2010 Burundian parliamentary election
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Parliamentary elections were held in Burundi on 23 July 2010.[1][2] The opposition parties boycotted the election after also boycotting the presidential election.[3]
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23 July 2010
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This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
The ruling National Council for the Defense of Democracy – Forces for the Defense of Democracy won 81 of the 106 seats, while the Union for National Progress gained 17 seats. Another smaller party won five seats, while the remaining three seats are reserved for the Twa minority.[4] Pie Ntavyohanyuma was re-elected as Speaker. Mo-Mamo Karerwa was elected as first deputy Speaker and Francois Kabura as second deputy Speaker.[5]
Results
National Assembly
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| Party | Votes | % | Seats | |||||
| Elected | Co-opted | Total | +/– | |||||
| CNDD–FDD | 1,848,023 | 81.19 | 80 | 1 | 81 | +17 | ||
| Union for National Progress | 251,759 | 11.06 | 16 | 1 | 17 | +2 | ||
| Front for Democracy in Burundi–Nyakuri | 133,904 | 5.88 | 4 | 1 | 5 | New | ||
| Other parties and independents[a] | 42,615 | 1.87 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | ||
| Co-opted Twa members | – | 3 | 3 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 2,276,301 | 100.00 | 100 | 6 | 106 | –12 | ||
| Valid votes | 2,276,301 | 96.13 | ||||||
| Invalid/blank votes | 91,625 | 3.87 | ||||||
| Total votes | 2,367,926 | 100.00 | ||||||
| Registered voters/turnout | 3,551,125 | 66.68 | ||||||
| Source: African Elections Database, IPU, CENI | ||||||||
- Includes the Coalition for Free and Transparent Elections, the Independent Labor Party, Kaze – Forces for the Defense of Democracy and the National Liberation Front
Senate
The Senate was elected on 28 July by electoral colleges composed of local councillors.[6]
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| Party | Votes | % | Seats | |||||
| Elected | Co-opted | Total | +/– | |||||
| CNDD–FDD | 32 | 0 | 32 | 0 | ||||
| Union for National Progress | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||||
| Co-opted Twa members | – | 3 | 3 | 0 | ||||
| Former presidents | – | 4 | 4 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 34 | 7 | 41 | –7 | ||||
| Total votes | 1,500 | – | ||||||
| Registered voters/turnout | 1,935 | 77.52 | ||||||
| Source: African Elections Database | ||||||||
