Sierra leonean general election, 2018 - wikipedia Sierra leonean general election, 2018 Sierra Leone presidential election, 2018 ← 2012 7 March 2018 ( first round ) 31 March 2018 ( second round ) Nominee Julius Maada Bio Samura Kamara Party SLPP APC Running mate Mohamed Juldeh Jalloh Chernor Maju Bah Popular vote 1,319,406 1,227,171 Percentage 51.8 % 48.2 % President before election Ernest Bai Koroma APC Elected President Julius Maada Bio SLPP Sierra Leone This article is part of a series on the politics and government of Sierra Leone Constitution Human rights Executive President ( list ) Julius Maada Bio Vice-President Mohamed Juldeh Jalloh Chief Minister David J. Francis Cabinet Legislative Parliament Speaker : S.B.B. Dumbuya Members of Parliament Judiciary Supreme Court Chief Justice : A.H. Charm Human rights Elections Political parties Recent elections General : 2007 2012 2018 Administrative divisions Provinces Districts Chiefdoms Foreign relations Minister of Foreign Affairs Diplomatic missions Passport Visa requirements Other countries Atlas General elections were held in Sierra Leone on 7 March 2018 to elect the President, Parliament and local councils. Incumbent President Ernest Bai Koroma is not running for another term, as he is constitutionally ineligible, having served the maximum ten years in office. No presidential candidate received the 55 % of the vote required to win in the first round, meaning a second round of voting was held on 31 March between the top two candidates, opposition leader Julius Maada Bio of the Sierra Leone People 's Party and Samura Kamara of the ruling All People 's Congress ; the two were separated by under 15,000 votes in the first round. Bio was subsequently elected with 51.8 % of the vote. Contents 1 Electoral system 2 Presidential candidates 3 Controversy 3.1 Dual citizenship 4 Results 4.1 President 4.1. 1 By district 4.2 Parliament 5 References Electoral system The President of Sierra Leone is elected using a modified two - round system, with a candidate having to receive more that 55 % of the vote in the first round to be elected. If this is not achieved, a run - off will be held. The 132 elected members of Parliament ( increased from 112 in the 2012 elections ) were elected from single - member constituencies by first - past - the - post voting. The remaining 12 seats are reserved for Paramount Chiefs, who are elected indirectly. Presidential candidates A total of 16 candidates registered to contest the elections ; 14 men and two women. President Koroma personally selected foreign minister Samura Kamara as the All People 's Congress candidate at the party 's convention held on 15 November 2017 in the northern city of Makeni. The APC also selected deputy speaker of parliament Chernor Maju Bah as the party 's vice presidential candidate. The main opposition, the Sierra Leone People 's Party ( SLPP ) selected former military Head of State, retired Brigadier general Julius Maada Bio as its presidential candidate at the party 's national convention held on 15 November 2017 in Freetown. Bio 's running mate is businessman Mohamed Juldeh Jalloh. Former Vice President Samuel Sam - Sumana is the candidate of the Coalition for Change. His removal from office by President Koroma was challenged at the ECOWAS Court, which in November 2017 ruled that the removal of Sumana was illegal. Former United Nations senior official Kandeh Yumkella was chosen to be the presidential candidate of the National Grand Coalition ( NGC ), a breakaway faction of the SLPP. Yumkella 's running mate is mechanical engineer Andrew Keillie. The newly formed Unity Party is fielding Femi Claudius Cole, one of two female presidential candidates. Former Minister of Internal Affairs and Minister of Lands Musa Tarawally was nominated as the presidential candidate of the Citizens Democratic Party. Party Presidential candidate