Sierra Leone

Parliament

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.

Results

About the election: The All People's Congress (APC) remained the largest party in the 146-member Parliament (up from 124), while the opposition Sierra Leone People's Party (SLPP) remained the second largest. No presidential candidate secured the required 55% of votes to be elected in the first round held in parallel with the parliamentary polls. In the run-off presidential elections held on 31 March, Mr. Julius Madaa Bio (SLPP) defeated former foreign affairs minister Samura Kamara (APC). On 5 April, Mr. Bio, who briefly ruled Sierra Leone as head of a military junta in 1996, was sworn in as the country's new President. He succeeded Mr. Ernest Koroma (APC) who was unable to run in the 2018 elections due to the two-term limit for the presidency.

The 2018 elections were the first to be held after the 2014 Ebola epidemic which killed nearly 4,000 people. Opposition parties criticized the outgoing government after some US$13.8 million worth of donor funds went missing. Separately, the APC pledged to continue developing the relationship with China, while the SLPP kept its distance from the largest investor to the country.
Number of parties winning seats: 4
Percentage of parties winning seats: 23.5%
Percentage of seats won by largest party or coalition: 54.8%
Alternation of power after elections: Yes
Number of parties in government: 1
Names of parties in government: Sierra Leone Peoples Party

Parties or coalitions winning seats

Parties or coalitions winning seats
Political group	Total
All People's Congress (APC)	68
Sierra Leone People's Party (SLPP)	49
Coalition for Change (C4C)	8
National Grand Coalition (NGC)	4
Independents	3

Members elected, by sex

Number of men elected: 128
Number of women elected: 18

Notes: Of the 132 directly elected MPs 16 are women and of the 14 Paramount Chiefs, MPs, 2 are women.
Percentage of women elected: 12.3%
Women Directly Elected: 16
Women Indirectly Elected: 2
Other notes on the elections: Timing of election: Upon normal expiry: Article 87 (1) of the Constitution stipulates "A general election of the Members of Parliament shall be held not earlier than thirty days and not later than ninety days after any dissolution of Parliament". The five-year term of the outgoing parliament, elected in November 2012, commenced December 2012.

Note on the statutory number of Parliament:

Article 38 (4) requires the Electoral commission to "review the division of Sierra Leone into constituencies at intervals of not less than five and not more than seven years". In 2017, Parliament approved the newly constituted constituencies, wards and districts to be used in the 2018 elections.
Sources: Parliament (02.05.2018, 04.05.2018)

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New legislature

Total number of men after the election: 128
Total number of women after the election: 18
Percentage of women after the election: 12.3%
First-term parliamentarians: No information available

Notes: Of the 132 directly elected MPs 16 are women and of the 14 Paramount Chiefs, MPs, 2 are women.
Percentage of first-term parliamentarians: No information available
Date of the first session: 25 Apr 2018

First Speaker of the new legislature

Personal details for the first Speaker of the new legislature: Abass Chernoh Bundu (Male)
Political party: Sierra Leone People's Party (SLPP)
Date of election: 25 Apr 2018

Sierra Leone

Parliament

Election results

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