2016 Cape Verdean parliamentary election

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72 seats in the National Assembly 37 seats needed for a majority
Registered	347,622
Turnout	65.97%
First party Second party Third party   Leader Ulisses Correia e Silva Janira Hopffer Almada António Delgado Monteiro Party MpD PAICV UCID Leader's seat Santiago Sul Santiago Sul São Vicente Last election 32 seats 36 seats 2 seats Seats won 40 29 3 Seat change 8 9 1 Popular vote 122,881 86,078 15,488 Percentage 54.48% 38.16% 6.87%
Prime Minister before election José Maria Neves PAICV Elected Prime Minister Ulisses Correia e Silva Movement for Democracy

Parliamentary elections were held in Cape Verde on 20 March 2016.^[1] The ruling African Party for the Independence of Cape Verde (PAICV), led by Janira Hopffer Almada, was defeated by the Movement for Democracy (MpD), led by Ulisses Correia e Silva.^[2]

The 72 members of the National Assembly are elected from 16 multi-member constituencies ranging in size from 2 to 15 seats. The elections are held using closed list proportional representation, with seats allocated using the d'Hondt method.^[3]

A total of 551 candidates ran for election, including 173 women.^[4]

Party		Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	Movement for Democracy	122,881	54.48	40	+8
	African Party for the Independence of Cape Verde	86,078	38.16	29	–9
	Democratic and Independent Cape Verdean Union	15,488	6.87	3	+1
	People's Party	777	0.34	0	New
	Social Democratic Party	232	0.10	0	0
	Labour and Solidarity Party	107	0.05	0	0
Total		225,563	100.00	72	0
Valid votes		225,563	98.35
Invalid/blank votes		3,774	1.65
Total votes		229,337	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		347,622	65.97
Source: CNE

• African Union: The African Union team of 20 observers declared that the elections held were fair and conducted in a peaceful and free manner. The AU also commended the government in creating the legal atmosphere for the press to conduct their business freely.^[5]