IFES Election Guide | Country Profile: Yemen

Republic of Yemen

29,579,986	5
Population (as of Feb. 8, 2019)	Elections in our database
10,243,364	67.70%
Registered Voters (as of Feb. 1, 2012)	Average Turnout

Name	Official Name	Type
Yemeni Shura Council	Majlis Alshoora	Upper House
Yemeni House of Representatives	Majlis Annowab	Lower House
Yemeni Presidency	None	Head of State

Description of government structure:

Chief of State: President Rashad Muhammad AL-ALIMI
Head of Government: Prime Minister Maeen Abdulmalik SAEED
Assembly: Yemen has a bicameral Parliament (Majlis) consisting of the Shura Council (Majlis Alshoora) with 111 seats and the House of Representatives (Majlis Annowab) with 301 seats.

Description of electoral system:

The President is elected by absolute majority vote through a two-round system to serve a 7-year term.
The Prime Minister is appointed by the president.
In the Shura Council (Majlis Alshoora) 111 members are appointed by the president. In the House of Representatives (Majlis Annowab) 301 members are elected by plurality vote in single-member constituencies to serve 6-year terms.

Elections

Election For	Date	Votes	Registered Voters	Turn Out
Yemeni Presidency	1999-09-23	3,772,891	5,591,422	67.48
Referendum	2001-02-20	2,569,226	3,945,500	65.12
Yemeni House of Representatives	2003-04-27	6,105,696	8,035,721	75.98
Yemeni Presidency	2006-09-20	6,025,818	9,247,390	65.16
Yemeni Presidency	2012-02-21	6,635,192	10,243,364	64.78

Voter Turnout

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