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How the Maldives votes

Presidential results island by island and atoll by atoll, who heads the councils, how the lead has moved from one election to the next, and the parties on the register.

PRESIDENTIAL 2023
Dr. Mohamed Muizzu won the run-off with 54.0%

19,291 votes ahead of Ibrahim Mohamed Solih (ibu) · share of the valid vote · every ballot box, resorts, prisons and overseas included · Elections Commission

Turnout · run-off
87.3%
Turnout · first round
79.8%
Eligible voters
282,804
Invalid votes · run-off
7,888

Run-off · 30 Sep 2023

VotesShareParty
Dr. Mohamed Muizzu129,15954.0%PNC
Ibrahim Mohamed Solih (ibu)109,86846.0%MDP

First round · 9 Sep 2023

VotesShareParty
Dr. Mohamed Muizzu98,14444.5%PNC
Ibrahim Mohamed Solih (ibu)83,17037.7%MDP
Ilyas Labeeb (illi)15,2306.9%Democrats
Umar Naseer6,0582.7%IND
Qasim Ibrahim5,2782.4%JP
Ahmed Faris Maumoon2,7121.2%IND
Mohamed Nazim (colonel Nazim)1,8490.8%MNP
Uz. Hassan Zameel3030.1%IND
No candidate won more than half the valid votes in the first round: Dr. Mohamed Muizzu led with 44.5%, so the top two went to a run-off three weeks later.
BY ATOLL
The run-off, atoll by atoll

Share of the valid vote and turnout, north to south · an atoll counts its islands’ ballot boxes and the boxes in Malé for its people living there · Elections Commission

AtollRun-offMarginTurnoutFirst-round lead
HAHaa AlifuPNC +10.492.5%PNC
HDhHaa DhaaluPNC +4.485.4%PNC
ShShaviyaniPNC +6.590.3%PNC
NNoonuPNC +6.489.7%PNC
RRaaPNC +13.287.8%PNC
BBaaPNC +9.190.1%PNC
LhLhaviyaniPNC +2.488.8%MDP
KKaafuPNC +15.588.8%PNC
MLEMalé CityPNC +8.280.8%PNC
AAAlifu AlifuMDP +2.090.8%MDP
ADhAlifu DhaaluPNC +2.385.7%PNC
VVaavuPNC +1.789.6%PNC
MMeemuPNC +9.490.6%PNC
FFaafuPNC +14.391.9%PNC
DhDhaaluPNC +19.092.4%PNC
ThThaaPNC +9.289.5%PNC
LLaamuPNC +15.591.1%PNC
GAGaafu AlifuPNC +12.292.4%PNC
GDhGaafu DhaaluPNC +10.787.7%PNC
GnGnaviyaniPNC +12.590.7%PNC
SSeenuMDP +9.684.7%MDP
LOCAL COUNCILS 2026
Who heads the councils

Island council presidents and city mayors by the winner’s party · 174 councils · 4 Apr 2026 · Elections Commission

CouncilsShareParty
Maldivian Democratic Party7744.3%MDP
Peoples National Congress6839.1%PNC
Independents2413.8%IND
Maldives Development Alliance31.7%MDA
Jumhooree Party10.6%JP
The Democrats10.6%Democrats

City mayors

  • KulhudhuffushiMohamed AthifMDP68.9%
  • ThinadhooSaud AliMDP50.6%
  • FuvahmulahIsmail RafeeqMDP63.9%
  • AdduAli NizarMDP64.9%
  • MaléAdam AzimMDP45.1%
PRESIDENTIAL 2023
The run-off, atoll by atoll

Share of the valid vote · % · atolls north to south, with their people's boxes in Malé · 30 Sep 2023 · Elections Commission

PNCMDP
PRESIDENTIAL 2023
Turnout, atoll by atoll

Votes cast as a share of eligible voters · % · both rounds · Elections Commission

First roundRun-off
PRESIDENTIAL 2023
The first round, candidate by candidate

Votes · thousands · 9 Sep 2023 · Elections Commission

Dr. Mohamed MuizzuIbrahim Mohamed Solih (ibu)Ilyas Labeeb (illi)Umar NaseerQasim IbrahimAhmed Faris MaumoonMohamed Nazim (colonel Nazim)Uz. Hassan Zameel
CHANGE
Party share across elections

Share of the valid vote · % · presidential first round and run-off (2023), council heads (2026) · the 178 islands with a result in all three · presidential votes in each island's own boxes, councils by the race for their head · a presidential vote and a council race are different contests · Elections Commission

PNCMDPINDOthers
CHANGE
Turnout across elections

Votes cast as a share of eligible voters · % · presidential first round and run-off (2023), council heads (2026) · the same 178 islands · Elections Commission

Turnout
CHANGE
Swing from the run-off to the councils

Change in share of the valid vote, Presidential 2023 · run-off to Council heads 2026 · percentage points · atolls north to south, with their people's boxes in Malé · Elections Commission

MDPPNC
CHANGE
Lead held or changed, atoll by atoll

Inhabited islands by whether the same party led in the Presidential 2023 · run-off and the Council heads 2026 · atolls north to south · Elections Commission

ChangedHeld
LOCAL COUNCILS 2026
Who heads the councils

Island council presidents and city mayors by party · 174 councils · 4 Apr 2026 · Elections Commission

MDPPNCINDMDAJPDemocrats
PARTY REGISTRY
Party membership

Members on the register · active parties · 27 Oct 2026 · Elections Commission

PNCMDPJPMDAAPMNPPNF
KEY READMohamed Muizzu · 54%

Dr. Mohamed Muizzu (PNC) won the 2023 presidential run-off by 19,291 votes on 87.3% turnout. In the 2026 council elections, MDP won 77 of 174 council heads.

DATA COVERAGE2023 — 2026

Presidential Election 2023, both rounds, and the Local Council Elections 2026, by ballot box; party registry as of 27 Oct 2026. The 2024 parliamentary election is not loaded yet.

SOURCEElections Commission

Results from results.elections.gov.mv; party records from the political parties registry at elections.gov.mv.

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