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Somaliland elects on national level a head of state (the president) and a legislature. The president is elected by the people for a five-year term. The Parliament (Baarlamaanka) has two chambers. The House of Representatives (Golaha Wakiilada) will have 82 members, elected for a five-year term. The House of Elders (Golaha Guurtida) will have 82 members, representing traditional leaders. Somaliland has a multi-party system, with numerous parties in which no one party often has a chance of gaining power alone, and parties must work with each other to form coalition governments.[1][2][3][4][5]

## Latest elections

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### Parliamentary elections

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Main article: 2021 Somaliland parliamentary election

Party| Votes| %| Seats| +/–
| Waddani| 258,658| 37.22| 31| New
| Kulmiye Peace, Unity, and Development Party| 256,524| 36.91| 30| +2
| Justice and Welfare Party| 179,735| 25.86| 21| 0
Total| 694,917| 100.00| 82| 0
Registered voters/turnout| 1,065,847| –|
Source: EC, Reuters, EC[usurped]

### Municipal elections

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Main article: 2021 Somaliland municipal elections

Party| Votes| %| Seats| +/–

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| Kulmiye Peace, Unity, and Development Party| 268,815| 38.99| 93| −6
| Waddani| 260,841| 37.83| 79| +11
| Justice and Welfare Party| 159,801| 23.18| 48| +8
Total| 689,457| 100.00| 220| –
Registered voters/turnout| 1,065,847| –|
Source: SLNEC

## Past elections

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### 2017 presidential election

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Main article: 2017 Somaliland presidential election

Candidate| Running mate| Party| Votes| %

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| Muse Bihi Abdi| Abdirahman Saylici| Peace, Unity, and Development Party| 305,909| 55.10
| Abdirahman Mohamed Abdullahi| Mohamed Ali| Waddani| 226,092| 40.73
| Faysal Ali Warabe| Abdi Ahmed Musa Abyan| For Justice and Development| 23,141| 4.17
Total| 555,142| 100.00
Valid votes| 555,142| 98.15
Invalid/blank votes| 10,475| 1.85
Total votes| 565,617| 100.00
Registered voters/turnout| 704,198| 80.32
Source: SLNEC

### 2012 municipal elections

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Main article: 2012 Somaliland municipal elections

Party| Votes| %| Seats

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| KULMIYE| 244,795| 30.19| 99
| Waddani| 163,789| 20.20| 68
| UCID| 105,105| 12.96| 40
| Umadda| 94,689| 11.68| 37
| Rays| 83,596| 10.31| 32
| Xaqsoor| 74,204| 9.15| 31
| Dalsan| 44,680| 5.51| 16
Total| 810,858| 100.00| 323
Source: https://media.africaportal.org/documents/Report-website-version.pdf

### 2010 presidential election

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Main article: 2010 Somaliland presidential election

Elections were delayed several times, and were finally held on 26 June 2010.

Candidate| Running mate| Party| Votes| %

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| Ahmed Mahamoud Silanyo| Abdirahman Saylici| Peace, Unity, and Development Party| 266,906| 49.59
| Dahir Riyale Kahin| Ahmed Yusuf Yasin| United Peoples' Democratic Party| 178,881| 33.23
| Faysal Ali Warabe| Mohammad Rashid| For Justice and Development| 92,459| 17.18
Total| 538,246| 100.00
Total votes| 538,246| –
Registered voters/turnout| 1,069,914| 50.31
Source: NEC, African Elections Database

### 2005 parliamentary election

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Main article: 2005 Somaliland parliamentary election

Party| Votes| %| Seats
| United Peoples' Democratic Party| 261,449| 39.00| 33
| Peace, Unity, and Development Party| 228,328| 34.06| 28
| For Justice and Development| 180,545| 26.93| 21
Total| 670,322| 100.00| 82
Valid votes| 670,322| 99.32|
Invalid/blank votes| 4,585| 0.68|
Total votes| 674,907| 100.00|
Source: IRI

### 2003 presidential election

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Main article: 2003 Somaliland presidential election

Candidate| Running mate| Party| Votes| %

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| Dahir Riyale Kahin| Ahmed Yusuf Yasin| United Peoples' Democratic Party| 205,595| 42.08
| Ahmed M. Mahamoud Silanyo| Abdirahman Saylici| Peace, Unity, and Development Party| 205,515| 42.07
| Faysal Ali Warabe| Mohammad Rashid| For Justice and Development| 77,433| 15.85
Total| 488,543| 100.00
Valid votes| 488,543| 97.98
Invalid/blank votes| 10,096| 2.02
Total votes| 498,639| 100.00
Source: African Elections Database

### 2002 municipal elections

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Main article: 2002 Somaliland municipal elections

Party| Votes| %

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| United Peoples' Democratic Party| 179,389| 40.76
| Peace, Unity, and Development Party| 83,158| 18.90
| For Justice and Development| 49,444| 11.24
| Sahan| 47,942| 10.89
| Hormood| 40,538| 9.21
| Asad| 39,596| 9.00
Total| 440,067| 100.00
Source: African Elections Database

### 2001 constitutional referendum

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Main article: 2001 Somaliland constitutional referendum

Choice  | Votes  | %

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For | 1,148,940 | 97.10
Against | 34,302 | 2.90
Invalid/blank votes | 4,591 | –
Total | 1,187,833 | 100
Registered voters/turnout | 1,188,746 | 99.92
Source: African Elections Database

## See also

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* National Electoral Commission (Somaliland)
* Electoral calendar
* Electoral system

## References

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1. ^ "Briefing paper: Somaliland voter cards distribution". Somaliland Press. 3 August 2017. Archived from the original on August 9, 2017. Retrieved 15 November 2017.
2. ^ Somaliland: “Presidential and Parliament Elections Slated for March 2017 Archived November 21, 2015, at the Wayback Machine Somaliland Sun, 10 September 2015
3. ^ "Opposition leader elected Somaliland president". AFP. Archived from the original on May 25, 2012. Retrieved 2010-07-01.
4. ^ Noor, Hussein Ali (28 April 2010). "Election officials back June poll in Somaliland". Hargeisa: Reuters. Archived from the original on May 17, 2012. Retrieved 30 April 2010.
5. ^ Elections in Somaliland African Elections Database

## External links

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* African Elections Database
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