title: Elections in Somaliland
text: # Elections in Somaliland
  
  Somaliland elects on national level a head of state (the president) and a legislature. The president is elected by the people for a five-year term. The Parliament (Baarlamaanka) has two chambers. The House of Representatives (Golaha Wakiilada) will have 82 members, elected for a five-year term. The House of Elders (Golaha Guurtida) will have 82 members, representing traditional leaders. Somaliland has a multi-party system, with numerous parties in which no one party often has a chance of gaining power alone, and parties must work with each other to form coalition governments.
  
  ## Latest elections
  
  ### Parliamentary elections
  
  | | Waddani | 258,658 | 37.22 | 31 | New |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Kulmiye Peace, Unity, and Development Party | 256,524 | 36.91 | 30 | +2 |
  | | Justice and Welfare Party | 179,735 | 25.86 | 21 | 0 |
  | Total | Total | 694,917 | 100.00 | 82 | 0 |
  | Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 1,065,847 | – | | |
  | Source: EC, Reuters, EC ||||||
  
  ### Municipal elections
  
  | Party | Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Kulmiye Peace, Unity, and Development Party | 268,815 | 38.99 | 93 | −6 |
  | | Waddani | 260,841 | 37.83 | 79 | +11 |
  | | Justice and Welfare Party | 159,801 | 23.18 | 48 | +8 |
  | Total | Total | 689,457 | 100.00 | 220 | – |
  | Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 1,065,847 | – | | |
  | Source: SLNEC ||||||
  
  ## Past elections
  
  ### 2017 presidential election
  
  | Candidate | Candidate | Running mate | Party | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Muse Bihi Abdi | Abdirahman Saylici | Peace, Unity, and Development Party | 305,909 | 55.10 |
  | | Abdirahman Mohamed Abdullahi | Mohamed Ali | Waddani | 226,092 | 40.73 |
  | | Faysal Ali Warabe | Abdi Ahmed Musa Abyan | For Justice and Development | 23,141 | 4.17 |
  | Total | Total | Total | Total | 555,142 | 100.00 |
  | Valid votes | Valid votes | Valid votes | Valid votes | 555,142 | 98.15 |
  | Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 10,475 | 1.85 |
  | Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 565,617 | 100.00 |
  | Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 704,198 | 80.32 |
  | Source: SLNEC ||||||
  
  ### 2012 municipal elections
  
  | Party | Party | Votes | % | Seats |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | KULMIYE | 244,795 | 30.19 | 99 |
  | | Waddani | 163,789 | 20.20 | 68 |
  | | UCID | 105,105 | 12.96 | 40 |
  | | Umadda | 94,689 | 11.68 | 37 |
  | | Rays | 83,596 | 10.31 | 32 |
  | | Xaqsoor | 74,204 | 9.15 | 31 |
  | | Dalsan | 44,680 | 5.51 | 16 |
  | Total | Total | 810,858 | 100.00 | 323 |
  | Source: https://media.africaportal.org/documents/Report-website-version.pdf |||||
  
  ### 2010 presidential election
  
  Elections were delayed several times, and were finally held on 26 June 2010.
  
  | Candidate | Candidate | Running mate | Party | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Ahmed Mahamoud Silanyo | Abdirahman Saylici | Peace, Unity, and Development Party | 266,906 | 49.59 |
  | | Dahir Riyale Kahin | Ahmed Yusuf Yasin | United Peoples' Democratic Party | 178,881 | 33.23 |
  | | Faysal Cali Warabe | Mohammad Rashid | For Justice and Development | 92,459 | 17.18 |
  | Total | Total | Total | Total | 538,246 | 100.00 |
  | Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 538,246 | – |
  | Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 1,069,914 | 50.31 |
  | Source: NEC, African Elections Database ||||||
  
  ### 2005 parliamentary election
  
  Seats :
  
  | | United Peoples' Democratic Party | 261,449 | 39.00 | 33 |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Peace, Unity, and Development Party | 228,328 | 34.06 | 28 |
  | | For Justice and Development | 180,545 | 26.93 | 21 |
  | Total | Total | 670,322 | 100.00 | 82 |
  | Valid votes | Valid votes | 670,322 | 99.32 | |
  | Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 4,585 | 0.68 | |
  | Total votes | Total votes | 674,907 | 100.00 | |
  | Source: IRI |||||
  
  ### 2003 presidential election
  
  | Candidate | Candidate | Running mate | Party | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Dahir Riyale Kahin | Ahmed Yusuf Yasin | United Peoples' Democratic Party | 205,595 | 42.08 |
  | | Ahmed M. Mahamoud Silanyo | Abdirahman Saylici | Peace, Unity, and Development Party | 205,515 | 42.07 |
  | | Faysal Ali Warabe | Mohammad Rashid | For Justice and Development | 77,433 | 15.85 |
  | Total | Total | Total | Total | 488,543 | 100.00 |
  | Valid votes | Valid votes | Valid votes | Valid votes | 488,543 | 97.98 |
  | Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 10,096 | 2.02 |
  | Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 498,639 | 100.00 |
  | Source: African Elections Database ||||||
  
  ### 2002 municipal elections
  
  | Party | Party | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | | United Peoples' Democratic Party | 179,389 | 40.76 |
  | | Peace, Unity, and Development Party | 83,158 | 18.90 |
  | | For Justice and Development | 49,444 | 11.24 |
  | | Sahan | 47,942 | 10.89 |
  | | Hormood | 40,538 | 9.21 |
  | | Asad | 39,596 | 9.00 |
  | Total | Total | 440,067 | 100.00 |
  | Source: African Elections Database ||||
  
  ### 2001 constitutional referendum
  
  | Choice | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - |
  | For | 1,148,940 | 97.10 |
  | Against | 34,302 | 2.90 |
  | Invalid/blank votes | 4,591 | – |
  | Total | 1,187,833 | 100 |
  | Registered voters/turnout | 1,188,746 | 99.92 |
  | Source: African Elections Database |||
  