Elections in the Maldives

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Elections in Maldives gives information on election and election results in Maldives.

Maldives elects on national level a head of state - the president - and a legislature. The president is elected for a five year term by parliament and confirmed in a referendum by the people.

The Assembly (Majlis) has 50 members, 42 members elected for a term of five years in two-seat constituencies and 8 members appointed.

1 Latest elections
- 1.1 2005 Parliamentary election
- 1.2 2008 presidential election
2 Past elections
3 See also
4 References
5 External links

Main article: Maldivian parliamentary election, 2005

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**Summary of the 22 January 2005 Maldivian Assembly election results**
Candidates	Seats
Non-partisans supporting the government	28
Non-partisans endorsed by the Maldivian Democratic Party	10
Others	2
Appointed members	8
Total	48
Source: Adam Carr

Main article: Maldivian presidential election, 2008

The 2008 presidential election was the first democratic election in the history of the Maldives. Mohamed Nasheed beat incumbent Maumoon Abdul Gayoom.

Maldivian presidential election, 2008^[1]^[2] v • d • e
Party		Candidate	Running mate	First round		Second round
Party		Candidate	Running mate	Votes	Percentage	Votes	Percentage
	Democratic	Mohamed Nasheed	Mohammed Waheed Hassan	44,293	24.91%	97,222	53.65%
	Dhivehi Rayyithunge	Maumoon Abdul Gayoom (inc.)	Ahmed Thasmeen Ali	71,731	40.34%	82,121	45.32%
	Independent	Hassan Saeed	Ahmed Shaheed	29,633	16.67%
	Republican	Qasim Ibrahim	Ahmed Ali Sawaad	27,056	15.22%
	Islamic Democratic	Umar Naseer	Ahmed Rizwy	2,472	1.39%
	Social Liberal	Ibrahim Ismail	Fathimath Nahid Shakir	1,382	0.77%
Invalid or blank votes				1,235	0.69%	1,861	1.03%
Totals				177,802	100.00%	181,204	100.00%
Voter turnout				85.38%		86.58%

^ "Presidential Election 2008 Final Results" (PDF) (in Dhivehi). Elections Commission of the Republic of Maldives (2008-10-14). Retrieved on 2008-10-15.
^ "Presidential Election 2008 Final Results (Runoff)" (PDF) (in Dhivehi). Elections Commission of the Republic of Maldives (2008-11-01). Retrieved on 2008-11-02.