At stake in this election:

• 151 seats in the National Assembly and 33 seats in the Senate.

Description of government structure:

• Chief of State: President Marc RAVALOMANANA (22 February 2002 - 17 March 2009)
• Head of Government: Prime Minister Charles RABEMANANJARA (20 January 2007 - 17 March 2009)
• Assembly: The Parliament of Madagascar consists of two chambers, the National Assembly (Assemblée Nationale) and the Senate (Sénat).[2]

Description of electoral system:

• The President is elected by majority vote through a two-round system to serve a 5-year term.
• The Prime Minister is appointed by the President.
• In the National Assembly (Assemblée Nationale), 87 members are elected by plurality vote in single-member constituencies to serve 5-year terms and 64 members are elected by single non-transferable vote in two-member constituencies to serve 5-year terms. In the Senate (Sénat), 22 members are appointed by regional legislatures to serve 5-year terms and 11 members are appointed by the President to serve 5-year terms.[3]

Main parties in the electoral race:

• With President Andry Rajoelina / Miaraka amin’i Prezida Andry Rajoelina (MAPAR)[4]
• Ravalomanana Movement / Mouvance Ravalomanana
• Vondrona Politika Miara dia Malagasy Miara Miainga (VPM MMM)
• Other Parties
• Independents

Last parliamentary election:

• Elections to the National Assembly were last held on 16 December 2002. 

Population and number of registered voters:

• Population: 19,371,031 (2007)
• Registered Voters: 7,466,164 (2007)

Gender Data:

·         Female Population: 9,724,935 (2007)

·         Is Madagascar a signatory to CEDAW: Yes (17 July 1980)

·         Has Madagascar ratified CEDAW: Yes (17 March 1989)

·         Gender Quota: No

·         Female candidates in this election: Yes

·         Number of Female Parliamentarians: 12 (following the 2007 elections)

·         Human Development Index Position: 154 (2014)

·         Social Institutions and Gender Index (SIGI) Categorization: Low (2014)

Disability Data:

·         Is Madagascar a signatory to CRPD: Yes (25 September 2007)

·         Has Madagascar ratified CRPD: Yes (12 June 2015)

·         Population with a disability: 2,905,654 (est.)