2018 Togolese parliamentary election
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{{Expand French|Élections législatives togolaises de 2018|date=December 2018|topic=gov}}
{{Politics of Togo}}
Parliamentary elections were held in Togo on 20 December 2018. They had been initially scheduled for July 2018,[https://www.eisa.org.za/calendar2018.php 2018 African election calendar] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200726021451/https://www.eisa.org.za/calendar2018.php |date=2020-07-26 }} EISA but were postponed until ECOWAS called for polling to take place on 20 December.[https://afrique.latribune.fr/politique/2018-08-01/togo-la-cedeao-tranche-pour-l-organisation-des-legislatives-le-20-decembre-prochain-786803.html Togo: la CEDEAO tranche pour l'organisation des législatives le 20 décembre prochain] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181127040907/https://afrique.latribune.fr/politique/2018-08-01/togo-la-cedeao-tranche-pour-l-organisation-des-legislatives-le-20-decembre-prochain-786803.html |date=2018-11-27 }} La Tribune Afrique, 1 August 2018 The main opposition parties, which formed Aliance C14, boycotted the elections following the refusal of President Faure Gnassingbé to fully cancel proposed constitution reforms that would allow him to run for two more terms beyond his current ending term in 2020.
Electoral system
The 91 members of the National Assembly are elected by closed list proportional representation from 30 multi-member constituencies ranging in size from two to ten seats. Seats are allocated using the highest averages method.[http://archive.ipu.org/parline-e/reports/2315_B.htm Electoral system] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190825013726/http://archive.ipu.org/parline-e/reports/2315_B.htm |date=2019-08-25 }} IPU
Campaign
A total of 850 candidates ran for the 91 available seats, consisting of 105 lists submitted by political parties and 25 lists of independent candidates.[http://www.ceni-tg.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/r%C3%A9sultats-l%C3%A9gislatives-23-d%C3%A9cembre-2018-ok.pdf Proclamation des resultats provisoires des elections legislatives 2018] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181228175016/http://www.ceni-tg.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/r%C3%A9sultats-l%C3%A9gislatives-23-d%C3%A9cembre-2018-ok.pdf |date=2018-12-28 }} CENI
Results
{{Election results
|image=File:Togo Assemblée nationale 2018.svg
|party1=Union for the Republic|votes1=|seats1=59|sc1=–3
|party2=Union of Forces for Change|votes2=|seats2=7|sc2=+4
|party3=New Togolese Commitment|votes3=|seats3=3|sc3=–
|party4=Patriotic Movement for Democracy and Development|votes4=|seats4=2|sc4=New
|party5=Pan-African Democratic Party|votes5=|seats5=1|sc5=–
|party6=Movement of Centrist Republicans|votes6=|seats6=1|sc6=–
|party7=Pan-African Patriotic Convergence|votes7=|seats7=0|sc7=0
|party8=Union of Nationalists for Work|votes8=|seats8=0|sc8=New
|party9=Africa Togo Ecology|votes9=|seats9=0|sc9=New
|party10=Party for Democracy and Renewal|votes10=|seats10=0|sc10=New
|party11=Emerging Leaders' Circle|votes11=|seats11=0|sc11=New
|party12=Independents|votes12=|seats12=18|sc12=+17
|total_sc=0
|valid=1751110
|invalid=118607
|electorate=3155837
|source=[https://www.republicoftogo.com/content/download/72303/1288771/file/RESULTATS%20OFFICIELS%20.pdf Constitutional Court]
}}
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