2014 Maldivian parliamentary election

2014 Maldivian parliamentary election

22 March 2014

All 85 seats in the People's Majlis 43 seats needed for a majority

Party Leader Vote % Seats +/– MDP Mohamed Nasheed 40.79 26 0 PPM Maumoon Abdul Gayoom 27.72 33 New JP Qasim Ibrahim 13.56 15 +14 MDA Ahmed Siyam Mohamed 4.04 5 New AP Sheikh Imran Abdulla 2.66 1 +1 Independents – 10.93 5 −8 This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below. Speaker before Speaker of People's Majlis Abdulla Shahid MDP Abdulla Maseeh Mohamed PPM

Parliamentary elections were held in the Maldives on 22 March 2014. The Progressive Party of Maldives and its allies won 53 seats.

Background

The elections were held after the controversial presidential elections in which Abdulla Yameen defeated Mohamed Nasheed of the Maldivian Democratic Party. Following the elections the Supreme Court dismissed the Chairman and Deputy Chairman of the Election Commission for contempt of court. The MDP protested, but did not boycott the parliamentary elections.

One the day before the elections Qasim Ibrahim of the Jumhooree Party requested that the Supreme Court to delay the elections due to the Election Commission not having a full complement of members. However, his request was rejected.

Electoral system

The 85 seats in the People's Majlis were elected in single-member constituencies using the first-past-the-post system. The Majlis was expanded from 77 to 85 seats.

Results

Party		Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	Maldivian Democratic Party	75,670	40.79	26	0
	Progressive Party of Maldives	51,424	27.72	33	New
	Jumhooree Party	25,149	13.56	15	+14
	Maldives Development Alliance	7,496	4.04	5	New
	Adhaalath Party	4,941	2.66	1	+1
	Dhivehi Rayyithunge Party	549	0.30	0	–28
	Independents	20,276	10.93	5	–8
Total		185,505	100.00	85	+8
Valid votes		185,505	98.93
Invalid/blank votes		2,011	1.07
Total votes		187,516	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		240,652	77.92
Source: IFES