2013 Bhutanese National Assembly election

2013 Bhutanese National Assembly election
31 May 2013 (first round)
13 July 2013 (second round)
All 47 seats in the National Assembly
24 seats needed for a majority
Turnout66%
  First party Second party
 
Leader Tshering Tobgay Jigme Thinley
Party PDP DPT
Last election 2 seats, 32.96% 45 seats, 67.04%
Seats won 32 15
Seat change 30 30
Popular vote 138,760 114,093
Percentage 54.88% 45.12%
Swing 21.92pp 21.92pp
Prime Minister before election

Jigme Thinley
DPT

 Prime Minister-designate

Tshering Tobgay
PDP

National Assembly elections were held in Bhutan on 31 May and 13 July 2013. The result was a victory for the opposition People's Democratic Party (PDP), which won 32 of the 47 seats. The elections were the second general elections to occur in Bhutan since former King Jigme Singye Wangchuck ushered in democratic reforms.

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