Elections in Somaliland
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{{Politics of Somaliland}}
Somaliland elects on national level a head of state (the president) and a legislature. The president is elected by the people for a five-year term. The Parliament (Baarlamaanka) has two chambers. The House of Representatives (Golaha Wakiilada) will have 82 members, elected for a five-year term. The House of Elders (Golaha Guurtida) will have 82 members, representing traditional leaders.
Somaliland 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.{{cite web|title=Briefing paper: Somaliland voter cards distribution|url=http://www.somalilandpress.com/briefing-paper-somaliland-voter-cards-distribution/|website=Somaliland Press|access-date=15 November 2017|language=en|date=3 August 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170809233207/http://www.somalilandpress.com/briefing-paper-somaliland-voter-cards-distribution/|archive-date=August 9, 2017|url-status=dead}}[http://www.somalilandsun.com/index.php/politics/8019-somaliland-presidential-and-parliament-elections-slated-for-march-2017- Somaliland: “Presidential and Parliament Elections Slated for March 2017] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151121150702/http://www.somalilandsun.com/index.php/politics/8019-somaliland-presidential-and-parliament-elections-slated-for-march-2017- |date=November 21, 2015 }} Somaliland Sun, 10 September 2015{{cite news |title=Opposition leader elected Somaliland president |url=https://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5j8hma5FaM4Jn8UUVlRwwK18hpStQ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120525021524/http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5j8hma5FaM4Jn8UUVlRwwK18hpStQ |url-status=dead |archive-date=May 25, 2012 |agency=AFP |access-date=2010-07-01}}{{cite news|url=https://af.reuters.com/article/topNews/idAFJOE63R0KX20100428|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120517070744/http://af.reuters.com/article/topNews/idAFJOE63R0KX20100428|url-status=dead|archive-date=May 17, 2012|title=Election officials back June poll in Somaliland|last=Noor|first=Hussein Ali|date=28 April 2010|publisher=Reuters|access-date=30 April 2010|location=Hargeisa}}[http://africanelections.tripod.com/somaliland.html#2005_House_of_Representatives_Election Elections in Somaliland] African Elections Database
Latest elections
=Parliamentary elections=
{{Main|2021 Somaliland parliamentary election}}
{{Election results
|image=File:Somaliland Chambre des représentants 2021.svg
|party1=Waddani|votes1=258658|seats1=31|sc1=New
|party2=Kulmiye Peace, Unity, and Development Party|votes2=256524|seats2=30|sc2=+2
|party3=Justice and Welfare Party|votes3=179735|seats3=21|sc3=0
|invalid=
|electorate=1065847
|total_sc=0
|source=[https://slnec.org/2021-parliamentary-election/ EC], [https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/somaliland-opposition-win-majority-first-parliamentary-vote-since-2005-2021-06-06 Reuters], {{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20210620163256/https://somalilandelection.com/news/analysing-the-election-results/ EC]}}
}}
=Municipal elections=
{{Main|2021 Somaliland municipal elections}}
{{Election results|image=|party3=Justice and Welfare Party|total_sc=|electorate=1065847|invalid=|sc3=+8|seats3=48|votes3=159801|sc2=+11|party2=Waddani|seats1=93|votes1=268815|party1=Kulmiye Peace, Unity, and Development Party|sc1=−6|seats2=79|votes2=260841|source=[https://slnec.org/somaliland-local-council-election-2021 SLNEC]}}
Past elections
=2017 presidential election=
{{Main|2017 Somaliland presidential election}}
{{#section-h:2017 Somaliland presidential election|Results}}
=2012 municipal elections=
{{main|2012 Somaliland municipal elections}}
{{Election results
|party1=KULMIYE|votes1=244795|seats1=99|sc1=
|party2=Waddani|votes2=163789|seats2=68|sc2=
|party3=UCID|votes3=105105|seats3=40|sc3=
|party4=Umadda|votes4=94689|seats4=37|sc4=
|party5=Rays|votes5=83596|seats5=32|sc5=
|party6=Xaqsoor|votes6=74204|seats6=31|sc6=
|party7=Dalsan|votes7=44680|seats7=16|sc7=
|total_sc=0
|source=https://media.africaportal.org/documents/Report-website-version.pdf
}}
=2010 presidential election=
{{Main|2010 Somaliland presidential election}}
Elections were delayed several times, and were finally held on 26 June 2010.
{{#section-h:2010 Somaliland presidential election|Results}}
=2005 parliamentary election=
{{Main|2005 Somaliland parliamentary election}}
{{#section-h:2005 Somaliland parliamentary election|Results}}
=2003 presidential election=
{{Main|2003 Somaliland presidential election}}
{{#section-h:2003 Somaliland presidential election|Results}}
=2002 municipal elections=
{{main|2002 Somaliland municipal elections}}
{{Election results
|party1=United Peoples' Democratic Party|votes1=179389|seats1=|sc1=
|party2=Peace, Unity, and Development Party|votes2=83158|seats2=|sc2=
|party3=For Justice and Development|votes3=49444|seats3=|sc3=
|party4=Sahan|votes4=47942|seats4=|sc4=
|party5=Hormood|votes5=40538|seats5=|sc5=
|party6=Asad|votes6=39596|seats6=|sc6=
|total_sc=0
|source=[http://africanelections.tripod.com/somaliland_2002local.html African Elections Database]
}}
=2001 constitutional referendum=
{{main|2001 Somaliland constitutional referendum}}
| class=wikitable style=text-align:right
!Choice !Votes !% | ||
| align=left|For | 1,148,940 | 97.10 |
| align=left|Against | 34,302 | 2.90 |
| align=left|Invalid/blank votes | 4,591 | – |
| align=left|Total | 1,187,833 | 100 |
| align=left|Registered voters/turnout | 1,188,746 | 99.92 |
| align=left colspan=3|Source: [http://africanelections.tripod.com/somaliland.html#2001_Constitutional_Referendum African Elections Database] |
See also
References
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