2006 Ecuadorian general election

General election held in Ecuador

2006 Ecuadorian general election

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Nominee  | Rafael Correa | Álvaro Noboa |
Party  | PAIS Alliance | PRIAN
Running mate  | Lenin Moreno | Vicente Taiano
Popular vote  | 3,517,635 | 2,689,418
Percentage  | 56.67% | 43.33%

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Rafael Correa
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General elections were held in Ecuador on 15 October 2006 to elect a new President and National Congress.

As no presidential candidate received a majority of the vote in the first round, a run-off was held on 26 November, which was won by Rafael Correa of the PAIS Alliance.[1]

## Noteworthy lack of reporting of null votes[edit]

According to the Supreme Electoral Tribunal, the first-round total of null and blank votes was 1,091,833, which is less than the vote for either of the top two candidates.

## Run-off[edit]

On November 28, 2006, Correa was declared the winner, although Noboa did not accept defeat, and suggested that he might challenge the validity of the ballot.[2]

According to the Supreme Electoral Tribunal (TSE), out of 97.29% of the votes counted, 57.07% were for Correa and 42.96% for Noboa. Among others, the Organization of American States, US ambassador Linda Jewell, and representatives of many South American countries have recognised Correa as the winner of the election. However, as of November 29, 2006, Álvaro Noboa had still not admitted defeat.[3]

Rafael Correa was duly sworn in as president for a four-year term on January 15, 2007.

## Opinion polls[edit]

### First round[edit]

Date  | Pollster  | Noboa | Correa | Gutierrez  | Roldós | Viteri | Macas | Rosero  | Proaño

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20/02/06  | Consultar  | –  | –  | –  | 29% | –  | –  | –  | –
20/02/06  | S.P. Investigaciones  | –  | –  | –  | 26% | –  | –  | –  | –
20/02/06  | CEDATOS  | 13%  | –  | –  | 21% | –  | –  | –  | –
09/03/06  | Perfiles de Opinión  | 16%  | –  | –  | 22% | 9.5%  | –  | –  | –
09/03/06  | Datanálisis  | 15.3%  | –  | –  | 27.4% | 9.5%  | –  | –  | –
31/03/06  | CEDATOS  | 8%  | 6%  | –  | 22% | 13%  | –  | –  | 5%
05/04/06  | CEDATOS  | 17%  | 7%  | –  | 22% | 9%  | –  | –  | –
05/05/06  | CEDATOS  | 14%  | 9%  | –  | 23% | 14%  | –  | –  | –
29/05/06  | Informe Confidencial  | 16%  | 7%  | –  | 22% | 13%  | –  | –  | –
28/08/06  | Market  | –  | 10.8%  | –  | 24.6% | 13%  | –  | –  | –
06/09/06  | Market  | –  | 12%  | –  | 23.6% | 13%  | –  | –  | –
06/09/06  | CEDATOS  | –  | 12%  | –  | 26% | 17%  |  | –  | –
06/09/06  | Informe Confidencial  | –  | 14%  | –  | 19% | 15%  | –  | –  | –
16/09/06  | Informe Confidencial  | 9%  | 22% | 4%  | 20%  | 9%  | –  | 4%  | 2%
19/09/06  | CEDATOS  | 10%  | 19%  | 3%  | 20% | 13%  | 1%  | 2%  | 2%
24/09/06  | CEDATOS  | 4%  | 33% | 4%  | 22%  | 13%  | 1%  | 2%  | 1%
14/10/06  | CEDATOS  | 25.2%  | 31.1% | –  | 19.1%  | 11.5%  | –  | –  | –
14/10/06  | Market  | 27%  | 28.4% | –  | 18.4  | –  | –  | –  | –
15/10/06  | CEDATOS  | 27.2% | 25.4%  | 15%  | 13.6%  | 10.8%  | –  | –  | –
15/10/06  | Informe Confidencial  | 28.53% | 26.51%  | 14.95%  | 15.59%  | 9.23%  | –  | –  | –
15/10/06  | Market  | 28.23% | 27.2%  | 13%  | 14.42%  | 9.95%  | –  | –  | –

