Burundi: 2005 National Assembly election results
Updated May 2010
These are the final results of the legislative election that took place on July 4, 2005.
Voting statistics
| Registered voters | 3 167 124 |
| Ballots cast | 2 446 001 |
| Percentage poll | 77.23 |
| Valid votes | 2 421 426 |
| Spoilt ballots | 24 575 |
| % Spoilt | 1.0 |
Table source
Nunley 2006; Union Interparlementaire 2010.
Structure of the National Assembly
Elected members: In terms of electoral law (Constitution 2005, Articles 164, 168, 169; Loi No 1/22 2009, 105, 107, 108, 136) the 100 directly elected members of the National Assembly members are elected by proportional representation from closed multi-ethnic party lists for each of the 17 provinces. A minimum quota of 2% of the votes is required for a party to obtain representation. The "21 other parties" in the table below refers to those parties that failed to obtain that minimum.
Coopted members: Furthermore, these provisions require that the National Assembly be composed of 60% Hutu and 40% Tutsi members, that at least 30% of the members be women and that the Twa ethnic group be represented by three members. To ensure that these provisions are met the National Independent Electoral Commission is empowered to coopt additional members, who numbered 18 in 2005.
National Assembly results
| Party | Votes | Seats | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % Votes | Elected | Coopted | Total | % Seats | |
| Conseil National pour la Défense de la Démocratie-Forces pour la Défense de la Démocratie (CNDD-FDD) | 1 417 800 | 58.55 | 59 | 5 | 64 | 54.24 |
| Front pour la Démocratie au Burundi (FRODEBU) | 525 336 | 21.70 | 25 | 5 | 30 | 25.42 |
| Unite pour le Progrès National (UPRONA) | 174 575 | 7.21 | 10 | 5 | 15 | 12.71 |
| Conseil National pour la Défense de la Démocratie (CNDD) | 100 366 | 4.14 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 3.39 |
| Mouvement pour la Réhabilitation du Citoyen-Rurenzangemero (MRC-Rurenzangemero) | 51 851 | 2.14 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1.69 |
| 21 other parties | 151 619 | 6.25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Twa | - | - | - | 3 | 3 | 2.54 |
| Total | 2 421 426 | 99.99 | 100 | 18 | 118 | 99.99 |
Table source
Nunley 2006; Union Interparlementaire 2010.
References
CONSTITUTION POST-TRANSITION DE LA REPUBLIQUE DU BURUNDI 2005 [www] http://www.chanrobles.com/burundi1.html [opens new window] (accessed 28 Apr 2010).
LOI No 1/22 DU 18 SEPTEMBRE 2009 PORTANT REVISION DE LA LOI N°1/015 DU 20 AVRIL 2005 PORTANT CODE ELECTORAL (repeals Loi portant code electoral 2005, Loi No 1/015 du avril 20), [www] http://www.arib.info/Parlement_Code_electoral_sept2009.pdf [PDF document, opens new window] (accessed 8 Mar 2010).
NUNLEY, AC 2006 "Elections in Burundi" IN African Elections Database, [www] http://africanelections.tripod.com/bi.html [opens new window] (accessed 31 May 2010).
UNION INTERPARLEMENTAIRE 2010 “Inama Nshingmate Ka ( Assemblée nationale)”, [www] http://www.ipu.org/parline-f/reports/1049_E.htm [opens new window] (accessed 31 May 2010).