At Stake in this Election:  

• All 137 seats in the Ecuadorian National Assembly 

The presidential election will be held concurrently. 

Government Structure: 

• Chief of State: President Daniel NOBOA Azin (since 23 November 2023) 

• Head of Government: President Daniel NOBOA Azin (since 23 November 2023) 

• Assembly: unicameral National Assembly with 137 seats 

Electoral System:  

• The President is directly elected by absolute majority vote in up to two rounds and may serve up to two 4-year terms, cumulatively. 

• In the National Assembly, 116 members are elected by plurality vote in single-seat constituencies. An additional 15 are elected by proportional representation in a single nationwide constituency, and the remaining 6 are elected by plurality vote in multi-seat constituencies representing citizens abroad. All 137 members serve 4-year terms.  

Last Election:  

In the snap legislative election of 2023, Citizen Revolution (RC) won the largest share of seats, followed by eight other national-level parties, several provincial parties, and several independent candidates. Final official seat counts are not available from the National Electoral Council (CNE), but the National Assembly provides a nearly complete post-election seat count. Voter turnout was 80.4%.  

Key Deadlines: 

• Candidate filing deadline: 2 October 2024 

• Voter registration deadline: 11 August 2024  

Main Parties in this Election:  

• Democratic Center / Movimiento Centro Democrático 

• Popular Unity Party / Partido Unidad Popular 

• 21 of January Patriotic Society Party / Partido Sociedad Patriótica 21 de Enero 

• People Equality Democracy Movement / Movimiento Pueblo Igualdad Democracia (PID) 

• Citizen Revolution – RETO / Revolución Ciudadana – RETO 

• Christian Social Party / Partido Social Cristiano 

• National Democratic Action Movement / Movimiento Acción Democrática Nacional (ADN) 

• Democratic Left Party / Partido Izquierda Democrática 

• AMIGO Movement / Movimiento AMIGO, Acción Movilizadora Independiente Generando Oportunidades 

• Ecuadorian Socialist Party / Partido Socialista Ecuatoriano (PSE) 

• Creating Opportunities / Creando Oportunidades (CREO) 

• Society United More Action Party / Partido Sociedad Unida Más Acción (SUMA) 

Population and Registered Voters: 

• Population: 17,980,080 (2023 est.) 

• Registered Voters: 13,454,803 (2023) 

Gender Data: 

• Female Population: 9,015,130 (2023 est.) 

• CEDAW Status: Signed 17 July 1980, Ratified 9 November 1981 

• Gender Quota: Party lists for National Assembly elections must alternate between male and female candidates. 

• Female Candidates in this election: Yes 

• Number of Female Legislators (pre-election): 59 of 137 (43%) in the National Assembly  

• Human Development Index (HDI) Position: 0.765, High, Rank 83 (2023) 

• Social Institutions and Gender Index (SIGI) Categorization: 17/100 (2023) 

Disability Data: 

• CRPD Status: Signed 30 March 2007, Ratified 3 April 2008 

• Projected population with a disability: 2,876,813 (2023 est.) 

IFES Resources: 

• Election Access: Yes 

• ElectionJudgments: Yes, 10 resources