At Stake in this Election:

• 87 seats in the People’s Majilis (Rayyithunge Majilis) of the Maldives.

Government Structure:

• Chief of State: President Ibrahim Mohamed SOLIH
• Head of Government: President Ibrahim Mohamed SOLIH
• Assembly: Maldives has a unicameral People's Majilis (Rayyithunge Majilis) with 87 seats.

Electoral System:

• In the People's Majilis (Rayyithunge Majilis), 87 members are elected by plurality vote in single-member constituencies to serve 5-year terms. All of the 20 administrative atolls and Malé are considered separate administrative divisions and have a minimum of two elected members, with additional members elected if the population of the administrative division is over 5,000 people. One additional seat is given to a division per 5,000 residents in excess of the first 5,000.
• The two seats for the capital Malé were added before this election.

Main Parties in this Election:

• Party: Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP) / ދިވެހިރައްޔިތުންގެ ޑިމޮކްރެޓިކް ޕާޓީ 
  • Chairperson: Hassan LATHEEF
  • Seats won in last election: 26
• Party: Progressive Party of Maldives (PPM) / / ޕްރޮގްރެސިވް ޕާރޓީ އޮފް މޯލްޑިވްސް: ޕީ.ޕީ.އެމް 
  • President: Abdulla YAMEEN Abdul Gayoom
  • Seats won in last election: 33
• Party: Dhivehi Rayyithunge Party (DRP) / ދިވެހި ރައްޔިތުންގެ ޕާޓީ 
  • Leader: Mohamed “Colonel” NASHEED
  • Seats won in last election: 0
• Party: People’s National Congress (PNC) / ޕީޕަލްސް ނެޝެނަލް ކޮންގްރެސް
  • Leader: Abdul Raheem ABDULLA
  • Seats won in last election: N/A
• Party: Jumhooree Party / ޖުމްހޫރީ ޕާޓީ
  • Leader: Qasim IBRAHIM
  • Seats won in last election: 15
• Party: Adhaalath Party / ޢަދާލަތު ޕާޓީ  
  • Leader: Sheikh Imran ABDULLA
  • Seats won in last election: 1
• Party: Maldives Development Alliance (MDA) / މޯލްޑިވްސް ޑިވެލޮޕްމަންޓް އެލަޔަންސް
  • Leader: Ahmed Shivam MOHAMAD
  • Seats won in last election: 5
• Party: Maldives Labour and Social Democratic Party (MLSDP) / މޯލްޑިވްސް ލޭބަރ އެންޑް ސޯޝަލް ޑިމޮކްރެޓިކް ޕާޓީ
  • Leader: Abdulla HASEEN
  • Seats won in last election: N/A
• Party: Maldives Third-way Democrats / މޯލްޑިވްސް ތަރޑް ވޭ ޑިމޮކެރެޓްސް
  • Leader: Ismail ASIF
  • Seats won in last election: N/A
• Independents 
  • Seats won in last election: 5

Population and Registered Voters:

• Population: 451,738 (2019 est.)
• Registered Voters: 264,442

Gender Data:

• Female Population: 194,336 (2019 est.)
• Is Maldives a signatory to CEDAW: No
• Has Maldives ratified CEDAW: Yes, accession (1 July 1993)
• Gender Quota: No
• Female candidates in this election: Yes
• Number of Female Parliamentarians: 5 (5.9%)
• Human Development Index Position: 101 (2018)
• Social Institutions and Gender Index (SIGI) Categorization: N/A

Disability Data:

• Is Maldives a signatory to CRPD: Yes (2 October 2007)
• Has Maldives ratified CRPD: Yes (5 April 2010)
• Population with a disability: 59,988 (est.)