IFES Election Guide | Country Profile: Maldives

Name	Official Name	Type
Maldivian People's Council	Majlis	Assembly
Maldivian Presidency	None	Head of State & Government

The President is elected by absolute majority vote through a two-round system to serve a 5-year term.
In the People's Council (Majlis) 87 members are elected by plurality vote in single-member constituencies to serve 5-year terms.

Election For	Date	Votes	Registered Voters	Turn Out
Referendum	2003-10-17	114,849	148,271	77.46%
Maldivian People's Council	2005-01-22	225,250	156,267	144.14%
Maldivian Presidency	2008-10-08	177,802	208,252	85.38%
Maldivian Presidency	2008-10-29	181,204	209,294	86.58%
Maldivian People's Council	2009-05-09	166,105	214,405	77.47%
Maldivian Presidency	2013-09-07	211,890	239,593	88.44%
Maldivian Presidency	2013-11-09	208,504	239,105	87.2%
Maldivian Presidency	2013-11-16	218,619	239,165	91.41%
Maldivian People's Council	2014-03-22	187,547	240,652	77.93%
Maldivian Presidency	2018-09-23	233,877	262,135	89.22%
Maldivian People's Council	2019-04-06	215,053	264,442	81.32%
Maldivian Presidency	2023-09-09	225,846	282,395	79.98%
Maldivian Presidency	2023-09-30	246,915	282,804	87.31%