2008 Bhutanese National Assembly election

2008 Bhutanese National Assembly election

24 March 2008 2013 →

All 47 seats in the National Assembly
24 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party
 
Leader Jigme Thinley Sangay Ngedup
Party DPT PDP
Seats won 45 2
Popular vote 169,490 83,322
Percentage 67.04% 32.96%

Results by constituency

Prime Minister before election

Kinzang Dorji
Independent

Prime Minister-designate

Jigme Thinley
DPT

National Assembly elections were held in Bhutan for the first time on 24 March 2008.[1] Two parties were registered by the Election Commission of Bhutan to contest the elections; Druk Phuensum Tshogpa, led by Jigme Y. Thinley, which was formed by the merger of the Bhutan People's United Party and All People's Party,[2] and the People's Democratic Party (PDP). A third political party, the Bhutan National Party (BNP),[3] had its application for the registration refused.

  1. ^ Bhaumik, Subir (17 January 2008). "Main Bhutan election date is set". BBC News. Archived from the original on 27 December 2008. Retrieved 20 November 2008.
  2. ^ "Druk Phuensum Tshogpa, the new party in town". Bhutan Portal. 25 July 2007. Archived from the original on 21 May 2008. Retrieved 20 November 2008.
  3. ^ "Bhutan gets third political party". The Hindu. 6 May 2007. Archived from the original on 11 January 2008. Retrieved 20 November 2008.