1991 Cape Verdean parliamentary election

1991 Cape Verdean parliamentary election

13 January 1991
All 79 seats in the National Assembly of Cape Verde 40 seats needed for a majority
Registered	166,818
Turnout	75.3%
First party Second party   Leader Carlos Veiga Aristides Pereira Party MpD PAICV Seats won 56 23 Seat change New 60 Popular vote 78,454 39,673 Percentage 66.4% 33.6%
Prime Minister before election Pedro Pires PAICV Elected Prime Minister Carlos Veiga MpD

Parliamentary elections were held in Cape Verde on 13 January 1991, the country's first multi-party elections, having previously been a one-party state with the African Party for the Independence of Cape Verde (PAICV) as the sole legal party. The number of seats was reduced from 83 to 79. The result was a victory for the Movement for Democracy, which won 56 of the 79 seats. Voter turnout was 75.3%.

Results

Party		Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	Movement for Democracy	78,454	66.41	56	New
	African Party for the Independence of Cape Verde	39,673	33.59	23	–60
Total		118,127	100.00	79	–4
Valid votes		118,127	94.08
Invalid/blank votes		7,437	5.92
Total votes		125,564	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		166,818	75.27
Source: Nohlen et al.