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2012 Sierra Leonean general election information


2012 Sierra Leonean general election
2012 Sierra Leonean general election
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Presidential election
 
Nominee Ernest Bai Koroma Julius Maada Bio
Party APC SLPP
Running mate Samuel Sam-Sumana Kadi Sesay
Popular vote 1,314,881 819,185
Percentage 58.65% 37.36%

Results by district

President before election

Ernest Bai Koroma
All People's Congress

Elected President

Ernest Bai Koroma
All People's Congress

General elections were held in Sierra Leone on 17 November 2012.[1] The result was a sweeping victory for the ruling All People's Congress. Its leader, incumbent president Ernest Bai Koroma, won 58.7% of the vote, enough to win a second term without the need for a runoff. The APC also won 67 of the 112 elected seats in Parliament. To date, it is the APC's best showing at an election since the restoration of multiparty politics in 1991.

  1. ^ "Election Guide, Sierra Leone Country Profile". International Federation for Electoral Systems. 19 November 2010. Retrieved 25 February 2012.

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