2016 Cape Verdean local elections

Local elections were held in Cape Verde on 4 September 2016. They were a landslide victory for the Movement for Democracy (MpD), that won 18 out of 22 municipalities (13 in 2012). The African Party for the Independence of Cape Verde (PAICV) won 2 municipalities (8 in 2012).

2016 Cape Verdean local elections
Cape Verde
← 2012 4 September 2016

All seats on the 22 municipal councils
11 seats needed for a majority
Party Leader Vote % Seats +/–
MpD Ulisses Correia e Silva 18 +5
PAICV Rui Semedo 2 −6
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.

Results

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Municipal chamber results

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The final results are:[1]

Municipality Winning party % Seats Runner-up % Seats
Boa Vista BASTA 58 5 MpD 31 0
Brava MpD 59 5 PAICV 39 0
Maio MpD 57 5 OIAM 41 0
Mosteiros PAICV 54 5 MpD 43 0
Paul MpD 55 5 PAICV 38 0
Porto Novo MpD 50 7 PAICV 47 0
Praia MpD 63 9 PAICV 32 0
Ribeira Brava GIRB 33 2 MpD 33 2
Ribeira Grande MpD 62 7 PAICV 25 0
Ribeira Grande de Santiago MpD 50 5 PAICV 48 0
Sal MpD 51 7 PAICV 44 0
Santa Catarina MpD 50 9 PAICV 47 0
Santa Catarina do Fogo MpD 53 5 PAICV 46 0
Santa Cruz PAICV 50 7 MpD 47 0
São Domingos MpD 61 7 PAICV 36 0
São Filipe MpD 49 4 PAICV 29 2
São Lourenço dos Órgãos MpD 49 5 PAICV 48 0
São Miguel MpD 69 7 PAICV 25 0
São Salvador do Mundo MpD 52 5 PAICV 45 0
São Vicente MpD 49 9 UCID 28 0
Tarrafal MpD 54 7 PAICV 43 0
Tarrafal de São Nicolau MpD 56 5 PAICV 41 0

Municipal assembly results

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The final results are:[1]

Municipality Winning party % Seats Runner-up % Seats
Boa Vista BASTA 53 7 MpD 30 4
Brava MpD 58 8 PAICV 40 5
Maio MpD 56 8 OIAM 41 5
Mosteiros PAICV 54 7 MpD 43 6
Paul MpD 55 8 PAICV 37 5
Porto Novo MpD 50 9 PAICV 46 8
Praia MpD 62 14 PAICV 32 7
Ribeira Brava MpD 33 5 GIRB 32 4
Ribeira Grande MpD 61 12 PAICV 25 4
Ribeira Grande de Santiago MpD 50 7 PAICV 48 6
Sal MpD 50 9 PAICV 41 7
Santa Catarina MpD 50 11 PAICV 47 10
Santa Catarina do Fogo MpD 53 7 PAICV 46 6
Santa Cruz PAICV 50 9 MpD 48 8
São Domingos MpD 61 11 PAICV 37 6
São FIlipe MpD 49 9 PAICV 28 5
São Lourenço dos Órgãos MpD 49 7 PAICV 48 6
São Miguel MpD 68 12 PAICV 27 5
São Salvador do Mundo MpD 52 7 PAICV 45 6
São Vicente MpD 47 11 UCID 30 6
Tarrafal MpD 54 10 PAICV 43 7
Tarrafal de São Nicolau MpD 56 8 PAICV 40 5

References

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  1. ^ a b Official results local elections 2016 Archived 2019-08-19 at the Wayback Machine, Boletim Oficial I Série, Número 53, 23 September 2016