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Elections in Sierra Leone are held on a national level to elect the president and the unicameral Parliament. Sierra Leone has a multi-party system, with two or three strong parties.
Both the president and the members of Parliament are elected for five-year terms. The Parliament has 124 members, 112 elected through plurality vote in single-member constituencies and 12 members elected by indirect vote.[1]
An independent Electoral Commission, composed of a chairman and four commissioners, is selected by the president, subject to the approval of Parliament. The commission is responsible for voter registration and elections and referendums. and the registration of both voters and political parties. There must also be an independent Political Parties Registration Commission, made up of four members chosen by the president.
Voters must be 18 years old and of sound mind. Voting is by secret ballot.
The last election was held on the 24th of June, 2023.
Candidate Running mate Party Votes % Julius Maada Bio Mohamed Juldeh Jalloh Sierra Leone People's Party 1,566,932 56.17 Samura Kamara Chernor Maju Bah All People's Congress 1,148,262 41.16 Mohamed Bah Mariatu Saudatu Turay National Democratic Alliance (Sierra Leone) 21,620 0.77 Charles Margai Tony Hindolo Songa People's Movement for Democratic Change 16,012 0.57 Nabieu Kamara Saidu Mannah Peace and Liberation Party 7,717 0.28 Abdulahi Saccoh Alice Pyne Revolutionary United Front 6,796 0.24 Prince Coker Ibrahim Jalloh People's Democratic Party (Sierra Leone) 5,981 0.21 Iye Kakay Ambrose Kobi Alliance Democratic Party 4,336 0.16 Saa Kabuta Gabriel Samuka United National People's Party 4,059 0.15 Beresford Williams Kadija Bangura Republic National Independent Party 2,692 0.10 Mohamed Jonjo Kaday Johnson Citizen's Democratic Party 2,367 0.08 Mohamed Sowa-Turay Olivette Walker United Democratic Movement 1,665 0.06 Jonathan Sandy Komba Mbawa National Unity and Reconciliation Party 1,369 0.05 Total 2,789,808 100.00 Party Votes % Seats Sierra Leone People's Party 1,578,259 56.68 81 All People's Congress 1,113,882 40.00 54 National Grand Coalition 18,169 0.65 0 People's Movement for Democratic Change 17,390 0.62 0 National Democratic Alliance (Sierra Leone) 3,819 0.14 0 Revolutionary United Front 1,502 0.05 0 Peace and Liberation Party 1,131 0.04 0 National Unity and Reconciliation Party 1,000 0.04 0 Republic National Independent Party 560 0.02 0 People's Democratic Party (Sierra Leone) 516 0.02 0 Independents 48,464 1.74 0 Paramount chiefs 0 0.00 14 Total 2,784,692 100.00 149RetroSearch is an open source project built by @garambo | Open a GitHub Issue
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