PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF BANGLADESH LEGISLATIVE ELECTION OF 18 DECEMBER 2008 ==================================================================== Elections to the Jatiya Samsada (National Parliament) Source: Bangladesh Election Commission, Daily Star website Parties -------------------------------------------------------------------- * BAL - Bangladesh Awami League (Bangladesh People's League) * BJD - Bangladesh Jatiyatabadi Dal (Bangladesh Nationalist Party) * BJP - Bangladesh Jatiya Party (Bangladesh Nation Party) * JIB - Jamaat-e-Islami Bangladesh (Islam Conference Bangladesh) * JD - Jatiya Dal (National Party) * JSD - Jatiyo Samajtantrik Dal (National Socialist Party) * LDP - Liberal Democratic Party * WPB - Workers Party of Bangladesh NATIONAL SUMMARY ==================================================================== Party Votes % Seats -------------------------------------------------------------------- Bangladesh Awami League 33,887,451 49.0 +08.9 230 +167 Jatiya Dal 4,867,377 07.0 -00.2 27 + 13 Jatiyo Samajtantrik Dal 429,773 00.6 3 Liberal Democratic Party 161,372 00.2 1 Workers Party of Bangladesh 214,440 00.3 2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total AL and allies 39,560,413 57.2 263 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Bangladesh Jatiya Party 95,158 00.1 1 Bangladesh Jatiyatabadi Dal 22,963,836 33.2 -09.5 29 -169 Jamaat-e-Islami Bangladesh 3,186,384 04.6 +00.3 2 - 15 Others 3,366,858 04.9 4 Vacant 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 69,172,649 300 -------------------------------------------------------------------- These figures are aggregates of the constituency figures given at the Bangladesh Election Commission website. For the handful of constituencies where these are missing, I have used figures from the Daily Star website, although this gives figures only for the two leading candidates. The BEC's labelling of minor party candidates is rather haphazard, and votes cast for some BJP, JSD, LDP and BWP candidates have been subsumed into the AL and BNP votes. The vote for these four parties is therefore somewhat understated. VOTES AND SEATS BY DIVISION ==================================================================== RAJSHAHI DIVISION ==================================================================== Party Votes % Seats -------------------------------------------------------------------- Bangladesh Awami League 7,309,362 40.5 +04.5 48 +39 Jatiya Dal 3,106,456 17.2 +02.1 14 Workers Party of Bangladesh 116,599 00.6 1 +1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total AL and allies 10,532,417 58.3 +07.2 63 +40 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Bangladesh Jatiyatabadi Dal 5,530,992 30.7 -06.6 8 -35 Jamaat-e-Islami Bangladesh 1,308,279 07.3 +00.5 - -6 Others 670,180 03.7 1 +1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 18,041,868 72 -------------------------------------------------------------------- KHULNA DIVISION ==================================================================== Party Votes % Seats -------------------------------------------------------------------- Bangladesh Awami League 4,238,548 49.6 +07.0 30 +22 Jatiya Dal 287,299 03.4 +00.5 2 +2 Jatiyo Samajtantrik Dal 165,952 01.9 1 +1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total AL and allies 4,691,799 54.9 +09.4 33 +25 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Bangladesh Jatiyatabadi Dal 2,418,828 28.3 -11.9 2 -20 Jamaat-e-Islami Bangladesh 1,209,868 14.2 +03.2 - -7 Others 229,613 02.7 1 +1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 8,550,108 36 -1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- BARISAL DIVISION ==================================================================== Party Votes % Seats -------------------------------------------------------------------- Bangladesh Awami League 1,908,451 50.0 +14.6 16 +13 Jatiya Dal 164,106 04.3 -02.5 2 +2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total AL and allies 2,072,557 54.3 +12.1 18 +15 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Bangladesh Jatiya Party 95,158 02.5 1 +1 Bangladesh Jatiyatabadi Dal 1,281,027 33.5 -11.3 2 -15 Jamaat-e-Islami Bangladesh 94,987 02.5 -04.3 - -1 Others 271,665 07.1 - -2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 3,815,394 21 -2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- DHAKA DIVISION ==================================================================== Party Votes % Seats -------------------------------------------------------------------- Bangladesh Awami League 12,764,701 57.6 +12.1 87 +55 Jatiya Dal 773,167 03.5 -01.3 5 +5 Workers Party of Bangladesh 97,841 00.4 1 +1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total AL and allies 13,635,709 61.5 +10.8 93 +61 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Bangladesh Jatiyatabadi Dal 7,227,768 32.6 -10.0 - -55 Jamaat-e-Islami Bangladesh 140,891 00.6 -00.2 - Others 1,146,701 05.2 1 -2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 22,151,069 94 +4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- SYLHET DIVISION ==================================================================== Party Votes % Seats -------------------------------------------------------------------- Bangladesh Awami League 2,420,930 55.1 +14.5 17 +10 Jatiya Dal 254,824 05.8 -04.3 2 +2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total AL and allies 2,675,754 60.9 +10.2 19 +12 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Bangladesh Jatiyatabadi Dal 1,363,578 31.0 -06.2 - -9 Jamaat-e-Islami Bangladesh 129,825 03.0 +00.3 - -1 Others 223,543 05.1 - -2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 4,392,700 19 -------------------------------------------------------------------- CHITTAGONG DIVISION ==================================================================== Party Votes % Seats -------------------------------------------------------------------- Bangladesh Awami League 5,245,459 42.9 +06.4 32 +28 Jatiya Dal 281,525 02.3 +00.4 2 +2 Jatiyo Samajtantrik Dal 263,821 02.2 +02.2 2 +2 Liberal Democratic Party 161,372 01.3 +01.3 1 +1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total AL and allies 5,952,177 48.7 +10.3 37 +33 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Bangladesh Jatiyatabadi Dal 5,141,643 42.1 -12.7 17 -35 Jamaat-e-Islami Bangladesh 302,534 02.5 +00.6 2 Others 825,156 06.8 1 Vacant 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 12,221,510 58 -1 --------------------------------------------------------------------