| 168,065,920 | 6 |
Population (as of Feb. 8, 2019) |
Elections in our database |
| 81.05% | |
Registered Voters (as of ) |
Average Turnout |
People's Republic of Bangladesh
| Name | Official Name | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Bangladeshi National Parliament | Jatiya Sangsad | Assembly |
Description of government structure:
- Chief of State: President Abdul HAMID
- Head of Government: Prime Minister Sheikh HASINA Wajed
- Assembly: Bangladesh has a unicameral National Parliament (Jatiya Sangsad) with 350 seats.
Description of electoral system:
- The President is elected by parliament to serve a 5-year term.
- Prime Minister is appointed by the President.
- In the National Parliament (Jatiya Sangsad) 300 members are elected by plurality vote in single-member constituencies to serve 5-year terms.*
* 50 seats in Parliament are reserved for women. The female members are elected by the new representatives on the basis of proportional representation through Single Transferable Vote.
Elections
| Election For | Date | Votes | Registered Voters | Turn Out |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bangladeshi National Parliament | 2001-10-01 | 56,185,707 | 74,946,364 | 74.97% |
| Bangladeshi National Parliament | 2008-12-29 | 70,647,508 | 81,083,933 | 87.13% |
| President | 2013-04-22 | - | - | - |
| Bangladeshi National Parliament | 2014-01-05 | 47,262,168 | 92,007,113 | - |
| President | 2018-02-18 | 1 | 104,100,000 | - |
| Bangladeshi National Parliament | 2018-12-30 | - | - | - |