title: 2006 Cape Verdean parliamentary election
text: # 2006 Cape Verdean parliamentary election
  
  Parliamentary elections were held in Cape Verde on 22 January 2006. The result was a victory for the ruling African Party for the Independence of Cape Verde (PAICV) run by José Maria Neves, which won 41 of the 72 seats in the National Assembly. Second was the Movement for Democracy (Mpd) and third was Democratic and Independent Cape Verdean Union (UCID) led by João Santos dos Luís.
  
  ## Campaign
  
  The PAICV and the MpD (led by Ulisses Correia e Silva) were the only parties to nominate a candidate in every constituency.
  
  ## Results
  
  | | African Party for the Independence of Cape Verde | 88,965 | 52.28 | 41 | +1 |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Movement for Democracy | 74,909 | 44.02 | 29 | –1 |
  | | Democratic and Independent Cape Verdean Union | 4,495 | 2.64 | 2 | – |
  | | Democratic Renewal Party | 1,097 | 0.64 | 0 | 0 |
  | | Social Democratic Party | 702 | 0.41 | 0 | 0 |
  | Total | Total | 170,168 | 100.00 | 72 | 0 |
  | Valid votes | Valid votes | 170,168 | 97.32 | | |
  | Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 4,690 | 2.68 | | |
  | Total votes | Total votes | 174,858 | 100.00 | | |
  | Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 322,735 | 54.18 | | |
  | Source: African Elections Database ||||||
  