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May 5, 2019 Held

Panama
Republic of Panama
Election for Asamblea Nacional (Panamanian National Assembly)

Results

Voter Participation


Cast Votes:1,950,103
Valid Votes:1,807,440
Invalid Votes:142,663
Voter
Turnout*

Vote Share by Party:

Party Seats Won Seats Change Votes

Democratic Revolutionary Party 36 - 542,105

29.99%

Democratic Change 18 - 405,798

22.45%

Panameñista Party (Partido Panameñista) 8 - 312,635

17.30%

Independents (LIBRE POSTULACIÓN) 5

Liberal Republican National Movement 4 - 92,340

5.11%

Popular Party - - 65,028

3.60%

Broad Front of Democracy (FAD) (Frente Amplio por la Democracia (FAD)) - - 22,711

1.26%

Alliance Party (Partido Alianza) - - 43,670

2.42%

Results Notes

Results Source: Tribunal Electoral de Panamá


Election Results Modified: Apr 19, 2024

General Information

Seats Won in this Election:

  • Democratic Revolutionary Party / Partido Revolucionario Democrático (PRD): 36
  • Democratic Change / Cambio Democrático (CD):  18
  • Panemeñista Party / Partido Panameñista (PP): 8
  • Independents: 5
  • Liberal Republican Nationalist Movement / Movimiento Liberal Republicano Nacionalista (MOLIRENA): 4

At Stake in this Election:

  • 71 seats in the National Assembly

Government Structure:

  • Chief of State: President Juan Carlos VARELA
  • Head of Government: President Juan Carlos VARELA
  • Assembly: Panama has a unicameral National Assembly (Asamblea Nacional) with 71 seats.

Electoral System:

  • In the National Assembly (Asamblea Nacional), 45 members are elected by open list proportional representation in multi-member constituencies to serve five-year terms and 26 members are elected by plurality vote in single-member constituencies to serve five-year terms.

Main Parties in this Election:

Population and Voter Registration:

  • Population: 4,226,197 (2019 est.)
  • Eligible Voters: 2,713,698 (as of May 5, 2018)

Gender Data:

  • Female Population: 2,109,750 (2019 est.)
  • Is Panama a signatory to CEDAW: Yes (26 June 1980)
  • Has Panama ratified CEDAW: Yes (29 October 1981)
  • Gender Quota: Yes
  • Female candidates in this election: Yes
  • Number of Female Parliamentarians: 13 (following the 2014 elections)
  • Human Development Index Position: 66 (2018)
  • Social Institutions and Gender Index (SIGI) Categorization: N/A (Very Low 2014)

Disability Data:

  • Is Panama a signatory to CRPD: Yes (30 March 2007)
  • Has Panama ratified CRPD: Yes (7 August 2007)
  • Population with a disability: 584,554 (est.) Persons with disabilities registered to vote in this election 29,644 persons (15,310 women and 14,334 men). 
Election Modified: Jun 21, 2024

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