General elections were held in Sierra Leone on 17 November 2012.[1] The result was a sweeping victory for the ruling All People's Congress. Its leader, incumbent president Ernest Bai Koroma, won 58.7% of the vote, enough to win a second term without the need for a runoff. The APC also won 67 of the 112 elected seats in Parliament. To date, it is the APC's best showing at an election since the restoration of multiparty politics in 1991.
Three seats were left vacant, with no election taking place in constituencies 5, 12 and 92 (Western Area Rural District). The election was delayed in Western Area Rural District due to the death of PMDC candidate, and a by-election was held on 9 February 2013. The result was a victory for the APC candidate, who received 61% of the vote.[4]
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Results showed Koroma winning in the first round of voting, receiving 58.7% of the vote against 37.4% for the SLPP candidate, Bio. If he had received less than 55% of the vote, a second round would have been necessary. Following the announcement of results, Koroma was promptly sworn in for another term as President on 23 November 2012. He said that he would "continue to attract investment" and "continue to fight corruption".[5]
Referencesedit
^"Election Guide, Sierra Leone Country Profile". International Federation for Electoral Systems. 19 November 2010. Retrieved 25 February 2012.
^SEM (1 August 2011). . Sierra Express Media. Archived from the original on 27 May 2012. Retrieved 17 November 2012.
^Declaration of Parliamentary Election Results in Constituency 92 National Electoral Commission
^Sierra Leone's Koroma promises growth in new term Reuters, 23 November 2012
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General elections were held in Sierra Leone on 17 November 2012 1 The result was a sweeping victory for the ruling All People s Congress Its leader incumbent president Ernest Bai Koroma won 58 7 of the vote enough to win a second term without the need for a runoff The APC also won 67 of the 112 elected seats in Parliament To date it is the APC s best showing at an election since the restoration of multiparty politics in 1991 2012 Sierra Leonean general election 2007 17 November 2012 2018 Presidential election Nominee Ernest Bai Koroma Julius Maada BioParty APC SLPPRunning mate Samuel Sam Sumana Kadi SesayPopular vote 1 314 881 819 185Percentage 58 65 37 36 Results by districtPresident before electionErnest Bai KoromaAll People s Congress Elected President Ernest Bai KoromaAll People s Congress Contents 1 Candidates 2 Results 2 1 President 2 1 1 By district 2 2 Parliament 2 2 1 By elections 3 Aftermath 4 ReferencesCandidates editIn April 2007 the APC endorsed incumbent Ernest Bai Koroma for a second term He was challenged by former President and general Julius Maada Bio of the Sierra Leone People s Party On July 31 2011 Bio defeated Usman Boie Kamara for the party s nomination 2 In the elections for the twelve Chief seats in Parliament only four were contested 3 Results editPresident edit Koroma won 59 of the vote in the first round exceeding the 55 percent threshold required to win the presidency in a single round CandidatePartyVotes Ernest Bai KoromaAll People s Congress1 314 88158 65Julius Maada BioSierra Leone People s Party837 51737 36Charles MargaiPeople s Movement for Democratic Change28 9441 29Joshua Albert CarewCitizens Democratic Party22 8631 02Eldred CollinsRevolutionary United Front12 9930 58Gibrilla KamaraPeople s Democratic Party8 2730 37Kandeh Baba ContehPeace and Liberation Party6 1440 27Mohamed BanguraUnited Democratic Movement5 0690 23James Obai FullahUnited National People s Party5 0440 23Total2 241 728100 00Valid votes2 241 72895 37Invalid blank votes108 8984 63Total votes2 350 626100 00Registered voters turnout2 692 63587 30Source National Electoral CommissionBy district edit District Koroma BioVotes Votes Kailahun District 26 331 22 6 85 525 73 3Kenema District 39 180 18 7 163 303 77 9Kono District 67 238 58 2 42 912 37 1Bombali District 176 023 93 2 8 249 4 4Kambia District 88 597 82 0 14 083 13 0Koinadugu District 89 282 86 4 8 333 8 1Port Loko District 182 761 90 2 11 329 5 6Tonkolili District 145 479 92 6 6 864 4 4Bo District 36 575 16 7 169 254 77 1Bonthe District 7 667 11 7 52 762 80 6Moyamba District 28 703 26 2 71 587 65 3Pujehun District 10 565 15 5 50 796 74 7Western Area Urban District 315 071 71 4 120 646 27 3Western Area Rural District 101 409 74 3 31 874 23 4Source National Electoral Commission permanent dead link Parliament edit PartyVotes Seats All People s Congress1 149 23453 6767 8Sierra Leone People s Party819 18538 2542 1People s Movement for Democratic Change69 2023 230 10National Democratic Alliance27 7061 2900Revolutionary United Front12 5730 590NewUnited Democratic Movement11 7710 550NewPeople s Democratic Party8 3870 390NewCitizens Democratic Party7 4460 350NewUnited National People s Party4 7340 2200Peace and Liberation Party2 3300 1100Independents28 9141 3500Paramount chiefs120Vacant seats3 Total2 141 482100 001240Source National Electoral CommissionBy elections edit Three seats were left vacant with no election taking place in constituencies 5 12 and 92 Western Area Rural District The election was delayed in Western Area Rural District due to the death of PMDC candidate and a by election was held on 9 February 2013 The result was a victory for the APC candidate who received 61 of the vote 4 Aftermath editResults showed Koroma winning in the first round of voting receiving 58 7 of the vote against 37 4 for the SLPP candidate Bio If he had received less than 55 of the vote a second round would have been necessary Following the announcement of results Koroma was promptly sworn in for another term as President on 23 November 2012 He said that he would continue to attract investment and continue to fight corruption 5 References edit Election Guide Sierra Leone Country Profile International Federation for Electoral Systems 19 November 2010 Retrieved 25 February 2012 SEM 1 August 2011 Julius Maada Bio wins SLPP flagbearership Sierra Express Media Archived from the original on 27 May 2012 Retrieved 17 November 2012 Government Notice National Electoral Commission Declaration of Parliamentary Election Results in Constituency 92 National Electoral Commission Sierra Leone s Koroma promises growth in new term Reuters 23 November 2012 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 2012 Sierra Leonean general election amp oldid 1173988762, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
