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Djibouti Detailed Election Results
 
 
Political Parties: ARD - Republican Alliance for Development, FRUD - Front for the Restoration of Unity and Democracy, PDD - Djiboutian Party for Development, PND - National Democratic Party, PPSD - Social Democratic People's Party, PRD - Democratic Renewal Party, RPP - People's Rally for Progress (authoritarian), UDJ - Union for Democracy and Justice
Coalitions: People's Rally for Progress-Front for the Restoration of Unity and Democracy (RPP-FRUD) [Contested the 1997 National Assembly & 1999 Presidential Elections]; National Democratic Party-Democratic Renewal Party (PND-PRD) [Supported Moussa Ahmed Idriss in the 1999 Presidential Election]; Union for a Presidential Majority (UMP) [Contested the 2003 National Assembly & 2005 Presidential Elections] Led by the People's Rally for Progress. Other member parties include the Front for the Restoration of Unity and Democracy (FRUD), National Democratic Party (PND), and the Social Democratic People's Party (PPSD); Union for a Democratic Alternative (UAD) [Contested the 2003 National Assembly Election] Member parties include the Republican Alliance for Development (ARD), Movement for Democratic Renewal and Development (MRDD), Djiboutian Party for Development (PDD), and the Union for Democracy and Justice (UDJ); Movement for Democratic Renewal and Development (MRDD) [Contested 2003 the National Assembly Election as part of the Union for a Democratic Alternative coalition] An Alliance led by the Democratic Renewal Party (PRD)
 
19 MARCH 1967 PLEBISCITE
Results District National Total
Ali-Sabieh Dikhil Djibouti Obock Tadjourah
"Yes" Votes 93
(1.96%)		 6,457 (67.56%) 2,817 (29.13%) 4,220 (98.76%) 8,968 (99.86%) 22,555 (60.60%)
"No" Votes 4,647 (98.04%) 3,100 (32.44%) 6,853 (70.87%) 53
(1.24%)		 13
(0.14%)		 14,666 (39.40%)
Total Valid Votes 4,740 9,557 9,670 4,273 8,981 37,221
Invalid/Blank Votes 25 12 44 30 0 111
Total Votes 4,765 9,569 9,714 4,303 8,981 37,332
Registered Voters 4,876 9,765 11,069 4,481 9,121 39,312
Voter Turnout 97.7% 98.0% 87.8% 96.0% 98.5% 95.0%
 
 
19 DECEMBER 1997 NATIONAL ASSEMBLY ELECTION
Party/[Coalition] District National Total
Ali-Sabieh Dikhil Djibouti Obock Tadjourah
People's Rally for Progress-Front for the Restoration of Unity and Democracy [RPP-FRUD] 2,517 (44.43%) 19,405 (90.30%) 25,846 (64.15%) 9,366 (100.00%) 14,939 (100.00%) 72,073 (78.56%)
Democratic Renewal Party (PRD) 1,081 (19.08%) 2,085 (9.70%) 14,441 (35.85%) - - 17,607 (19.19%)
National Democratic Party (PND) 2,067 (36.49%) - - - - 2,067 (2.25%)
Total Valid Votes 5,665 21,490 40,287 9,366 14,939 91,747
Invalid/Blank Votes 67 140 1917 218 214 2,556
Total Votes 5,732 21,630 42,204 9,584 15,153 94,303
Registered Voters 17,410 29,401 88,824 11,275 19,366 166,276
Voter Turnout 32.9% 73.6% 47.5% 85.0% 78.2% 56.7%
SEATS WON BY DISTRICT
Party/[Coalition] District National Total
Ali-Sabieh Dikhil Djibouti Obock Tadjourah
People's Rally for Progress-Front for the Restoration of Unity and Democracy [RPP-FRUD] 6 12 37 4 6 65
Democratic Renewal Party (PRD) - - - - - -
National Democratic Party (PND) - - - - - -
Total Seats 6 12 37 4 6 65
 
 
9 APRIL 1999 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION
Candidate (Party) [Coalition] District Abroad National Total
Ali-Sabieh Dikhil Djibouti Obock Tadjourah
lsmaïl Omar Guelleh (RPP) [RPP-FRUD] 2,832 (45.62%) 20,653 (89.77%) 31,020 (62.37%) 6,077 (79.30%) 15,133 (95.45%) 1,138 (83.86%) 76,853 (74.02%)
Moussa Ahmed Idriss [PND-PRD] 3,376 (54.38% 2,354 (10.23%) 18,716 (37.63%) 1,586 (20.70%) 721 (4.55%) 219 (16.14%) 26,972 (25.98%)
Total Valid Votes 6,208 23,007 49,736 7,663 15,854 1,357 103,825
Invalid/Blank Votes 69 136 823 77 50 45 1,200
Total Votes 6,277 23,143 50,559 7,740 15,904 1,402 105,025
Registered Voters
N/A
Voter Turnout N/A
 
 
10 JANUARY 2003 NATIONAL ASSEMBLY ELECTION
[Coalition] District National Total
Ali-Sabieh Dikhil Djibouti Obock Tadjourah
Union for a Presidential Majority [UMP] 3,278 (62.95%) 14,613 (85.63%) 26,839 (55.07%) 2,885 (61.29%) 4,796 (57.96%) 52,411 (62.40%)
Union for a Democratic Alternative [UAD] 1,929 (37.05%) 2,452 (14.37%) 21,900 (44.93%) 1,822 (38.71%) 3,478 (42.04%) 31,581 (37.60%)
Total Valid Votes 5,207 17,065 48,739 4,707 8,274 83,992
Invalid/Blank Votes 74 221 1,072 71 110 1,548
Total Votes 5,281 17,286 49,811 4,778 8,384 85,540
Registered Voters 19,077 31,254 96,258 11,349 20,861 178,799
Voter Turnout 27.7% 55.3% 51.7% 42.1% 40.2% 47.8%
SEATS WON BY DISTRICT
[Coalition] District National Total
Ali-Sabieh Dikhil Djibouti Obock Tadjourah
Union for a Presidential Majority [UMP] 6 12 37 4 6 65
Union for a Democratic Alternative [UAD] - - - - - -
Total Seats 6 12 37 4 6 65
 
 
8 APRIL 2005 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION
Candidate (Party) [Coalition] District Abroad National Total
Ali-Sabieh Arta Dikhil Djibouti Obock Tadjourah
lsmaïl Omar Guelleh (RPP) [RPP-FRUD] 15,125 (100.00%) 8,062 (100.00%) 28,518 (100.00%) 63,945 (100.00%) 9,831 (100.00%) 16,222 (100.00%) 2,730 (100.00%) 144,433 (100.00%)
Total Valid Votes 15,125 8,062 28,518 63,945 9,831 16,222 2,730 144,433
Invalid/Blank Votes 166 67 161 3,006 131 1,143 18 4,692
Total Votes 15,291 8,129 28,679 66,951 9,962 17,365 2,748 149,125
Registered Voters 20,309 9,868 32,185 107,801 12,914 22,099 2,922 208,098
Voter Turnout 75.3% 82.3% 89.1% 62.1% 77.1% 78.6% 94.0% 71.7%