12,794,412 | 9 |
Population (as of Feb. 8, 2019) |
Elections in our database |
96.82% | |
Registered Voters (as of ) |
Average Turnout |
12,794,412 | 9 |
Population (as of Feb. 8, 2019) |
Elections in our database |
96.82% | |
Registered Voters (as of ) |
Average Turnout |
Name | Official Name | Type |
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Rwandan Senate | Sénat | Upper House |
Rwandan Chamber of Deputies | Chambre des Députés | Lower House |
* Thirty percent of all indirectly elected Senators must be female. 12 members are elected in accordance with the national administrative entities. 4 members are designated by the Political Organizations Forum, and 2 university lecturers, of at least the rank of Associate Professor or a researcher, are elected by the academic and research staff of public universities and institutions of higher learning. The eight members appointed by the President are chosen to represent historically marginalized communities.
** Party-lists can contain no more than 80 candidates. Twenty-seven members are indirectly elected. Twenty-four seats are reserved for women, two are elected by the National Youth Council, and one is elected by the Federation of the Associations of the Disabled. Parties and candidates must also choose a symbol that will be placed on the ballot next to the name. The symbol must not be similar to one previously used and cannot be comprised of a combination of the three colors of the national flag.
Election For | Date | Votes | Registered Voters | Turn Out |
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Referendum | 2003-05-26 | 3,472,200 | 3,863,965 | 89.86% |
President | 2003-08-25 | 3,812,567 | 3,948,749 | 96.55% |
Rwandan Chamber of Deputies | 2003-09-29 | 3,818,603 | 3,958,058 | 96.48% |
Rwandan Chamber of Deputies | 2008-09-15 | 4,697,689 | 4,752,540 | 98.85% |
President | 2010-08-09 | 5,049,302 | 5,178,492 | 97.51% |
Rwandan Chamber of Deputies | 2013-09-16 | 5,881,874 | 5,953,531 | 98.8% |
Referendum | 2015-12-18 | 6,285,353 | 6,392,867 | 98.32% |
President | 2017-08-04 | 6,769,514 | 6,897,076 | 98.15% |
Rwandan Chamber of Deputies | 2018-09-02 | - | - | - |