Vice-Presidential candidate All People 's Congress Samura Kamara Chernor Maju Bah Alliance Democratic Party Mohamed Kamaraimba Mansaray Isata Abdulai Kamara Citizens Democratic Party Musa Tarawally Paul Alimamy Bangura Coalition for Change Samuel Sam - Sumana David Bai Conteh National Democratic Alliance Mohamed Bah Victoria Hunter National Grand Coalition Kandeh Kolleh Yumkella Andrew Karmoh Keili National Progressive Democrats Patrick John O'Dwyer Blanche Joko Samura National Unity and Reconciliation Party Jonathan Patrick Sandy Safiatu Blango Peace and Liberation Party Kandeh Baba Conteh Abu Bakarr Salaiman Tarawally People 's Movement for Democratic Change Charles Francis Margai Isata Dohra Bangura Republic National Independence Party Bresford Victor Williams Septimus Mohamed Kemokai Revolutionary United Front Gbandi Jemba Ngobeh Ansumama Mambu Porga Fowai Sierra Leone People 's Party Julius Maada Bio Mohamed Juldeh Jalloh United Democratic Movement Mohamed Sowa - Turay Alex Brihim Matthew Kai Kai United National People 's Party Saa Henry Kabuta Benedit Lansana Kargbo Unity Party Femi Claudius Cole Mohamed S.V Jr Tarawalley Controversy Due to the fact that the election falls outside of the five - year term plus three months limit, constitutional lawyers have criticised the announcement. Dual citizenship The previously dormant issue of dual citizenship was raised during the election. The ruling party, APC, raised the issue citing Section 76 ( 1 ) of the 1991 Constitution, which states that `` No person shall be qualified for election as a Member of Parliament -- if he is a naturalised citizen of Sierra Leone or is a citizen of a country other than Sierra Leone having become such a citizen voluntarily or is under a declaration of allegiance to such a country. '' The dual citizenship debate engulfed three presidential candidates : Kandeh Kolleh Yumkella of the National Grand Coalition ( NGC ), Dr. Samura Kamara of the All People 's Congress ( APC ), and Mohamed Kamarainba Mansaray of the Alliance Democratic Party ( ADP ). Yumkella claimed he denounced his American citizenship in 2017, while Mansaray said he has never held any other citizenship. Two cases were brought to the Supreme Court : one filed on 5 February by an activist of the ruling All Peoples Congress party claiming that Yumkella is a naturalised citizen and therefore unqualified to contest the elections ; and another filed by Charles Margai, a flag bearer for People 's Movement for Democratic Change ( PMDC ), claiming that the APC 's standard bearer is unqualified to run for president because he is a dual citizen and did not resign his ministerial position -- for which he was paid from the state 's consolidated revenue -- long enough to meet the constitutional requirement. The defense of Yumkella appealed to the Supreme Court to have two of the judges removed from the case, then the matter was adjourned until 28 March ( after the 7 March election ) for the two new judges to study the case. The dual citizenship issue will be remembered by citizens for propagating the slang term two - SIM to describe a person with dual citizenship. Results The National Electoral Commission reported 3,178,663 registered voters ( of which 1,654,228 were female ) and a voter turnout of 2,676,549 ( 84.2 % ) across 3,300 polling centres and 11,122 polling stations. President Candidate Party First round Second round Votes % Votes % Julius Maada Bio Sierra Leone People 's Party 1,097,482 43.3 1,319,406 51.8 Samura Kamara All People 's Congress 1,082,748 42.7 1,227,171 48.2 Kandeh Yumkella National Grand Coalition 174,014 6.9 Samuel Sam - Sumana Coalition for Change 87,720 3.5 Mohamed Kamaraimba Mansaray Alliance Democratic Party 26,704 Gbandi Jemba Ngobeh Revolutionary United Front 12,827 0.5 Musa Tarawally Citizens Democratic Party 11,493 0.5 Charles Francis Margai People 's Movement