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Sierra Leone

Sub-Saharan Africa 路 Capital: Freetown

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  • General election

    2028 Sierra Leone presidential and parliamentary election

    President and Parliament

    Date expected

    ECSL - Electoral Commission For Sierra Leone Official source

    Through regular dialogue, ECSL ensures that every eligible voter in Sierra Leone has the opportunity to register and participate in a peaceful, transparent, and credible election ahead of 2028 ... Presidential, Parliamentary and Local council elections results.

    Recorded 8 Oct 2026

    parliament.gov.sl Official source

    Parliament shall stand dissolved at the expiration of a period of five years commencing from the date of its first sitting after a general election.

    Recorded 8 Oct 2026

How Sierra Leone is governed

System of government
Presidential republic

ec.gov.sl Official source

the Electoral Commission shall be responsible for the conduct and supervision of the registration of voters for, and of, all public elections and referenda

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

ec.gov.sl Official source

The President appoints all members of the Commission, after consultation with all registered Political Parties and subject to the approval of parliament.

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

Head of state
President

ec.gov.sl Official source

the Electoral Commission shall be responsible for the conduct and supervision of the registration of voters for, and of, all public elections and referenda

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

ec.gov.sl Official source

The President appoints all members of the Commission, after consultation with all registered Political Parties and subject to the approval of parliament.

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

Head of government
President

ec.gov.sl Official source

the Electoral Commission shall be responsible for the conduct and supervision of the registration of voters for, and of, all public elections and referenda

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

ec.gov.sl Official source

The President appoints all members of the Commission, after consultation with all registered Political Parties and subject to the approval of parliament.

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

Voting age
18

ec.gov.sl Official source

the Electoral Commission shall be responsible for the conduct and supervision of the registration of voters for, and of, all public elections and referenda

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

ec.gov.sl Official source

The President appoints all members of the Commission, after consultation with all registered Political Parties and subject to the approval of parliament.

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

Compulsory voting
No

ec.gov.sl Official source

the Electoral Commission shall be responsible for the conduct and supervision of the registration of voters for, and of, all public elections and referenda

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

ec.gov.sl Official source

The President appoints all members of the Commission, after consultation with all registered Political Parties and subject to the approval of parliament.

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

Electoral authority
Electoral Commission for Sierra Leone (ECSL)

ec.gov.sl Official source

the Electoral Commission shall be responsible for the conduct and supervision of the registration of voters for, and of, all public elections and referenda

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

ec.gov.sl Official source

The President appoints all members of the Commission, after consultation with all registered Political Parties and subject to the approval of parliament.

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

Legislature

ec.gov.sl Official source

the Electoral Commission shall be responsible for the conduct and supervision of the registration of voters for, and of, all public elections and referenda

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

ec.gov.sl Official source

The President appoints all members of the Commission, after consultation with all registered Political Parties and subject to the approval of parliament.

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

  • Parliament 149 seats 路 5-year term 路 Mixed: 135 members elected by single-member district voting, plus 14 Paramount Chiefs elected from the 14 districts

The president is directly elected and serves as both head of state and head of government. Parliament is unicameral; 135 MPs are elected directly and 14 seats are reserved for Paramount Chiefs elected from the districts. The electoral commission is constitutionally responsible for voter registration and for presidential, parliamentary, and referenda administration.

ec.gov.sl Official source

the Electoral Commission shall be responsible for the conduct and supervision of the registration of voters for, and of, all public elections and referenda

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

ec.gov.sl Official source

The President appoints all members of the Commission, after consultation with all registered Political Parties and subject to the approval of parliament.

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

Elected offices

  • President of Sierra Leone head of state 路 1 seats 路 5-year term 路 Direct popular vote

Past elections

Newest first. Results are as the sources published them.

Results

The latest elections with a result table. Provisional figures can change until the count is certified.

2023 Sierra Leonean presidential election

Final resultsTurnout 83%

Share of the vote (%): all 4 lines, as in the table
Results of 2023 Sierra Leonean presidential election
Party or candidateVotesShareSource
Julius Maada Bio (Sierra Leone People's Party) Elected1,566,93256.2%

ec.gov.sl Official source

The national turnout is 2,800,691 representing 83 % of all registered voters.

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

Samura Kamara (All People's Congress)1,148,26241.2%

ec.gov.sl Official source

The national turnout is 2,800,691 representing 83 % of all registered voters.

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

Mohamed Bah (National Democratic Alliance)21,6200.8%

ec.gov.sl Official source

The national turnout is 2,800,691 representing 83 % of all registered voters.

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

Charles Margai (People's Movement for Democratic Change)16,0120.6%

ec.gov.sl Official source

The national turnout is 2,800,691 representing 83 % of all registered voters.

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

2023 Sierra Leonean general election 路 24 June 2023

Final resultsTurnout 82.9%

Results of 2023 Sierra Leonean general election
Party or candidateVotesShareSeatsSource
Sierra Leone People's Party Elected1,578,25956.7%81

en.wikipedia.org Wikipedia

The Sierra Leone People's Party won 81 seats in Parliament while the All People's Congress won 54 seats.

Recorded 8 Oct 2026 路 Licence: CC BY-SA 4.0

All People's Congress Elected1,113,88240%54

en.wikipedia.org Wikipedia

The Sierra Leone People's Party won 81 seats in Parliament while the All People's Congress won 54 seats.

Recorded 8 Oct 2026 路 Licence: CC BY-SA 4.0

National Grand Coalition18,1690.7%0

en.wikipedia.org Wikipedia

The Sierra Leone People's Party won 81 seats in Parliament while the All People's Congress won 54 seats.

Recorded 8 Oct 2026 路 Licence: CC BY-SA 4.0

People's Movement for Democratic Change17,3900.6%0

en.wikipedia.org Wikipedia

The Sierra Leone People's Party won 81 seats in Parliament while the All People's Congress won 54 seats.

Recorded 8 Oct 2026 路 Licence: CC BY-SA 4.0

National Democratic Alliance3,8190.1%0

en.wikipedia.org Wikipedia

The Sierra Leone People's Party won 81 seats in Parliament while the All People's Congress won 54 seats.

Recorded 8 Oct 2026 路 Licence: CC BY-SA 4.0

Open 2023 Sierra Leonean general election

Sierra Leone in numbers

From the World Bank, each with the year it is from.

Sources

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