Equatorial Guinea

Senate

Political system: Presidential-Parliamentary
Structure of parliament: Bicameral
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): 20 Nov 2022
Date of dissolution of the outgoing legislature: No information available
Timing of election: Upon normal expiry
Expected date of next elections: 30 Nov 2027
Number of seats at stake: 55
Scope of elections: Full renewal

Voter turnout

Registered voters: 419,817
Voters: 413,148
Voter turnout: 98.4%

Results

About the election: President Teodoro Obiang Nguema's Democratic Party of Equatorial Guinea (PDGE) and its allies swept all seats in the 100-member Chamber of Deputies and all the 55 elected seats in the 70-member Senate (see note 1). In the presidential elections held in parallel with parliamentary polls (see note 2), Mr. Obiang, 80, was re-elected for a sixth term in office, extending his 43-year rule. According to official statistics, the incumbent was re-elected with 97% of the vote. An opposition candidate, Mr. Andres Esono Ondo of the Convergence for Social Democracy (CPDS), took 2.3%.

No major opposition parties ran in the 2022 parliamentary elections (see note 3). Prior to the elections, the government arrested several opposition activists whom the government accused of planning "attacks" against "gas stations, Western embassies and the homes of ministers”.

Note 1:

The statutory number of members of the Senate is 70: 55 directly elected and 15 appointed by the President. However, the Senate may comprise ex-officio members, whose number varies during the lifetime of each legislature. The total number of senators may thus be higher than 70.

Note 2:

On 20 September 2022, the government brought forward the presidential election by five months to 20 November, so that it would run at the same time as the parliamentary elections. The government said it was necessary to group the polls together so as to save cost amid the economic crisis, triggered by the war in Ukraine and the COVID-19 pandemic.

Note 3:

The Citizens' Party for Innovation (CI), which had taken one seat in the Chamber of Deputies in the 2017 elections, was officially dissolved in May 2018. Over 20 activists, including the sole MP, Mr. Jesus Mitogo, were sentenced to 30 years in jail for “sedition, public disorder, attacks on authority and serious bodily harm” relating to confrontations with the police (which took place shortly before the 2017 elections) and a coup attempt in December 2018.
Number of parties winning seats: 1
Percentage of seats won by largest party or coalition: 100.0%
Alternation of power after elections: No
Number of parties in government: 1
Names of parties in government: Democratic Party of Equatorial Guinea (PDGE)

Parties or coalitions winning seats

Parties or coalitions winning seats
Political group	Total
Democratic Party of Equatorial Guinea (PDGE) and its allies	55

Members elected, by sex

Number of men elected: 42
Number of women elected: 13

Notes:
The list of senators published on the government website on 15 January 2023 included 15 women out of a total of 74 senators as follows:

- 10 women out of 55 elected senators

- 4 women out of 15 senators appointed by the President

- 1 woman out of 4 ex-officio members

On 2 February 2023, the Senate informed the IPU that there were 16 women out of 74 senators as follows:

- 13 women out of 55 elected senators

- 2 women out of 15 senators appointed by the President

- 1 woman out of 4 ex-officio members

The monthly ranking of women in national parliaments as of 1 December 2022 was updated accordingly.
Percentage of women elected: 23.6%
Women Directly Elected: 13
Women Appointed: 2
Women in other categories: 1
Sources: Senate (30.01.2023, 31.01.2023, 01.02.2023, 02.02.2023)

https://www.guineaecuatorialpress.com/noticias/s_e_obiang_nguema_mbasogo_proclamado_presidente_electo_de_guinea_ecuatorial

https://www.africanews.com

https://www.reuters.com/

https://www.state.gov/reports/2018-country-reports-on-human-rights-practices/equatorial-guinea/

New legislature

Total number of men after the election: 58
Total number of women after the election: 16
Percentage of women after the election: 21.6%
First-term parliamentarians: No information available
Percentage of first-term parliamentarians: No information available
Date of the first session: 19 Jan 2023

First Speaker of the new legislature

Personal details for the first Speaker of the new legislature: María Teresa Efua Asangono (Female)
Date of birth: 25 Mar 1957
Political party: Democratic Party of Equatorial Guinea (PDGE) and its allies
Date of election: 19 Jan 2023