# 2016 Cape Verdean parliamentary election

Parliamentary elections were held in Cape Verde on 20 March 2016. The ruling African Party for the Independence of Cape Verde (PAICV), led by Janira Hopffer Almada, was defeated by the Movement for Democracy (MpD), led by Ulisses Correia e Silva.

## Electoral system

The 72 members of the National Assembly are elected from 16 multi-member constituencies ranging in size from 2 to 15 seats. The elections are held using closed list proportional representation, with seats allocated using the d'Hondt method.

## Campaign

A total of 551 candidates ran for election, including 173 women.

## Results

| | Movement for Democracy | 122,881 | 54.48 | 40 | +8 |
| | African Party for the Independence of Cape Verde | 86,078 | 38.16 | 29 | –9 |
| | Democratic and Independent Cape Verdean Union | 15,488 | 6.87 | 3 | +1 |
| | People's Party | 777 | 0.34 | 0 | New |
| | Social Democratic Party | 232 | 0.10 | 0 | 0 |
| | Labour and Solidarity Party | 107 | 0.05 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 225,563 | 100.00 | 72 | 0 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 225,563 | 98.35 | | |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 3,774 | 1.65 | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | 229,337 | 100.00 | | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 347,622 | 65.97 | | |
| Source: CNE ||||||

## List of elected MPs

| Name | Party | Constituency |
| Adilson Silva Fernandes | MpD | Santo Antão |
| Clóvis Isildo Barbosa da Silva | PAICV | Brava |
| David Lima Gomes | MpD | Brava |
| Jorge Pedro Maurício dos Santos | MpD | Santo Antão |
| Arlindo Nascimento do Rosário | MpD | Santo Antão |
| Damião da Cruz Medina | MpD | Santo Antão |
| Calos Alberto Delgado | PAICV | Santo Antão |
| Vera Helena Pires Almeida da Cruz | PAICV | Santo Antão |
| Odailson Jorge da Luz Bandeira | PAICV | Santo Antão |
| João da Luz Gomes | MpD | São Vicente |
| Rui Alberto de Figueiredo Soares | MpD | São Vicente |
| Humberto Elísio Lélis Sousa Duarte | MpD | São Vicente |
| Maria Celeste Fonseca | MpD | São Vicente |
| Mircéia Isidora Araújo Delgado | MpD | São Vicente |
| António Delgado Monteiro | UCID | São Vicente |
| João dos Santos Luís | UCID | São Vicente |
| Dora Oriana Gomes Pires dos Reis | UCID | São Vicente |
| Manuel Inocêncio Sousa | PAICV | São Vicente |
| João do Carmo Brito Soares | PAICV | São Vicente |
| Filomena de Fátima Ribeiro Vieira Martins | PAICV | São Vicente |
| Nelson do Rosário Brito | MpD | São Nicolau |
| Américo Sabino Soares Nascimento | PAICV | São Nicolau |
| Francisco Marcelino Lopes Correia | MpD | Sal |
| Janine Tatiana Santos Lélis | MpD | Sal |
| Ana Paula Dias Santos | PAICV | Sal |
| José Luís Santos | MpD | Boa Vista |
| Walter Emanuel da Silva Évora | PAICV | Boa Vista |
| Joana Gomes Rosa Amado | MpD | Maio |
| Fernando Jorge Spencer Ferreira Frederico | PAICV | Maio |
| Austelino Tavares Correia | MpD | Santiago Norte |
| João Gomes Duarte | MpD | Santiago Norte |
| David Elias Mendes Gomes | MpD | Santiago Norte |
| José Manuel Soares Tavares | MpD | Santiago Norte |
| Anilda Ideida Monteiro Tavares | MpD | Santiago Norte |
| José Eduardo Mendes Moreno | MpD | Santiago Norte |
| Hélio de Jesus Pina Sanches | MpD | Santiago Norte |
| Celita Annie Alfama Pereira | MpD | Santiago Norte |
| José Maria Gomes da Veiga | PAICV | Santiago Norte |
| José Maria Fernandes da Veiga | PAICV | Santiago Norte |
| José Jorge Monteiro Silva | PAICV | Santiago Norte |
| Moisés António do Espírito Santo Tavares Borges | PAICV | Santiago Norte |
| João Baptista Correia Pereira | PAICV | Santiago Norte |
| José Manuel Sanches Tavares | PAICV | Santiago Norte |
| José Ulisses de Pina Correia e Silva | MpD | Santiago Sul |
| Fernando Elísio Leboucher Freire de Andrade | MpD | Santiago Sul |
| Filomena Mendes Gonçalves | MpD | Santiago Sul |
| Olavo Avelino Garcia Correia | MpD | Santiago Sul |
| Luís Filipe Lopes Tavares | MpD | Santiago Sul |
| José Luís do Livramento Monteiro Alves de Brito | MpD | Santiago Sul |
| Abraão Aníbal Fernandes Barbosa Vicente | MpD | Santiago Sul |
| José Filomeno Carvalho Dias Monteiro | MpD | Santiago Sul |
| Isa Filomena Pereira Soares da Costa | MpD | Santiago Sul |
| Alcides Monteiro de Pina | MpD | Santiago Sul |
| Lúcia Maria Mendes Gonçalves dos Passos | MpD | Santiago Sul |
| Janira Isabel Fonseca Hopffer Almada | PAICV | Santiago Sul |
| Felisberto Alves Vieira | PAICV | Santiago Sul |
| Rui Mendes Semedo | PAICV | Santiago Sul |
| Nilda Maria Gonçalves de Pina Fernandes | PAICV | Santiago Sul |
| Júlio Lopes Correia | PAICV | Santiago Sul |
| Ana Paula Elias Curado da Moeda | PAICV | Santiago Sul |
| Julião Correia Varela | PAICV | Santiago Sul |
| Jorge Arcanjo Livramento Nogueira | MpD | Fogo |
| Filipe Alves Gomes dos Santos | MpD | Fogo |
| Carlos Alberto Gonçalves Lopes | MpD | Fogo |
| Eva Verona Teixeira Andrade Ortet | PAICV | Fogo |
| Nuías Mendes Barbosa da Silva | PAICV | Fogo |
| Estevão Barros Rodrigues | PAICV | Africa |
| Orlando Pereira Dias | MpD | Africa |
| João de Brito Lopes de Pina | PAICV | Americas |
| Alberto Mendes Montrond | MpD | Americas |
| Francisco Correia Pereira | PAICV | Europe and rest of the world |
| Emanuel Alberto Duarte Barbosa | MpD | Europe and rest of the world |
| Source: CNE Archived 20 December 2016 at the Wayback Machine |||

## Reactions

* African Union: The African Union team of 20 observers declared that the elections held were fair and conducted in a peaceful and free manner. The AU also commended the government in creating the legal atmosphere for the press to conduct their business freely.