2006 Ecuadorian general election
15 October 2006 (2006-10-15)
Presidential election
 
Nominee Rafael Correa Álvaro Noboa
Party PAIS Alliance PRIAN
Running mate Lenin Moreno Vicente Taiano
Popular vote 3,517,635 2,689,418
Percentage 56.67% 43.33%
Second round results by province
President before election

Alfredo Palacio
Independent

 Elected President

Rafael Correa
PAIS Alliance

General elections were held in Ecuador on 15 October 2006 to elect a new President and National Congress.

As no presidential candidate received a majority of the vote in the first round, a run-off was held on 26 November, which was won by Rafael Correa of the PAIS Alliance.[1]

Noteworthy lack of reporting of null votes

According to the Supreme Electoral Tribunal, the first-round total of null and blank votes was 1,091,833, which is less than the vote for either of the top two candidates.

Run-off

On November 28, 2006, Correa was declared the winner, although Noboa did not accept defeat, and suggested that he might challenge the validity of the ballot.[2]

According to the Supreme Electoral Tribunal (TSE), out of 97.29% of the votes counted, 57.07% were for Correa and 42.96% for Noboa. Among others, the Organization of American States, US ambassador Linda Jewell, and representatives of many South American countries have recognised Correa as the winner of the election. However, as of November 29, 2006, Álvaro Noboa had still not admitted defeat.[3]

Rafael Correa was duly sworn in as president for a four-year term on January 15, 2007.

Opinion polls

First round

Date Pollster Noboa Correa Gutierrez Roldós Viteri Macas Rosero Proaño
20/02/06 Consultar – – – 29% – – – –
20/02/06 S.P. Investigaciones – – – 26% – – – –
20/02/06 CEDATOS 13% – – 21% – – – –
09/03/06 Perfiles de Opinión 16% – – 22% 9.5% – – –
09/03/06 Datanálisis 15.3% – – 27.4% 9.5% – – –
31/03/06 CEDATOS 8% 6% – 22% 13% – – 5%
05/04/06 CEDATOS 17% 7% – 22% 9% – – –
05/05/06 CEDATOS 14% 9% – 23% 14% – – –
29/05/06 Informe Confidencial 16% 7% – 22% 13% – – –
28/08/06 Market – 10.8% – 24.6% 13% – – –
06/09/06 Market – 12% – 23.6% 13% – – –
06/09/06 CEDATOS – 12% – 26% 17% – –
06/09/06 Informe Confidencial – 14% – 19% 15% – – –
16/09/06 Informe Confidencial 9% 22% 4% 20% 9% – 4% 2%
19/09/06 CEDATOS 10% 19% 3% 20% 13% 1% 2% 2%
24/09/06 CEDATOS 4% 33% 4% 22% 13% 1% 2% 1%
14/10/06 CEDATOS 25.2% 31.1% – 19.1% 11.5% – – –
14/10/06 Market 27% 28.4% – 18.4 – – – –
15/10/06 CEDATOS 27.2% 25.4% 15% 13.6% 10.8% – – –
15/10/06 Informe Confidencial 28.53% 26.51% 14.95% 15.59% 9.23% – – –
15/10/06 Market 28.23% 27.2% 13% 14.42% 9.95% – – –

Second round

Date Pollster Correa Noboa
20/10/06 Consultar 28% 50%
26/10/06 Informe Confidencial 42% 58%
29/10/06 Informe Confidencial 32% 47%
04/11/06 Market 30% 49%
04/11/06 CEDATOS 34% 49%
05/11/06 Consultar 34% 49%
16/11/06 CEDATOS 48% 52%
17/11/06 CEDATOS 38% 41%
18/11/06 Market 41% 37%
24/11/06 CEDATOS 52% 48%
26/11/06 CEDATOS 56% 43%
26/11/06 Market 56.8% 43.2%

Results

President

CandidatePartyFirst roundSecond round
Votes%Votes%
Álvaro NoboaInstitutional Renewal Party of National Action1,464,25126.832,689,41843.33
Rafael CorreaPAIS Alliance/PS-FA1,246,33322.843,517,63556.67
Gilmar GutiérrezJanuary 21 Patriotic Society Party950,89517.42
León Roldós AguileraDemocratic Left809,75414.84
Cynthia ViteriSocial Christian Party525,7289.63
Luis MacasPachakutik Plurinational Unity Movement – New Country119,5772.19
Fernando RoseroEcuadorian Roldosist Party113,3232.08
Marco Proaño MayaMovimiento de Reivindicación Democrática77,6551.42
Luis VillacísDemocratic People's Movement72,7621.33
Jaime DamervalConcentration of People's Forces25,2840.46
Marcelo Larrea CabreraThird Republic Alliance23,2330.43
Lenin TorresRevolutionary Movement of Popular Participation15,3570.28
Carlos Sagnay de la BastidaAlfarista National Integration13,4550.25
Total5,457,607100.006,207,053100.00
Valid votes5,457,60783.336,207,05389.19
Invalid/blank votes1,092,07016.67752,17910.81
Total votes6,549,677100.006,959,232100.00
Registered voters/turnout9,165,12571.469,165,12575.93
Source: CNE

Congress

PartyVotes%Seats
Institutional Renewal Party of National Action868,65027.8028
January 21 Patriotic Society Party579,77518.5623
Social Christian Party477,80415.2913
Democratic Left –Ethics and Democracy Network332,49710.6413
Ecuadorian Roldosist Party239,3257.666
Democratic People's Movement126,1884.043
Pachakutik Plurinational Unity Movement – New Country118,7543.806
Christian Democratic Union 81,6002.615
New Country Civic Movement19,5680.631
Regional Action for Equality11,1880.361
Other parties268,8828.610
Overseas seat1
Total3,124,231100.00100
Valid votes3,124,23158.34
Invalid/blank votes2,230,67541.66
Total votes5,354,906100.00
Registered voters/turnout9,020,77359.36
Source: IFES, Psephos

References

  1. ↑ "Ecuador's Correa wins vote, faces tough task". Reuters. 28 November 2006. Retrieved 28 November 2006.
  2. ↑ Reuters "Correa wins Ecuador's presidential vote: official"
  3. ↑ http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/spanish/latin_america/newsid_6194000/6194034.stm BBC News (in Spanish): Correa "nuevo presidente de Ecuador"
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