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Presidential, Parliamentary, and Local Council elections

24th, June 2023

Voting is your civic duty

Find Polling Centres

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Name & Address
10001 - St. Luke Pri Sch - Four Road Bana - Ward 233 - Port Loko
10002 - R C Pri Sch - Rotaprr - Ward 233 - Port Loko
10003 - D E C Pri Sch - New Maforki - Ward 233 - Port Loko
On the Proportional Representation (PR) System for 2023

Frequently Asked Qesutions

Three types of electoral systems will be used to conduct the 2023 Elections, and they are as follows:

  1. The Two-rounds system (Run-off) - to conduct the Presidential Election
  2. The First-Past-The-Post (simple majority) system will be used to conduct the Chairperson and Mayoral Elections, and
  3. The Proportional Representation (District Block) System will be used to conduct the election for Parliamentarians and Local Councillors.

Party list proportional representation is an electoral system in which seats are first allocated to parties based on vote share obtained in an election, and then assigned to party-affiliated candidates on the parties' electoral lists. For example, if a party earns 39% of the votes, it should get roughly 39% of the seats.

Section 38A of the 1991 Constitution of Sierra Leone, provides that where there are no established constituencies in accordance with subsection {3} of section 38 for the purposes of parliamentar y election, such election can be conducted on the basis of the district block representation system instead of constituencies.

The District Block System is a form of PR in which an entire district a becomes a single constituency/ward which returns multiple members, as opposed to a single-member constituency/ward.

In this electoral system, each of the 16 districts in the country is taken as a block (district con sidered a constituency/ward) and allotted a number of seats based on the the population quota.

In the District Block PR System (with Party List) the election shall be contested in each specified district by political parties and independent candidates for the block of seats in Parliament and Council allocated to each district by the Electoral Commission.

Seats will be allocated based on each party's proportion of the total valid votes in a district. Once a political party or independent candidate meets the threshold of 11.9% for parliament and 4.5% for local councils, the Commission shall assign the number of seats won to the political party in the district/locality.

Where the seat of a political party candidate becomes vacant in Parliament/Council, the vacancy shall be filled by the person next-in-line on the endorsed list of the candidate's political party. If the vacant seat was occupied by an independent candidate, that seat will then go to a candidate of the political party with the highest remainder in the formula for apportioning seats.

  • INCLUSIVENESS: Gives opportunity to smaller political parties and Independent Candidates to have a seat in Parliament or Local Council
  • Cost Effective: With no bye election, PR IS cost effective saving millions of Jeanes that could be spent on conducting bye elections
  • Reduces Wastage of Votes: Unlike First-Past the Post where a candidate is elected with a small number of votes leaving all other votes unused, PR uses most of the votes cast in determining percentage of seats won.
  • High Turnout: PR encourages high voter turnout and avoids apathy beca use voters know that all votes count.
  • National Cohesion: It builds unity as it limits the issue of party strongholds as it all parties have the potential of winning a seat everywhere in the country.

No region will ever find itself shut out of the government. Every region will have representation in both government and opposition, strengthening their voice in the parliament.

No. With PR, incentives for political behaviour changes. Instead, parties are motivated to show voters they work productively together on a shared policy agenda.

Who is going to be on the Presidential Ballot?

Provisional Presidential Candidates for June 2023 Elections

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Mohamed C Bah
Bah, Mohamed
NDA
Julius Maada Wonie Bio
Bio, Julius
SLPP
Prince Coker
Coker, Prince
PDP
Mohamed Jonjo
Jonjo, Mohamed
CDP
Saa Henry Kabuta
Kabuta, Saa
UNPP
Iye Kakay
Kakay, Iye
ADP
Nabieu Musa Kamara
Kamara, Nabieu
PLP
Samura Mathew Wilson Kamara
Kamara, Samura
APC
Charles Francis Margai
Margai, Charles
PMDC
Abdulahi D. Saccoh
Saccoh, Abdulahi
RUFP
Jonathan Patrick Sandy
Sandy, Jonathan
NURP
Mohamed Sowa-Turay
Sowa-Turay, Mohamed
UDM
Beresford Victor Williams
Williams, Beresford
ReNIP
24th June 2023 - Presidential, Parliamentary, and Local Council elections

We must ensure a free, fair, and peaceful election

Milk and honey have different colors, but they share the same house peacefully.

- Ashanti Proverb

Silence gives rise to peace and with peace comes security. When there is peace in the country, the chief does not carry a shield.

- Ugandan Proverb

When there is no enemy within, the enemies outside cannot hurt you.

- African Proverbs

If you are depressed, you are living in the past. If you are anxious, you are living in the future. If you are at peace, you are living in the present.

- LAO TZU

When the shepherd comes home in peace, the milk is sweet.

– Ethiopian Proverb

A woman’s clothes are the price her husband pays for peace.

– Bantu Proverb

Granular and Machine-Readable Election Results

Start using open election data

We advocate for the publication of election results in granular and machine-readable formats, by polling station and polling centre. This will make it easier to identify irregularities and discrepancies in the vote count

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Winner: No
Julius Maada Wonie Bio
Bio, Julius
  • SLPP | 0 | 0.00%
  • 2023 | Round 1 | Winner: No
Winner: No
Charles Francis Margai
Margai, Charles
  • PMDC | 0 | 0.00%
  • 2023 | Round 1 | Winner: No
Winner: No
Mohamed C Bah
Bah, Mohamed
  • NDA | 0 | 0.00%
  • 2023 | Round 1 | Winner: No
Winner: No
Iye Kakay
Kakay, Iye
  • ADP | 0 | 0.00%
  • 2023 | Round 1 | Winner: No
Winner: No
Mohamed Sowa-Turay
Sowa-Turay, Mohamed
  • UDM | 0 | 0.00%
  • 2023 | Round 1 | Winner: No
Winner: No
Prince Coker
Coker, Prince
  • PDP | 0 | 0.00%
  • 2023 | Round 1 | Winner: No
Winner: No
Nabieu Musa Kamara
Kamara, Nabieu
  • PLP | 0 | 0.00%
  • 2023 | Round 1 | Winner: No
Winner: No
Jonathan Patrick Sandy
Sandy, Jonathan
  • NURP | 0 | 0.00%
  • 2023 | Round 1 | Winner: No