| |
|
Côte D'Ivoire 2000 Legislative
Election
|
Chamber
|
National
Assembly
|
|
Dates of
Election
|
December
10, 2000 and January 14, 2001 *
|
|
Type of Electoral
System
|
Majority
|
|
Number of
Seats Available
|
225
|
| Length
of Legislative Term |
5
years
|
|
|
Number
of Seats #
|
Percentage
of Votes
|
|
Dec
10, 2000
|
Jan
14, 2001
|
Total
|
| Ivorian
Popular Front (FPI) |
96
|
0
|
96
|
-
|
| Democratic
Party of Côte D'Ivoire (PDCI) |
77
|
17
|
94
|
-
|
|
Ivorian Workers' Party (PIT) |
4
|
0
|
4
|
-
|
| Democratic
Union of Côte D'Ivoire (UDCI) |
1
|
1
|
2
|
-
|
| Movement
of Forces of the Future (MFA) |
1
|
0
|
1
|
-
|
| Rally
of Republicans (RDR) |
1
|
4
|
5
|
-
|
| Independents |
17
|
5
|
22
|
-
|
| Vacant |
0
|
1
|
1
|
-
|
* Balloting was not
held on December 10, 2000 for 28 seats in northern constituencies because
of unrest affiliated with an election boycott by the main faction of the
Rally of Republicans (RDR). Balloting for 26 of the outstanding seats
was conducted in a by-election on January 14, 2001.
Source: Political
Handbook of the World 2000-02, Binghamton, NY: CSA Publications, 2003.
| Population
Size |
14
786 000
|
| Registered
Voters |
5
517 613
|
|
Total Votes
|
1
740 240
|
|
Vote/Registered
Voter
|
31.54%
|
|
Spoilt Ballots
|
23.80%
|
Source: Voter
Turnout: Cote D'Ivoire. [Internet]. International IDEA. 11 June 2003. |
