2001 Cape Verdean parliamentary election

Election

2001 Cape Verdean parliamentary election

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All 72 seats in the National Assembly of Cape Verde
37 seats needed for a majority
Registered| 260,126
Turnout| 54.53%
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Leader  | José Maria Neves | Carlos Veiga | João dos Santos Luís
Party  | PAICV | MpD | ADM
Seats won  | 40  | 30  | 2
Seat change  |  19  |  20  |  1
Popular vote  | 67,860  | 55,586  | 8,389
Percentage  | 49.50%  | 40.55%  | 6.12%

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| Prime Minister before election

Gualberto do Rosário
MpD

| Elected Prime Minister

José Maria Neves
PAICV

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Parliamentary elections were held in Cape Verde on 14 January 2001. The result was a victory for the African Party for the Independence of Cape Verde run by José Maria Neves, which won 40 of the 72 seats in the National Assembly,[1][2] defeating the ruling Movement for Democracy led by Carlos Veiga. Third was the Democratic Alliance for Change (ADM) led by José dos Santos Luís with 6.12% of the votes.

## Results

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Party| Votes| %| Seats| +/–
| African Party for the Independence of Cape Verde| 67,860| 49.50| 40| +19
| Movement for Democracy| 55,586| 40.55| 30| –20
| Democratic Alliance for Change| 8,389| 6.12| 2| +1
| Democratic Renewal Party| 4,630| 3.38| 0| New
| Social Democratic Party| 620| 0.45| 0| 0
Total| 137,085| 100.00| 72| 0
Valid votes| 137,085| 96.65|
Invalid/blank votes| 4,751| 3.35|
Total votes| 141,836| 100.00|
Registered voters/turnout| 260,126| 54.53|
Source: African Elections Database

## References

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1. ^ Elections in Cape Verde African Elections Database
2. ^ "Cape Verde president 'wins' poll". BBC News. 13 February 2006.

## External links

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* National Elections Commission (in Portuguese)

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