2008 Bhutanese National Assembly election

2008 Bhutanese National Assembly election
24 March 2008
All 47 seats in the National Assembly
24 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party
 
Leader Jigme Thinley Sangay Ngedup
Party DPT PDP
Seats won 45 2
Popular vote 169,490 83,322
Percentage 67.04% 32.96%
Results by constituency
Prime Minister before election

Kinzang Dorji
Independent

 Prime Minister-designate

Jigme Thinley
DPT

National Assembly elections were held in Bhutan for the first time on 24 March 2008. Two parties were registered by the Election Commission of Bhutan to contest the elections; Druk Phuensum Tshogpa, led by Jigme Y. Thinley, which was formed by the merger of the Bhutan People's United Party and All People's Party, and the People's Democratic Party (PDP). A third political party, the Bhutan National Party (BNP), had its application for the registration refused.

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