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National Assembly elections were held in Bhutan on 30 November 2023 and 9 January 2024.[1][2]
Background
In the 2018 elections the previously unrepresented Druk Nyamrup Tshogpa (DNT) won a majority of seats, with their leader Lotay Tshering becoming prime minister.
During the 2018–2023 term the DNT won four by-elections, retaining the seat of Monggar[3] and winning the seats of Chhoekhor-Tang,[4] Nganglam[5] and Khamdang-Ramjar[6] from Druk Phuensum Tshogpa (DPT), the former two being DPT strongholds that the party had never lost before.
In 2022 and 2023 two new parties were registered to compete in the 2023 elections—Druk Thuendrel Tshogpa and Bhutan Tendrel Party.
In January 2023 the Bhutan Kuen-Nyam Party (BKP) deregistered itself following years of low activity and difficulty with funding and finding a new party president.[7] The BKP had come fourth in the 2018 elections.
Electoral system
The 47 members of the National Assembly are elected from single-member constituencies. Primary elections are held in which voters cast votes for candidates of the registered parties. The votes for all candidates of the same party are then aggregated across the whole of the country. The two parties receiving the most votes advance to the second round, and are able to field the same or different candidates. Second round elections are held using first-past-the-post voting.[8]
Results
As the top two finishers in the primary round, the People's Democratic Party and Bhutan Tendrel Party advanced to the second round, where they contested for the 47 National Assembly seats. For the first time since the initial elections for the chamber in 2008, the DPT failed to make it past the primary round, and both incumbent parliamentary parties failed to return to the chamber. Only two women were elected, the lowest number since the initial elections in 2008.
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| Party | First round | Second round | Seats | +/– | |||
| Votes | % | Votes | % | ||||
| People's Democratic Party | 133,217 | 42.54 | 179,652 | 54.98 | 30 | +30 | |
| Bhutan Tendrel Party | 61,331 | 19.58 | 147,123 | 45.02 | 17 | New | |
| Druk Phuensum Tshogpa | 46,694 | 14.91 | 0 | –17 | |||
| Druk Nyamrup Tshogpa | 41,106 | 13.13 | 0 | –30 | |||
| Druk Thuendrel Tshogpa | 30,814 | 9.84 | 0 | New | |||
| Total | 313,162 | 100.00 | 326,775 | 100.00 | 47 | 0 | |
| Total votes | 313,162 | – | 326,775 | – | |||
| Registered voters/turnout | 497,058 | 63.00 | 498,135 | 65.60 | |||
| Source: First round: ECB, Kuensel; Second round: ECB, Kuensel | |||||||
By constituency - First Round
| Constituency | Votes cast | First round | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
| Athang-Thedtsho | 7,620 | People's Democratic Party | Tandin Wangchuk | 3,328 | 43.67 | |
| Druk Thuendrel Tshogpa | Nim Gyeltshen | 1,565 | 20.54 | |||
| Bhutan Tendrel Party | Ugyen | 990 | 12.99 | |||
| Druk Nyamrup Tshogpa | Kinley Wangchuk | 922 | 12.10 | |||
| Druk Phuensum Tshogpa | Kinga Kinga | 815 | 10.70 | |||
| Bardo-Trong | 7,579 | People's Democratic Party | Lekey Dorji | 3,632 | 47.92 | |
| Druk Phuensum Tshogpa | Gyambo Tshering | 1,786 | 23.57 | |||
| Bhutan Tendrel Party | Pema Dakpa | 859 | 11.33 | |||
| Druk Thuendrel Tshogpa | Kezang | 679 | 8.96 | |||
| Druk Nyamrup Tshogpa | Sonam Leki | 623 | 8.22 | |||
| Bartsham-Shongphu | 7,563 | People's Democratic Party | Kinzang Wangdi | 2,386 | 31.55 | |
| Bhutan Tendrel Party | Rinchen Wangdi | 2,355 | 31.14 | |||
| Druk Phuensum Tshogpa | Pasang Dorji | 1,342 | 17.74 | |||
| Druk Nyamrup Tshogpa | Sonam Kinga | 930 | 12.30 | |||
| Druk Thuendrel Tshogpa | Sonam Phuntsho | 550 | 7.27 | |||
| Bji-Katsho-Eusu | 2,949 | People's Democratic Party | Lhendup Wangdi | 1,633 | 55.37 | |
| Bhutan Tendrel Party | Tshering Dorji | 626 | 21.23 | |||
| Druk Nyamrup Tshogpa | Ugyen Tenzin | 311 | 10.55 | |||
| Druk Thuendrel Tshogpa | Dawa Gyelmo | 220 | 7.46 | |||
| Druk Phuensum Tshogpa | Nim Dem | 159 | 5.39 | |||
| Bongo-Chapcha | 10,730 | People's Democratic Party | Pempa | 6,575 | 61.28 | |
| Bhutan Tendrel Party | Pema Tenzin | 1,321 | 12.31 | |||
| Druk Nyamrup Tshogpa | Tshewang Lhamo | 1,234 | 11.50 | |||
| Druk Thuendrel Tshogpa | Purna Bahadur Chhetri | 919 | 8.56 | |||
| Druk Phuensum Tshogpa | Sonam Pelden | 681 | 6.35 | |||
| Bumdeling-Jamkhar | 6,242 | People's Democratic Party | Thinley Wangchuk | 2,024 | 32.43 | |
| Bhutan Tendrel Party | Wangdi | 1,635 | 26.19 | |||
| Druk Phuensum Tshogpa | Ngawang Tashi | 1,456 | 23.33 | |||
| Druk Nyamrup Tshogpa | Namgay Wangmo | 573 | 9.18 | |||
| Druk Thuendrel Tshogpa | Ugyen Rinzin | 554 | 8.88 | |||
| Chokhor-Tang | 4,638 | People's Democratic Party | Kuenzang Thinley | 1,613 | Zdroj:https://en.wikipedia.org?pojem=2023–24_Bhutanese_National_Assembly_election||