Parliamentary elections in Bhutan 2018
The parliamentary elections in Bhutan in 2018 for the election of the National Assembly ( Thsogdu ) in Bhutan took place on September 15 and October 18, 2018.
Surprisingly, Druk Nyamrup Tshogpa (DNT) became the strongest party in the primary election on September 15 and relegated the previous ruling party to third place, which means that it missed its entry into parliament for the first time.
Election process
The first ballot took place on September 15, 2018. Almost 439,000 eligible voters were called to vote. In addition to the two parties previously represented in the National Assembly, the People's Democratic Party ( Peoples Democratic Party , PDP) and the Druk Phuensum Tshogpa (DPT, German: Bhutanese Party for Peace and Prosperity ), two other parties stood for election: the Druk Nyamrup Tshogpa (DNT) and the Bhutan Kuen-Nyam Party (BKP).
The second round of elections took place on October 18, 2018.
Election result
In the first ballot, the DNT prevailed with 31.85% and the DPT with 30.92%. The until then strongest PDP was eliminated as third party with 27.44% and lost all its seats in the National Assembly.
| Political party | First round | Second round | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| be right | proportion of | be right | proportion of | Seats | |
| Druk Nyamrup Tshogpa (DNT) | 92,722 | 31.85% | Election on Oct. 18 | -% | - |
| Druk Phuensum Tshogpa (DPT) | 90.020 | 30.92% | Election on Oct. 18 | -% | - |
| People's Democratic Party (PDP) | 79,883 | 27.44% | 0 (−32) | ||
| Bhutan Kuen-Nyam Party (BKP) | 28,473 | 9.78% | 0 (0) | ||
| total | 291,098 | 66.36% | Election on Oct. 18 | -% | 47 |
In the second ballot on October 18, 2018, only the DNT and the DPT could stand and nominate candidates who were then elected according to majority voting in the constituencies.
In this round of elections, the DNT received a majority of the seats in the National Assembly with 30 elected candidates, making it the new ruling party for the first time. The DPT remained in opposition with 17 seats.
The overall turnout was 71.46%, with 313,473 voters out of 438,663 registered voters having cast their votes.
| Political party | Seats |
|---|---|
| Druk Nyamrup Tshogpa (DNT) | 30th |
| Druk Phuensum Tshogpa (DPT) | 17th |
Remarks
- ↑ ecb.bt NA-Notificaton-Calling-Elections-1.pdf English , accessed on October 12, 2018
- ↑ Press Release: Letter Of Intent. Election Commission of Bhutan, accessed September 14, 2018 .
- ^ Third Parliamentary Elections 2018: National Assembly. Election Commission of Bhutan (ECB), accessed September 14, 2018 .
- ↑ Declaration of the Results of the Primary Round of Election to the Third National Assembly 2018. Election Commission of Bhutan (ECB), September 16, 2018, accessed on September 16, 2018 .
- ↑ ECB National Assembly Elections: General Elections (results by constituency), in: election-bhutan.org.bt , accessed on October 17, 2018.
- ↑ Inter-Parliamentary Union: IPU PARLINE database: BHUTAN (Tshogdu), Electoral system. Accessed November 12, 2018 .
- ↑ a b c Declaration of the Results of the Third Parliamentary Elections 2018: General Election to the National Assembly - Election Commission of Bhutan. Retrieved November 12, 2018 .
