| 1,352,360 | 13 |
Population (as of Feb. 8, 2019) |
Elections in our database |
| 859,925 | 77.53% |
Registered Voters (as of April 26, 2022) |
Average Turnout |
Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste
| Name | Official Name | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Timorese National Parliament | Assembly |
Description of government structure:
- Chief of State: President Francisco "Lu-Olo" GUTERRES
- Head of Government: Prime Minister Kay Rala Xanana GUSMAO
- Assembly: Timor-Leste has a unicameral National Parliament with 65 seats.
Description of electoral system:
- The President is elected by absolute majority vote through a two-round system to serve a 5-year term.
- The Prime Minister is appointed by the president.
- In the National Parliament 65 members are elected through a closed-list proportional representation system to serve 5-year terms. There is one, nationwide constituency and a 3 percent threshold for entering parliament. Each list must contain the names of 65 candidates and no fewer than 25 alternate candidates. In addition, every fourth candidate on a list must be female. (Law 6/2006 Article 12 (3)) Seats are allocated using the d'Hondt method.
Elections
| Election For | Date | Votes | Registered Voters | Turn Out |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Timorese National Parliament | 2001-08-30 | 384,248 | - | - |
| President | 2002-04-14 | 378,548 | 446,256 | 84.83% |
| President | 2007-04-09 | - | 524,073 | - |
| President | 2007-05-09 | 424,475 | 524,073 | 81.0% |
| Timorese National Parliament | 2007-06-30 | 426,210 | 529,198 | 80.54% |
| President | 2012-03-17 | 489,933 | 627,295 | 78.1% |
| President | 2012-04-16 | 458,703 | 627,295 | 73.12% |
| Timorese National Parliament | 2012-07-07 | 482,792 | 645,624 | 74.78% |
| President | 2017-03-20 | 528,813 | 743,150 | 71.16% |
| Timorese National Parliament | 2017-07-22 | 583,956 | 760,907 | 76.74% |
| Timorese National Parliament | 2018-05-12 | 624,525 | - | - |
| President | 2022-03-19 | 664,106 | 859,613 | - |
| President | 2022-04-19 | 646,389 | 859,925 | - |