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Parliamentary elections were held in Sierra Leone on 29 and 30 May 1986. Sierra Leone, officially the Republic of Sierra Leone, is a country in West Africa. Politics of Sierra Leone takes place in a framework of a presidential representative democratic Republic, whereby the President of Sierra Leone The President of Sierra Leone is the Head of state and the Head of government of Sierra Leone, as well as the Commander-in-chief of the Ernest Bai Koroma (born October 2, 1953) is the current President of Sierra Leone. The Vice President of Sierra Leone is a position in the Executive branch of the Republic of Sierra Leone. Samuel Sam-Sumana (born April 7 1962 in Koidu Town, Kono District) is a Sierra Leonean politician and the current Vice President The Unicameral Parliament of Sierra Leone is the country's legislative body Below is a list of the Sierra Leone Members of Parliament. The members of parliament are from the Sierra Leone People's Party (SLPP and the All People's Political parties in Sierra Leone lists political parties in Sierra Leone. Elections in Sierra Leone gives information on Election and election results in Sierra Leone. General elections were held in Sierra Leone on 14 May 2002 to elect a president and parliament Presidential and parliamentary elections were held in Sierra Leone on 11 August 2007. Sierra Leone is divided into 3 Provinces and one Western Area; the provinces are further divided into 12 districts and the districts are further divided into |||} The provinces of Sierra Leone are divided into 14 districts |||} The districts of Sierra Leone are divided into chiefdoms. Sierra Leone has maintained cordial relations with the West in particular with the United Kingdom. Information on politics by country is available for every Country, including both De jure and De facto independent Sierra Leone, officially the Republic of Sierra Leone, is a country in West Africa. As the country was a single-party state at the time, the All People's Congress was the only party allowed to run. A single-party state, one-party system or single-party system is a type of Party system Government in which a single Political party "All People's Congress" is also the name of a sister organization of the International Action Center in the United States. They were the last elections held under the 1978 constitution, as a 1991 referendum returned the country to multi-party politics. A constitutional referendum was held in Sierra Leone on 12 July 1978. A referendum on a new constitution was held in Sierra Leone in August 1991
Background
The elections were held ahead of schedule following the early dissolution of parliament. This was reportedly done in order to "choose a Parliament that would reinforce the "new order" of economic reform and public probity advocated by the new President", Joseph Saidu Momoh. Joseph Saidu Momoh (born January 26, 1937 - August 3, 2003) was President of Sierra Leone from November 1985 to April 29 1992 [1]
Since the 1982 elections the parliament had been enlarged from 104 to 127 members, with an additional 20 elected MPs and a further three presidential appointees. Parliamentary elections were held in Sierra Leone on 1 May 1982. The APC nominated 335 candidates to contest the elections, which had been due to be held on 15 and 16 May. [1] There were around 2 million registered voters.
Results
| Party | Seats |
|---|---|
| All People's Congress | 105 |
| Indirectly elected paramount chiefs | 12 |
| Presidential appointees | 10 |
| Total | 127 |
References
- ^ a b Sierra Leone Inter-Parliamentary Union
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