Elections in Panama

Elections in Panama gives information on election and election results in Panama.

Panama elects on national level a head of state - the president - and a legislature. The president and the vice-president are elected on one ballot for a five-year term by the people. The National Assembly (Asamblea Nacional) has 71 members, elected for a five-year term in single-seat and multi-seat constituencies.

Political culture

Further information: Political parties in Panama

Panama 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.

Schedule

Election

Position	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014
Type	Presidential (May) National Congress (May) Gubernatorial (May)	None				Presidential (May) National Congress (May) Gubernatorial (May)
President and vice president	President and vice president	None				President and vice president
National Congress	All seats	None				All seats
Provinces, cities and municipalities	All positions	None				All positions

Inauguration

Position	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014
Type	Presidential (July) National Congress (July) Gubernatorial (July)	None				Presidential (July) National Congress (July) Gubernatorial (July)
President and vice president	1 July	None				1 July
National Congress	1 July	None				1 July
Provinces, cities and municipalities	1 July	None				1 July

Latest elections

Main article: Panamanian general election, 2009

  Summary of the 3 May 2009 Panamanian presidential election results

Candidates	Parties	Votes	%
Ricardo Martinelli	Democratic Change, Patriotic Union Party, Panameñista Party, Nationalist Republican Liberal Movement	952,333	59.97
Balbina Herrera	Democratic Revolutionary Party, People's Party, Liberal Party	597,227	37.70
Guillermo Endara	Fatherland's Moral Vanguard Party	36,867	2.33
Valid votes (turnout 73.99%)		1,558,445	100.0
Blank votes		19,105	1.17
Invalid votes		30,976	1.89
Total votes		1,636,508	100.00
Source: Tribunal Electoral

  Summary of the 3 May 2009 Panamanian National Assembly election results

Alliances	Parties	Votes	%	Seats
One Country for All	Democratic Revolutionary Party (PRD)	537,426	35.7%	26
	People's Party (PP)	55,598	3.7%	1
	Liberal Party (PL)	18,111	1.2%	0
Alliance for Change	Democratic Change (CD)	352,319	23.4%	14
	Panameñista Party (PAN)	334,282	22.2%	22
	Patriotic Union (UP)	85,609	5.7%	4
	Nationalist Republican Liberal Movement (MOLIRENA)	70,457	4.7%	2
Independents		35,793	2.4%	2
Moral Vanguard of the Fatherland (VMP)		14,760	1.0%	0
Valid votes (turnout 70.05%)		1,504,355	100.0%	71
Source: Tribunal Electoral

Past elections and Referendums

Main article: Panamanian general election, 2004

  Summary of the 2 May 2004 Panama presidential election results

Candidates	Parties	Votes	%
Martín Torrijos	New Fatherland (Democratic Revolutionary Party–People's Party coalition)	711,447	47.44
Guillermo Endara	Solidarity Party	462,766	30.86
José Miguel Alemán	Arnulfista Party	245,845	16.39
Ricardo Martinelli	Democratic Change	79,595	5.31
Total (turnout 76.9%)		1,499,072	100.0
Ballot papers left blank		17,366	1.13
Spoiled ballot papers		21,276	1.38
Total votes		1,537,714

  Summary of the 2 May 2004 National Assembly of Panama election results

Parties	Votes	%	Seats
Democratic Revolutionary Party (Partido Revolucionario Democrático)		37.8	41
Arnulfista Party (Partido Arnulfista )		19.2	17
Solidarity Party (Partido Solidaridad)		15.7	9
Nationalist Republican Liberal Movement (Movimiento Liberal Republicano Nacionalista)		8.6	4
Democratic Change (Cambio Democrático)		7.4	3
People's Party (Partido Popular)		6.0	1
National Liberal Party (Partido Liberal Nacional)		5.2	3
Total (turnout 76.9 %)			78
Source: Source: Tribunal Electoral de Panama

See also

• Politics of Panama

External links

• Adam Carr's Election Archive