Elections in Panama gives information on election and election results in Panama.
Panama elects on national level a head of state - the president - and a legislature. The president and the vice-presidents are elected on one ballot for a five year term by the people. The Legislative Assembly (Asamblea Legislativa) has 77 members, elected for a five year term in single-seat and multi-seat constituencies. Panama has a multi-party system, with numerous parties in which no one party often has a chance of gaining power alone, and parties must work with each other to form coalition governments.
Latest elections
e • d Summary of the 3 May 2009 Panamanian presidential election results
| Candidates |
Parties |
Votes |
% |
| Ricardo Martinelli |
Democratic Change, Patriotic Union Party, Panameñista Party, Nationalist Republican Liberal Movement |
952,333 |
59.97 |
| Balbina Herrera |
Democratic Revolutionary Party, People's Party, Liberal Party |
597,227 |
37.70 |
| Guillermo Endara |
Fatherland's Moral Vanguard Party |
36,867 |
2.33 |
| Valid votes (turnout 73.99%) |
1,558,445 |
100.0 |
| Blank votes |
19,105 |
1.17 |
| Invalid votes |
30,976 |
1.89 |
| Total votes |
1,636,508 |
100.00 |
| Source: Tribunal Electoral |
e • d Summary of the 3 May 2009 Panamanian National Assembly election results
| Alliances |
Parties |
Votes |
% |
Seats |
| One Country for All |
Democratic Revolutionary Party (PRD) |
537,426 |
35.7% |
26 |
| People's Party (PP) |
55,598 |
3.7% |
1 |
| Liberal Party (PL) |
18,111 |
1.2% |
0 |
| Alliance for Change |
Democratic Change (CD) |
352,319 |
23.4% |
14 |
| Panameñista Party (PAN) |
334,282 |
22.2% |
22 |
| Patriotic Union (UP) |
85,609 |
5.7% |
4 |
| Nationalist Republican Liberal Movement (MOLIRENA) |
70,457 |
4.7% |
2 |
| Independents |
35,793 |
2.4% |
2 |
| Fatherland's Moral Vanguard Party (VMP) |
14,760 |
1.0% |
0 |
| Valid votes (turnout 70.05%) |
1,504,355 |
100.0% |
71 |
| Source: Tribunal Electoral |
Past elections and Referendums
e • d Summary of the 2 May 2004 Panama presidential election results
| Candidates |
Parties |
Votes |
% |
| Martín Torrijos |
New Fatherland (Democratic Revolutionary Party–People's Party coalition) |
711,447 |
47.44 |
| Guillermo Endara |
Solidarity Party |
462,766 |
30.86 |
| José Miguel Alemán |
Arnulfista Party |
245,845 |
16.39 |
| Ricardo Martinelli |
Democratic Change |
79,595 |
5.31 |
| Total (turnout 76.9%) |
1,499,072 |
100.0 |
| Ballot papers left blank |
17,366 |
1.13 |
| Spoiled ballot papers |
21,276 |
1.38 |
| Total votes |
1,537,714 |
See also
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