At Stake in this Election:

• All 151 seats in the Malagasy National Assembly

Government Structure:  

• Chief of State: President Andry RAJOELINA (since 21 January 2019) 
• Head of Government: Prime Minister Christian NTSAY (since 6 June 2018) 
• Assembly: bicameral Parliament (Parlement) with an 18-seat Senate (Antenimierandoholona) and a 151-seat National Assembly (Antenimierampirenena)  

Electoral System:  

• The President is directly elected by absolute majority vote in up to two rounds. The President may serve up to two 5-year terms. 
• The Prime Minister is nominated by the National Assembly and confirmed by the President.
• In the Senate, 6 members are appointed by the President and 12 members are indirectly elected by an electoral college of subnational leaders. All members serve 5-year terms. 
• In the National Assembly, 87 members are elected by plurality vote from single-seat constituencies and 64 are elected by closed-list proportional representation vote from multi-seat constituencies. All members are directly elected and serve 5-year terms.

Last Election:

In the 2019 National Assembly election, the TGT party (known then as IRD) won a majority with 84 seats. Six other parties and 46 independent parties also won seats. Voter turnout was 40.71%.

Information for Voters:

Online voter roll consultation / Fanamarinana ny anarana ao anaty lisi-pifidianana (in Malagasy)

Key Deadlines:

• Candidate filing deadline:  8 April 2024
• Voter registration deadline: 15 May 2024

Main Parties in this Election:

• Young Malagasies Determined / Tanora Malagasy Vonona (TGV)
  • Seats won in last election: 84 out of 151
    • Previously known as IRD or MAPAR
• Independent candidates
  • Seats won in last election: 46 out of 151
• I Love Madagascar / Tiako I Madagasikara (TIM)
  • Seats won in last election: 16 out of 151

Population and Registered Voters:

• Population: 29,611,710 (2022 est.)
• Registered Voters: 11,631,156 (2024)

Gender Data:

• Female Population: 14,775,500 (2022 est.)
• CEDAW Status: Signed 17 July 1980, Ratified 17 March 1989
• Gender Quota: 
• Female Candidates in this election: Yes
• Number of Female Legislators (pre-election): 28 out of 151 (18.5%) in the National Assembly and 1 out of 18 (5.6%) in the Senate
• Human Development Index (HDI) Position: 0.487, Low, Rank 177 (2022)
• Social Institutions and Gender Index (SIGI) Categorization: 41 (2023)

Disability Data:

• CRPD Status: Signed 25 September 2007, Ratified 12 June 2015
• Projected population with a disability: 4,737,874 (2022 est.)

IFES Resources:

• Does IFES have a presence in Madagascar: No
• Election Access: Yes
• Election Judgements: Yes, 4 resources