IFES Election Guide | Country Profile: Sierra Leone

Name	Official Name	Type
Sierra Leonean Parliament		Assembly
Sierra Leonean Presidency	None	Head of State & Government

The President is directly elected by absolute majority vote in up to two rounds. The President may serve up to two 5-year terms.
In Parliament, 132 members are directly elected by proportional representation vote in 16 multi-seat constituencies (districts). The remaining 14 members are indirectly elected from among the Paramount Chiefs of Sierra Leone.
- Paramount Chiefs are non-partisan local leaders indirectly elected from among certain families (ruling houses) by Chiefdom Councillors.

Election For	Date	Votes	Registered Voters	Turn Out
Sierra Leonean Presidency	2002-05-14	1,907,455	2,342,547	81.43
Sierra Leonean Parliament	2002-05-14	1,962,493	2,276,518	86.21
Sierra Leonean Presidency	2007-08-11	1,984,106	2,600,000	76.31
Sierra Leonean Parliament	2007-08-11	1,783,851	2,600,000	68.61
Sierra Leonean Presidency	2007-09-08	1,783,851	2,600,000	68.61
Sierra Leonean Parliament	2012-11-17	2,141,062	2,692,635	79.52
Sierra Leonean Presidency	2012-11-17	2,350,626	2,692,635	87.3
Sierra Leonean Parliament	2018-03-07	2,676,549	3,178,663	84.2
Sierra Leonean Presidency	2018-03-07	2,676,549	3,178,663	84.2
Sierra Leonean Presidency	2018-03-31	2,578,271	3,178,663	81.11
Sierra Leonean Presidency	2023-06-24	2,801,176	3,374,258	83.02
Sierra Leonean Parliament	2023-06-24	2,795,864	3,374,258	82.86

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