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 elected by absolute majority vote through a two-round system to serve a 5-year term. If no candidate receives more than 55% of the vote in the first round, a second round is held between the top two candidates.
In the Parliament, 112 members are elected by plurality vote in single-member constituencies to serve 5-year terms and 12 members are elected by indirect vote to serve 5-year terms. 12 seats are filled by paramount chiefs elected in separate elections.

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%