1995 Cape Verdean parliamentary election

1995 Cape Verdean parliamentary election

17 December 1995
All 72 seats in the National Assembly 37 seats needed for a majority
Registered	207,648
Turnout	76.52%
First party Second party Third party   Leader Carlos Veiga Pedro Pires Jorge Carlos Fonseca Party MpD PAICV PCD Seats won 50 21 1 Seat change 6 2 New Popular vote 93,249 45,263 10,211 Percentage 61.30% 29.75% 6.71%
Prime Minister before election Carlos Veiga MpD Elected Prime Minister Carlos Veiga MpD

Parliamentary elections were held in Cape Verde on 17 December 1995. The number of seats was reduced from 79 to 72. The result was a victory for the ruling Movement for Democracy, which won 50 of the 72 seats. Voter turnout was 76.52%.

Results

Party		Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	Movement for Democracy	93,249	61.30	50	–6
	African Party for the Independence of Cape Verde	45,263	29.75	21	–2
	Democratic Convergence Party	10,211	6.71	1	New
	Democratic and Independent Cape Verdean Union	2,369	1.56	0	New
	Social Democratic Party	1,030	0.68	0	New
Total		152,122	100.00	72	–7
Valid votes		152,122	95.73
Invalid/blank votes		6,779	4.27
Total votes		158,901	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		207,648	76.52
Source: African Elections Database