2010 São Toméan legislative election
# 2010 São Toméan legislative election

Legislative elections were held in São Tomé and Príncipe on 1 August 2010. The elections had been planned for 21 February, but were then postponed. President Fradique de Menezes announced on 17 March 2010 that elections would be held on 1 August 2010.

## Results

The opposition Independent Democratic Action emerged as the largest party, winning 26 of the 55 seats. Prime Minister Joaquim Rafael Branco's MLSTP-PSD came second with 21 seats. Third was PCD, a member of the ruling coalition, with seven seats. President de Menezes's MDFM-PL won only one seat.

| | Independent Democratic Action | 29,588 | 43.13 | 26 | +15 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | MLSTP/PSD | 22,510 | 32.81 | 21 | +1 |
| | Democratic Convergence Party | 9,540 | 13.91 | 7 | New |
| | Force for Change Democratic Movement – Liberal Party | 4,986 | 7.27 | 1 | –22 |
| | Union of Democrats for Citizenship and Development | 855 | 1.25 | 0 | 0 |
| | Christian Democratic Front | 291 | 0.42 | 0 | 0 |
| | Socialist Movement | 260 | 0.38 | 0 | New |
| | National Union for Democracy and Progress | 242 | 0.35 | 0 | New |
| | National Democratic Confederation/Fêssu Bassóla | 204 | 0.30 | 0 | New |
| | Opposition Democratic Coalition | 129 | 0.19 | 0 | New |
| Total | Total | 68,605 | 100.00 | 55 | 0 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 68,605 | 97.82 | | |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 1,531 | 2.18 | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | 70,136 | 100.00 | | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 78,798 | 89.01 | | |
| Source: African Election Database ||||||