for Democratic Change 9,864 0.4 Mohamed Charnoh Bah National Democratic Alliance 8,344 0.3 Mohamed Sowa - Turay United Democratic Movement 5,695 0.2 Patrick John O'Dwyer National Progressive Democrats 4,239 0.2 Kandeh Baba Conteh Peace and Liberation Party 4,233 0.2 Femi Claudius Cole Unity Party 3,825 0.2 Saa Henry Kabuta United National People 's Party 3,061 0.1 Beresford Victor Williams Republic National Independence Party 2,555 0.1 Jonathan Patrick Sandy National Unity and Reconciliation Party 2,318 0.1 Invalid / blank votes 139,427 -- 31,694 -- Total 2,676,549 100 2,578,271 100 Registered voters / turnout 3,178,663 84.2 3,178,663 81.1 Source : NECSL, NECSL By district Second round District Samura Bio Votes % Votes % Kenema District 27,308 11.45 211,232 88.55 Kono District 34,636 27.39 91,823 72.61 Kailahun District 13,343 10.04 119,502 89.96 Port Loko District 153,608 85.01 27,084 14.99 Kambia District 69,542 69.75 30,155 30.25 Karene District 73,514 88.94 9,146 11.06 Tonkolili District 143,500 86.32 22,748 13.68 Bombali District 144,056 90.68 14,807 9.32 Koinadugu District 40,210 67.91 19,004 32.09 Falaba District 22,562 57.23 16,862 42.77 Bo District 26,145 10.66 219,131 89.34 Moyamba District 21,045 17.91 96,456 82.09 Bonthe District 3,804 4.76 76,119 95.24 Pujehun District 6,701 8.39 73,121 91.61 Western Area Urban District 315,764 60.98 202,046 39.02 Western Area Rural District 131,433 59.31 90,170 40.69 Source : NECSL Parliament A total of 795 candidates contested the parliamentary elections, of which 100 were female. Party Votes % Seats + / -- Sierra Leone People 's Party 49 All People 's Congress 68 Coalition for Change 8 Alliance Democratic Party Citizens Democratic Party National Democratic Alliance National Grand Coalition National Progressive Democrats National Unity and Reconciliation Party Peace and Liberation Party People 's Democratic Party People 's Movement for Democratic Change Republic National Independence Party Revolutionary United Front United Democratic Movement United National People 's Party Unity Party Independents Elected Chiefs -- -- 14 0 Invalid / blank votes -- -- -- Total 146 + 14 Registered voters / turnout -- -- Source : NEC References Jump up ^ https://twitter.com/NECsalone/status/978345034348101634 ^ Jump up to : President Koroma announces election date -- March 7th 2018 The Sierra Leone Telegraph, 15 February 2017 Jump up ^ Sierra Leone 2018 elections -- taking parliament and losing the presidency The Sierra Leone Telegraph, 11 December 2017 Jump up ^ Elections in Sierra Leone : 2018 General Elections IFES Jump up ^ Electoral system IPU Jump up ^ Sierra Leone IFES ^ Jump up to : Sierra Leone elects new president : Profiles of top six contenders Africa News, 21 February 2018 Jump up ^ 2018 Sierra Leone general elections : The voting process Africa News, 6 March 2018 Jump up ^ ECOWAS Court : Sam - Sumana sack dey illegal BBC Pidgin, 27 November 2017 Jump up ^ Koroma, Dusuba ( 8 November 2017 ). `` Lone Female Presidential Candidate Urges Issues - based Voting ''. Sierra Leone Concord Times. Retrieved 26 November 2017. Jump up ^ The Constitution of Sierra Leone, 1991. Jump up ^ Dauphine, Edna Browne. `` Kamarainba denies dual citizenship ''. Awoko. Retrieved 14 March 2018. Jump up ^ Thomas, Abdul Rashid ( 28 February 2018 ). `` Yumkella at the Supreme Court ''. The Sierra Leone Telegraph. Retrieved 14 March 2018. Jump up ^ Bangura, Bernice ( 6 March 2018 ). `` Sierra Leone Supreme Court Makes Decision On Kandeh Yumkella ''. Sierraloaded. Retrieved 14 March 2018. ^ Jump up to : `` 7 March 2018 Elections in Sierra Leone by Numbers '' ( PDF ). National Electoral Commission. Retrieved 14 March 2018. 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Question: who won the 2018 presidential election in sierra leone
Answer: opposition leader Julius Maada Bio of the Sierra Leone People's Party