conditions to be elected in the first round (see note 3). On 13 April, Mr. Noboa won the run-off presidential election, defeating Ms. Luisa González (RC). On 24 May, Mr. Noboa was sworn in for a full term (see note 2).

The 2025 elections were held amid a surge in murders, kidnappings and extortion driven by drug cartels. President Noboa used an iron-fisted – or “mano dura” – approach to tackle crime. Key electoral issues in 2025 included measures to address crime and insecurity, unemployment, and alleviating the rising cost of living. Prolonged blackouts in late 2024 brought the country’s electricity network (70% of which is hydropowered) to the centre of election campaigning.

Note 1:
The Constitution requires that the number of parliamentarians be calculated according to the results of the latest census. Based on the results of the 2022 census, the National Assembly voted in April 2024 to increase the statutory number of members from 137 to 151. Of these, 130 are elected from the provinces, 15 from a nationwide constituency, and six others from abroad.
The outgoing legislature, elected in August 2023, had served the remainder of the term of the 2021 legislature, which had been due to expire in February 2025. See the note on the timing of elections.

Note 2:
Mr. Noboa had been sworn in as the President in November 2023 to serve out the remainder of President Guillermo Lasso’s term of office.

Note 3:
To avoid a run-off election, presidential candidates need to obtain 40% of the vote, and have at least a 10% advantage over their nearest rival.

Number of parties winning seats
9
Percentage of parties winning seats
27.3%
Percentage of seats won by largest party or coalition
44.4%

Parties or coalitions winning seats

Parties or coalitions winning seats
Political group Total
Citizen Revolution Movement (RC) - Renewal Movement (RETO) 67
National Democratic Action (ADN) 66
Pachakutik 9
Social Christian Party (PSC) 4
Social Christian Party (PSC) - Democracy Yes and Patriotic Society Party 1
Movimiento Construye (MC25) 1
People Equality and Democracy, Popular Unity and Socialist Party 1
Citizen Agreement 1
United South Movement 1
Members elected, by sex
Number of men elected
83
Number of women elected
68
Percentage of women elected
45.0%
Sources

New legislature

Total number of men after the election
83
Total number of women after the election
68
Percentage of women after the election
45.0%
First-term parliamentarians
No information available
Percentage of first-term parliamentarians
No information available
Date of the first session
14 May 2025

First Speaker of the new legislature

Personal details for the first Speaker of the new legislature
Niels Olsen Peet (Male)
Date of birth: 15 Jan 1988
Political party
National Democratic Action (ADN)
Date of election
14 May 2025

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