2010 São Toméan parliamentary election
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Parliamentary elections were held in São Tomé and Príncipe on 1 August 2010. The elections had been planned for 21 February, but were then postponed.[1][2][3] President Fradique de Menezes announced on 17 March 2010 that elections would be held on 1 August 2010.[4]
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1 August 2010
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All 55 seats in the National Assembly 28 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Turnout | 89.01% ( 22.17pp) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
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Results
The opposition Independent Democratic Action emerged as the largest party, winning 26 of the 55 seats. Prime Minister Joaquim Rafael Branco's MLSTP-PSD came second with 21 seats. Third was PCD, a member of the ruling coalition, with seven seats. President de Menezes's MDFM-PL won only one seat.[5]
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| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
| Independent Democratic Action | 29,588 | 43.13 | 26 | +15 | |
| MLSTP/PSD | 22,510 | 32.81 | 21 | +1 | |
| Democratic Convergence Party | 9,540 | 13.91 | 7 | – | |
| Force for Change Democratic Movement – Liberal Party | 4,986 | 7.27 | 1 | – | |
| Union of Democrats for Citizenship and Development | 855 | 1.25 | 0 | 0 | |
| Christian Democratic Front | 291 | 0.42 | 0 | 0 | |
| Socialist Movement | 260 | 0.38 | 0 | New | |
| National Union for Democracy and Progress | 242 | 0.35 | 0 | New | |
| National Democratic Confederation/Fêssu Bassóla | 204 | 0.30 | 0 | New | |
| Opposition Democratic Coalition | 129 | 0.19 | 0 | New | |
| Total | 68,605 | 100.00 | 55 | 0 | |
| Valid votes | 68,605 | 97.82 | |||
| Invalid/blank votes | 1,531 | 2.18 | |||
| Total votes | 70,136 | 100.00 | |||
| Registered voters/turnout | 78,798 | 89.01 | |||
| Source: African Election Database | |||||
