National Assembly (São Tomé and Príncipe)
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| National Assembly of São Tomé and Príncipe Assembleia Nacional de São Tomé e Príncipe |
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| Seats | 55 members |
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Political groups
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Governing Party
Opposition Parties
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| Party-list proportional representation | |
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| São Tomé | |
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The current National Assembly, formed following elections held on 26 March 2006, has a total of 55 members elected in 7 multi-member constituencies using the party-list proportional representation system. Members serve four-year terms.
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Latest National Assembly election results
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| Parties | Votes | % | Seats | +/– |
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| Independent Democratic Action (Acção Democrática Independente) | 29,588 | 42.19 | 26 | +15 |
| Movement for the Liberation of São Tomé and Príncipe/Social Democratic Party (Movimento de Libertação de São Tomé e Príncipe/Partido Social Democrata) | 22,510 | 32.09 | 21 | +1 |
| Democratic Convergence Party – Reflection Group (Partido de Convergência Democrática – Grupa de Reflexão) | 9,540 | 13.60 | 7 | +7 |
| Force for Change Democratic Movement – Liberal Party (Movimento Democrático das Forças da Mudança – Partido Liberal) | 4,986 | 7.11 | 1 | –22 |
| Union of Democrats for Citizenship and Development (União dos Democratas para Cidadania e Desenvolvimento) | 855 | 1.22 | — | — |
| Christian Democratic Front (Frente Democrática Cristã) | 291 | 0.48 | — | — |
| Socialist Movement (Movimento Socialista) | 260 | 0.37 | — | — |
| National Union for Democracy and Progress (União Nacional para a Democracia e Progresso) | 241 | 0.35 | — | — |
| National Democratic Confederation/Fêssu Bassóla (Confederação Democrática Nacional/Fêssu Bassóla) | 204 | 0.29 | — | — |
| CÓDÓ Party – Movement of National Resurgence (Partido CÓDÓ – Movimento de Ressurgimento Nacional) | 129 | 0.18 | — | — |
| Total (turnout 89.01%) | 70,136 | 100.00 | 55 | — |
| Source: CST | ||||
Previous election results
| Political Party | Election Year | |||||||
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| 1991 | 1994 | 1998 | 2002 | 2006 | 2010 | |||
| Movement for the Liberation of São Tomé and Príncipe-Social Democratic Party (MLSTP-PSD) | 21 | 27 | 31 | 24 | 20 | 21 | ||
| Force for Change Democratic Movement-Liberal Party (MDFM-PL) | – | – | – | 23 | 23 | 1 | ||
| Democratic Convergence Party-Reflection Group (PCD-GR) | 33 | 14 | 8 | 7 | ||||
| Independent Democratic Action (ADI) | – | 14 | 16 | * | 11 | 26 | ||
| Opposition Democratic Coalition (CODO) | 01 | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| Uê Kédadji (UK) | – | – | – | 08 | – | – | ||
| New Way Movement (MNR) | – | – | – | – | 01 | – | ||
| Total | 55 | 55 | 55 | 55 | 55 | 55 | ||
* The Independent Democratic Action (ADI) party was a member of the Uê Kédadji coalition in the 2002 election.
List of National Assembly Presidents
| Presidents of the Constituent Assembly (1975) | |
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| Term | Incumbent |
| 1975 | Nuno Xavier Daniel Dias |
| 1975 | Guilherme do Sacramento Neto |
| Presidents of the National Assembly (1975–present) | |
| Term | Incumbent |
| 1975–1980 | Leonel Mário d'Alva |
| 1980–1991 | Alda Neves da Graça do Espírito Santo |
| 1991–1994 | Leonel Mário d'Alva |
| 1994–2002 | Francisco Fortunato Pires |
| 2002–2006 | Dionísio Tomé Dias |
| 2006–2010 | Francisco da Silva |
| 2010–2012 | Evaristo Carvalho (provisional) |
| 2012– | Jose da Graca Diogo |
See also
External links
- Official website (Portuguese)
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