Results:

Seats won in this election: 

• Gabonese Democratic Party / Parti Démocratique Gabonais (PDG):    74
• The Democrats/ Les Démocrates (LD):    3
• Independents:    2
• Restoration of Republican Values / Restauration des Valeurs Républicaines (RV):    1
• Social Democratic Party / Parti Social-Démocrate (PSD):    1
• Union for the New Republic / Union pour la nouvelle République (UPNR):    1 
• Union for Democracy and Social Integration - Gabonese Democratic Party / Union pour la Démocratie et l'Intégration Sociale - Parti Démocratique Gabonais (UDIS-PDG):    1

At stake in this election:

• 143 seats in the National Assembly

Description of government structure:

• Chief of State: President Ali BONGO Ondimba
• Head of Government: Prime Minister Emmanuel Issoze-Ngondet
• Assembly: Gabon has a bicameral Parlement (Parliament) consisting of the Senat (Senate) composed of 102 seats and the Assemblee Nationale (National Assembly) consisting of 143 seats.

Description of electoral system

• The President is elected by absolute majority vote through a two-round system to serve a 7-year term.
• The Prime Minister is appointed by the President.
• In the Senate (Sénat) 91 members are elected by members of municipal councils and departmental assemblies to serve 5-year terms*. In the National Assembly (Assemblée Nationale), 143 members are elected by absolute majority vote in two rounds in single-member constituencies to serve 5-year terms **

* One member is elected by the regional assembly from each constituency. Most sources report that the election is by plurality.

** According to the electoral law, seats are apportioned to each province or department in proportion to population. The manner of election is fixed by law. 

Main parties in the election:

• Party: Gabonese Democratic Party / Parti Démocratique Gabonais (PDG)
  • Seats won in last National Assembly election: 103
• Party: The Democrats / Les Démocrates (LD)
  • Seats won in last National Assembly election: 0
• Party: Legacy and Modernity Rally / Rassemblement de l'Héritage et de la Modernité (RH&M)
  • Seats won in last National Assembly election: 0
• Party: Restoration of Republican Values / Restauration des Valeurs Républicaines (RV)
  • Seats won in last National Assembly election: 0
• Party: Circle of Liberal Reformers / Cercle des Libéraux Réformateurs (CLR)
  • Seats won in last National Assembly election: 1
• Party: Social Democratic Party / Parti Social-Démocrate (PSD)
  • Seats won in last National Assembly election: 1
• Party: Union for the New Republic / Union pour la nouvelle République (UPNR)
  • Seats won in last National Assembly election: 1
• Party: National Union/Union Nationale (UN)
• • Seats won in last National Assembly election: 0
• Party: Union for Democracy and Social Integration - Gabonese Democratic Party / Union pour la Démocratie et l'Intégration Sociale - Parti Démocratique Gabonais (UDIS-PDG)
  • Seats won in last National Assembly election: 1
• Party: Independents

Population and number of registered voters:

• Population: 2,067,561 (2018 est.)
• Registered Voters: 745,645 (2011)

Gender Data:

• Female Population: 1,006,227 (2018 est.)
• Is Gabon a signatory to CEDAW: Yes (17 July 1980)
• Has Gabon ratified CEDAW: Yes (21 January 1983)
• Gender Quota: No
• Female candidates in this election: No
• Number of Female Parliamentarians: 18 (Senate); 20 (National Assembly)
• Human Development Index Position: 110 (2018)
• Social Institutions and Gender Index (SIGI) Categorization: Very High (2014)

Disability Data:

• Is Gabon a signatory to CRPD: Yes (30 March 2007)
• Has Gabon ratified CRPD: Yes (1 October 2007)
• Population with a disability: 255,800 (2018 est.)