2019 Maldivian parliamentary election

2019 Maldivian parliamentary election
Maldives
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All 87 seats in the People's Majlis
44 seats needed for a majority
Party Leader Vote % Seats +/–
MDP Mohamed Nasheed 45.83 65 +39
JP Qasim Ibrahim 11.15 5 −10
PPM Abdulla Yameen 9.12 5 −28
PNC Abdul Raheem Abdulla 6.63 3 New
MDA Ahmed Shiyam Mohamad 3.16 2 −3
Independents – 21.55 7 +2
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
Speaker before Speaker after
Qasim Ibrahim
JP		 Mohamed Nasheed
MDP

Parliamentary elections were held in the Maldives on 6 April 2019.[1] The result was a landslide victory for the Maldivian Democratic Party, which won 65 of the 87 seats in the People's Majlis. This was the first time in Maldivian history that one party was able to secure a supermajority in parliament.

  1. ^ Shaahunaz, Fathmath (16 December 2018). "Maldives postpones parliamentary elections". The Edition. Archived from the original on 20 April 2024. Retrieved 20 April 2024.