### Second round[edit]

Date  | Pollster  | Correa | Noboa

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20/10/06  | Consultar  | 28%  | 50%
26/10/06  | Informe Confidencial  | 42%  | 58%
29/10/06  | Informe Confidencial  | 32%  | 47%
04/11/06  | Market  | 30%  | 49%
04/11/06  | CEDATOS  | 34%  | 49%
05/11/06  | Consultar  | 34%  | 49%
16/11/06  | CEDATOS  | 48%  | 52%
17/11/06  | CEDATOS  | 38%  | 41%
18/11/06  | Market  | 41% | 37%
24/11/06  | CEDATOS  | 52% | 48%
26/11/06  | CEDATOS  | 56% | 43%
26/11/06  | Market  | 56.8% | 43.2%

## Results[edit]

### President[edit]

Candidate| Party| First round| Second round

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Votes| %| Votes| %
| Álvaro Noboa| Institutional Renewal Party of National Action| 1,464,251| 26.83| 2,689,418| 43.33
| Rafael Correa| PAIS Alliance/PS-FA| 1,246,333| 22.84| 3,517,635| 56.67
| Gilmar Gutiérrez| January 21 Patriotic Society Party| 950,895| 17.42|
| León Roldós Aguilera| Democratic Left| 809,754| 14.84|
| Cynthia Viteri| Social Christian Party| 525,728| 9.63|
| Luis Macas| Pachakutik Plurinational Unity Movement – New Country| 119,577| 2.19|
| Fernando Rosero| Ecuadorian Roldosist Party| 113,323| 2.08|
| Marco Proaño Maya| Movimiento de Reivindicación Democrática| 77,655| 1.42|
| Luis Villacís| Democratic People's Movement| 72,762| 1.33|
| Jaime Damerval| Concentration of People's Forces| 25,284| 0.46|
| Marcelo Larrea Cabrera| Third Republic Alliance| 23,233| 0.43|
| Lenin Torres| Revolutionary Movement of Popular Participation| 15,357| 0.28|
| Carlos Sagnay de la Bastida| Alfarista National Integration| 13,455| 0.25|
Total| 5,457,607| 100.00| 6,207,053| 100.00
Valid votes| 5,457,607| 83.33| 6,207,053| 89.19
Invalid/blank votes| 1,092,070| 16.67| 752,179| 10.81
Total votes| 6,549,677| 100.00| 6,959,232| 100.00
Registered voters/turnout| 9,165,125| 71.46| 9,165,125| 75.93
Source: CNE

### Congress[edit]

Party| Votes| %| Seats

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| Institutional Renewal Party of National Action| 868,650| 27.80| 28
| January 21 Patriotic Society Party| 579,775| 18.56| 23
| Social Christian Party| 477,804| 15.29| 13
| Democratic Left –Ethics and Democracy Network| 332,497| 10.64| 13
| Ecuadorian Roldosist Party| 239,325| 7.66| 6
| Democratic People's Movement| 126,188| 4.04| 3
| Pachakutik Plurinational Unity Movement – New Country| 118,754| 3.80| 6
| Christian Democratic Union | 81,600| 2.61| 5
| New Country Civic Movement| 19,568| 0.63| 1
| Regional Action for Equality| 11,188| 0.36| 1
| Other parties| 268,882| 8.61| 0
Overseas seat| | 1
Total| 3,124,231| 100.00| 100
Valid votes| 3,124,231| 58.34|
Invalid/blank votes| 2,230,675| 41.66|
Total votes| 5,354,906| 100.00|
Registered voters/turnout| 9,020,773| 59.36|
Source: IFES, Psephos

## References[edit]

1. ^ "Ecuador's Correa wins vote, faces tough task". Reuters. 28 November 2006. Retrieved 28 November 2006.[dead link]
2. ^ Reuters[dead link] "Correa wins Ecuador's presidential vote: official"
3. ^ http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/spanish/latin_america/newsid_6194000/6194034.stm BBC News (in Spanish): Correa "nuevo presidente de Ecuador"

## External links[edit]

* Tribunal Supremo Electoral
* Ecuadorian Election 2006 \- Election news from Angus Reid Global Monitor
* Correa likely to win Ecuador elections, NDTV.com
* Ecuador candidate defends Chavez ties, seattlepi.com[permanent dead link]
* Washington frets over 'Bolivarian’ candidate, Green Left Weekly

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