2007 Ecuadorian Constituent Assembly election

2007 Ecuadorian Constituent Assembly election
	30 September 2007
All 130 seats in the Constituent Assembly
Legislator before election; León Febres Cordero; PSC	Resulting Legislator ; Alberto Acosta; PAIS Alliance

Constituent Assembly elections were held in Ecuador on 30 September 2007. A Constituent Assembly was established following an April referendum on doing so. A total of 130 delegates were elected; 24 members from national lists, 100 elected from provincial constituencies and six for overseas votes.^[1]

The large number of candidates and lists (26 national lists, 428 provincial lists, 44 emigrant lists) caused the elections to be the most complex in Ecuador's history.^[2] Although polls indicated that Correa's PAIS Alliance would win a plurality in the election, but not a majority,^[3] PAIS won a landslide victory, winning 80 of the 130 seats, giving the party the power to dismiss Congress and make the substantial constitutional reforms for which Correa has been calling.^[4] PAIS won all six foreign seats.^[5]

The Constituent Assembly was to be set up on 31 October 2007 and have six months (with a possible extension of two months) to draft a new constitution, which will then have to be ratified in a referendum.^[6] However, the installation of the Assembly was delayed to 29 November 2007^[7] due to delays in the official proclamation of the final result.

Results


Party		Votes	%	Seats
Party		Votes	%	National	Provincial	Overseas	Total
	PAIS Alliance	2,806,004	69.47	15	59	6	80
	January 21 Patriotic Society Party	294,240	7.28	2	17	0	19
	Institutional Renewal Party of National Action	267,605	6.62	2	6	0	8
	Social Christian Party	156,840	3.88	1	4	0	5
	Ethics and Democracy Network	80,927	2.00	1	2	0	3
	Democratic People's Movement	68,060	1.68	1	3	0	4
	A New Option	45,127	1.12	1	1	0	2
	Ecuadorian Roldosist Party	32,332	0.80	0	1	0	1
	PS-FA–MUPP-NP Alliance	28,635	0.71	0	4	0	4
	Movement for National Honesty	28,198	0.70	1	0	0	1
	National Agreement	26,358	0.65	0	0	0	0
	ID–MPC Alliance	21,759	0.54	0	2	0	2
	Freedom Party	19,036	0.47	0	0	0	0
	Ecuadorian White Movement for the Vindication of the Poor	17,813	0.44	0	0	0	0
	Christian Democratic Union	17,450	0.43	0	0	0	0
	Independent Movement of Committed Seculars	17,264	0.43	0	0	0	0
	Movement Ecuador's Force	16,445	0.41	0	0	0	0
	Christian Civic Compromise with the Community C4	15,594	0.39	0	0	0	0
	MCSXXI–MAE–MTF Alliance	15,279	0.38	0	0	0	0
	National Democratic Coalition	13,285	0.33	0	0	0	0
	Independent Movement Democratic Pole	13,037	0.32	0	0	0	0
	National Reconciliation	11,663	0.29	0	0	0	0
	Independent Just and Solidary Movement	7,883	0.20	0	0	0	0
	National Movement for Social Reconciliation	7,026	0.17	0	0	0	0
	Thousandfold Victory	6,815	0.17	0	0	0	0
	Social Integration and Transformation	4,718	0.12	0	0	0	0
	Citizens' Independent Movement Future Already			0	1	0	1
Total		4,039,393	100.00	24	100	6	130

Valid votes		4,039,393	78.67
Invalid/blank votes		1,094,896	21.33
Total votes		5,134,289	100.00
Source: TSE

References

^ "- Prensa Latina". Archived from the original on 2009-03-15. Retrieved 2022-02-14.
^ "Ecuador to Hold Most Complex Elections in History" Archived March 15, 2009, at the Wayback Machine, Prensa Latina, September 17, 2007.
^ "Correa Allies Nowhere Near Majority in Ecuador: Angus Reid Global Monitor". www.angus-reid.com. Archived from the original on 5 September 2008. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
^ "Archived copy". www.eluniverso.com. Archived from the original on 13 November 2007. Retrieved 12 January 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
^ http://www.elcomercio.com/noticiaEC.asp?id_noticia=144627&id_seccion=3
^ "Ecuadorans vote for Constituent Assembly", Xinhua (People's Daily Online), October 1, 2007.
^ Correa’s Approval Soars After Vote in Ecuador: Angus Reid Global Monitor

[1] "- Prensa Latina". Archived from the original on 2009-03-15. Retrieved 2022-02-14.

[2] "Ecuador to Hold Most Complex Elections in History" Archived March 15, 2009, at the Wayback Machine, Prensa Latina, September 17, 2007.

[3] "Correa Allies Nowhere Near Majority in Ecuador: Angus Reid Global Monitor". www.angus-reid.com. Archived from the original on 5 September 2008. Retrieved 12 January 2022.

[4] "Archived copy". www.eluniverso.com. Archived from the original on 13 November 2007. Retrieved 12 January 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[5] ttp://www.elcomercio.com/noticiaEC.asp?id_noticia=144627&id_seccion=3

[6] "Ecuadorans vote for Constituent Assembly", Xinhua (People's Daily Online), October 1, 2007.

[7] Correa’s Approval Soars After Vote in Ecuador: Angus Reid Global Monitor

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