2012 Somaliland municipal elections|
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First party |
Second party |
Third party |
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| Party |
Kulmiye Peace, Unity, and Development Party |
Waddani |
For Justice and Development |
| Last election |
83,158
18.90% |
49,444
20.20% |
179,389
11.24% |
| Seats won |
99 |
68 |
40 |
| Popular vote |
244,795 |
163,789 |
105,105 |
| Percentage |
30.19% |
20.20% |
12.96% |
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Fourth party |
Fifth party |
Sixth party |
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| Party |
Umadda |
Rays |
Xaqsoor |
| Seats won |
37 |
32 |
31 |
| Popular vote |
94,689 |
83,596 |
74,204 |
| Percentage |
11.68% |
10.31% |
9.15% |
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Seventh party |
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| Party |
Dalsan |
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| Seats won |
16 |
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| Popular vote |
44,680 |
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| Percentage |
5.51% |
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Municipal elections were held across Somaliland on 28 November 2012.[1] Two of the existing parties, For Justice and Development and the Peace, Unity, and Development Party contested the elections alongside six newly registered political associations.[1]
Results
By Region
Table : Votes for each political party/association by region and rank, 2012
| Region |
Umadda |
UCID |
Kulmiye |
Dalsan |
Rays |
Waddani |
Xaqsoor |
Total Valid Votes |
|
Votes | % | Rank |
Votes | % | Rank |
Votes | % | Rank |
Votes | % | Rank |
Votes | % | Rank |
Votes | % | Rank |
Votes | % | Rank |
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| Awdal |
12,477 | 10.90% | 4 |
14,101 | 12.32% | 3 |
39,803 | 34.77% | 1 |
8,795 | 7.68% | 7 |
6,465 | 5.65% | 5 |
24,239 | 21.18% | 2 |
8,579 | 7.50% | 6 |
114,459 |
| Marodi Jeh |
28,544 | 9.07% | 5 |
55,185 | 17.54% | 3 |
84,834 | 26.96% | 1 |
24,578 | 7.81% | 7 |
19,053 | 6.06% | 6 |
56,109 | 17.83% | 2 |
46,360 | 14.73% | 4 |
314,663 |
| Sahil |
2,362 | 4.13% | 6 |
14,562 | 25.44% | 2 |
21,859 | 38.18% | 1 |
1,426 | 2.49% | 4 |
4,026 | 7.03% | 7 |
10,306 | 18.00% | 3 |
2,710 | 4.73% | 5 |
57,251 |
| Togdheer |
29,144 | 18.16% | 3 |
9,541 | 5.95% | 5 |
47,228 | 29.43% | 1 |
3,185 | 1.98% | 4 |
27,097 | 16.89% | 7 |
38,624 | 24.07% | 2 |
5,641 | 3.52% | 6 |
160,460 |
| Sool |
5,241 | 10.61% | 5 |
3,876 | 7.85% | 6 |
16,740 | 33.90% | 1 |
2,092 | 4.24% | 3 |
7,039 | 14.25% | 7 |
8,907 | 18.04% | 2 |
5,488 | 11.11% | 4 |
49,383 |
| Sanaag |
16,921 | 14.76% | 4 |
7,840 | 6.84% | 5 |
34,331 | 29.95% | 1 |
4,604 | 4.02% | 3 |
19,916 | 17.37% | 7 |
25,604 | 22.33% | 2 |
5,426 | 4.73% | 6 |
114,642 |
| Total |
94,689 | 11.68% | 27 |
105,105 | 12.96% | 24 |
244,795 | 30.19% | — |
44,680 | 5.51% | 28 |
83,596 | 10.31% | 39 |
163,789 | 20.20% | 13 |
74,204 | 9.15% | 31 |
810,858 |
| Source |
Africa Portal |
By District
The following table details the distribution of the 323 local council seats across Somaliland's districts during the 2012 elections. The governing Kulmiye party secured a plurality of seats, while the newly formed Waddani association emerged as the primary challenger. Data is aggregated by region, with Maroodi-Jeex serving as the largest electoral block. Note that data for the districts of Badhan and Dhahar was unavailable for this cycle.
Table: Seats won by each political party/association by district, 2012
| District |
Umadda |
UCID |
Kulmiye |
Dalsan |
Rays |
Waddani |
Xaqsoor |
Total |
| Baki | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 | — | 3 | 1 | 13 |
| Borame | 3 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 21 |
| Lughaya | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 | — | 2 | 3 | 13 |
| Saylac | 1 | 3 | 6 | 1 | — | 4 | 2 | 17 |
| AWDAL | 6 | 8 | 24 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 7 | 64 |
| Baligubadle | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 13 |
| Gabiley | 1 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 21 |
| Hargeysa | 3 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 25 |
| Salaxley | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 13 |
| MAROODI-JEEX | 4 | 14 | 19 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 14 | 72 |
| Berbera | 1 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 21 |
| Sheekh | 0 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 13 |
| SAAXIL | 1 | 8 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 34 |
| Burco | 3 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 21 |
| Buuhodle* | 3 | 2 | 7 | — | 3 | 2 | 0 | 17 |
| Oodweyne | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 17 |
| TOGDHEER | 13 | 4 | 15 | 1 | 7 | 13 | 2 | 55 |
| Caynabo | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 13 |
| LasCaanood | 2 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 21 |
| Xuddun | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | 6 | 0 | 13 |
| SOOL | 8 | 3 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 5 | 47 |
| Ceel-Afweyn | 1 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 17 |
| Ceerigabo | 4 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 21 |
| Gar'adag | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 13 |
| Badhan | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Dhahar | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| SANAAG | 5 | 3 | 16 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 1 | 51 |
| Total | 37 | 40 | 99 | 16 | 32 | 68 | 31 | 323 |
Aftermath
In accordance with the Constitution of Somaliland, only the top 3 parties in the election are made legal parties and allowed to contest elections for the next 10 years. The KULMIYE and UCID parties retained their party status first gained in 2002 and Waddani became the countries newest party, having come in second in the elections. All other political associations subsequently dissolved and their elected representatives joined official parties.[2]
