2012 East Timorese parliamentary election

2012 East Timorese parliamentary election

7 July 2012

All 65 seats in the National Parliament
33 seats needed for a majority
Turnout74.78% ( 5.76pp)
Party Leader Vote % Seats +/–
CNRT Xanana Gusmão 36.66 30 +12
Fretilin Mari Alkatiri 29.87 25 +4
Democratic Fernando de Araújo 10.31 8 0
Frenti-Mudança José Luís Guterres 3.11 2 New
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
Most voted-for party by district
Prime Minister before Prime Minister-designate
Xanana Gusmão
CNRT
Xanana Gusmão
CNRT

Parliamentary elections were held in Timor-Leste on 7 July 2012. The United Nations stated that it would withdraw its 1,300 troops if the elections passed off peacefully. The National Congress for Timorese Reconstruction, led by Prime Minister Xanana Gusmão, won the election with 30 seats, three seats short of a majority in National Parliament.