Madagascar

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National Assembly

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.

Results

About the election: The first elections after the 2009 coup produced a fragmented National Assembly. MAPAR, the party supporting the outgoing interim President Andry Rajoelina, came in first, taking 49 seats in the new 151-member National Assembly, followed by the Ravalomanana Movement headed by former President Marc Ravalomanana. The VPM-MMM led by former Deputy Prime Minister Hajo Andrianainarivelo came in third with 13 seats. 28 other parties and 25 candidates running on 23 independent lists won the remaining seats.

In the run-off presidential elections, held in parallel with the parliamentary poll, Mr. Hery Rajaonarimampianina - Minister of Finance under Mr. Rajoelina - defeated Mr. Jean Louis Robinson, who had the support of Mr. Ravalomanana's camp. The newly elected President was sworn in on 25 January 2014. During the election campaign, both MAPAR and the Ravalomanana Movement promised to provide a better education system, including free primary education. The former also promised to tackle corruption while the latter focused on the creation of decent jobs.

The country had been in transition since March 2009 when the military, which effectively ousted the then President Ravalomanana, announced that it would transfer all powers to Mr. Rajoelina, the Head of a High Transitional Authority (HAT). The Constitutional Court swore him in as Interim President. The HAT subsequently dissolved the then bicameral parliament, announcing new elections within 24 months. Following mounting international pressure, in October 2010, Mr. Rajoelina established a transitional parliament comprising a 256-member Transitional Congress and a 90-member Higher Transitional Council. In accordance with a Roadmap mediated by the Southern African Development Community (SADC), signed in September 2011, the statutory number of members of the Transitional Congress and the Higher Transitional Council increased to 417 and 189 respectively. Although the Roadmap foresaw presidential elections in March 2012, they were postponed to October 2013 due mainly to disagreements over who would be eligible to run. The parliamentary elections, to be held in parallel with the run-off presidential polls, were accordingly delayed to December 2013.

The convening of the National Assembly on 18 February 2014 marked the official end of the transitional period. The newly elected National Assembly replaced the Transitional Congress. The Higher Transitional Council ceased to function upon the election of the bureau of the National Assembly. No law has been adopted on the composition of the Senate, and no date has been set for Senate elections, which will be preceded by regional elections in 2014. Until the installation of the Senate, the National Assembly will exercise legislative power alone.
Number of parties winning seats: 54
Percentage of seats won by largest party or coalition: 32.5%
Alternation of power after elections: Not applicable

Parties or coalitions winning seats

Parties or coalitions winning seats
Political group	Total
Miaraka Aminny Andry Rajoelina With Andry Rajoelina MAPAR	49
Ravalomanana Movement	20
VPM-MMM	13
HIARAKA ISIKA	5
LEADER FANILO	5
ANDRIN NY MADAGASIKARA	2
ANTOKO MAITSO	2
TRANO KASAKA	2
SAMBO FIARAN I NOE	2

Members elected, by sex

Number of men elected: 113
Number of women elected: 34

Notes:
The Special Electoral Court (la Cour Electorale Spéciale) invalidated the results of the elections in four constituencies owing to irregularities.

At the time of the first sitting in February 2014, there were 147 members, including 34 women, with four vacancies.

The number of women members fell to 31 as at August 2014.

By-elections to fill the four vacant seats were held on 26 August 2014. No women were elected.

As at 26 September, there were 31 women among the 151 members.

The following three parties won one seat each and one independent candidate was elected.

- MMM

- HIARAKA ISIKA.

- SAINTE-MARIE MIFANKATIA SY MIARA-MIASA ANTOKY NY FAMPANDROSOANA MIRINDRA.
Percentage of women elected: 23.1%
Women Directly Elected: 34
Other notes on the elections: 25 candidates on 22 independent lists were elected.

In addition, the following 22 parties won one seat each.

- 303 IHANY NY ANTSIKA

- ADHEM FIZAFA Action pour le Développement Humaniste

- Association of Young Entrepreneurs

- ATM ASSOCIATION TOLIARA MIARANGA

- BAINGA

- FANAMBY 88

- FANASINA HO FAMPANDROSOANA

- FFF

- FIRAISAM-PIRENENA HO AN NY FANDROSOANA SY NY FAHAF

- FITARIKANDRO

- GFFM

- HARENA

- Other Political Persusions (LES AS)

- MAMPIRAY ANTSIKA

- MDM Mientana ho an ny Demokrasia et Madagasikara

- MPIRAHALAHY MIAN/ALA

- MTS

- PAPASOLO

- Malagasy Labour Party PATRAM

- PSD

- TAMBATRA

Date of dissolution of the outgoing legislature: The then National Assembly was suspended following the 2009 coup.

Number of parties winning seats: 54 including 23 independent lists
Sources: National Assembly (20.02.2014, 10.08.2014, 01.01.2017)

European Union External Action, Election observation mission, 2014

New legislature

Total number of men after the election: 113
Total number of women after the election: 34
Percentage of women after the election: 23.1%
First-term parliamentarians: 112
Percentage of first-term parliamentarians: 76.2%
Date of the first session: 18 Feb 2014

First Speaker of the new legislature

Personal details for the first Speaker of the new legislature: Christine Razanamahasoa (Female)
Date of birth: 29 Jul 1951
Political party: MAPAR
Date of election: 18 Feb 2014

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