Elections in Ecuador gives information on election and election results in Ecuador.
Ecuador elects on national level a head of state, (a president), and a legislature. The President of the Republic and his vice-president are elected on one ballot for a four-year term by the people. The National Congress (Congreso Nacional) has 100 members elected for a four year term in the 22 provinces (so in fact multi-seat constituencies).
Ecuador has a multi-party system, with numerous parties in which no one party often has a chance of gaining power alone; consequently; parties must work with each other to form coalition governments.
Latest elections
2006 Presidential elections
e • d Summary of the 15 October and 26 November 2006 Ecuador presidential election results
| Candidates - Parties |
First round |
Second round |
| Votes |
% |
Votes |
% |
| Rafael Correa - Alianza PAIS |
1,246,333 |
22.84 |
3,517,628 |
56.67 |
| Álvaro Noboa - Institutional Renewal Party of National Action |
1,464,251 |
26.83 |
2,689,412 |
43.33 |
| Gilmar Gutiérrez - January 21 Patriotic Society Party |
950,895 |
17.42 |
|
| León Roldós Aguilera - Ethical and Democratic Network / Democratic Left Party |
809,754 |
14.84 |
| Cynthia Viteri - Social Christian Party |
525,728 |
9.63 |
| Luis Macas - Pluri-National Pachakutik United Movement |
119,577 |
2.19 |
| Fernando Rosero - Ecuadorian Roldosist Party |
113,323 |
2.08 |
| Marco Proaño Maya - Movement for Democratic Vindication |
77,655 |
1.42 |
| Luis Villacís - Democratic People's Movement |
72,762 |
1.33 |
| Jaime Damerval Martínez - Concentration of People's Forces |
25,284 |
0.46 |
| Marcello Larrea Cabrera - ATR |
23,233 |
0.43 |
| Lenin Torres - Movimiento Revolucionario de Participación Popular (MRPP) |
15,357 |
0.28 |
| Carlos Francisco Sagnay de la Bastida - INA |
13,455 |
0.25 |
| Total |
5,457,607 |
|
|
|
| Blank votes |
316,220 |
|
|
|
| Null votes |
775,613 |
|
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| Source: Tribunal Supremo Electoral - second round totals |
2006 Parliamentary elections
Past elections
See also
External links
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