Sierra Leone presidential elections — 2018 & 2023 regional results https://thejournalofsierraleonestudies.com/category/elections Editorial Intelligence — the definitive encyclopedia of Sierra Leonean development indicators Sun, 19 Apr 2026 16:09:01 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 2018 Sierra Leone election: Bio (SLPP) 53.1% vs Kamara (APC) https://thejournalofsierraleonestudies.com/elections/sierra-leone-2018-presidential-election https://thejournalofsierraleonestudies.com/elections/sierra-leone-2018-presidential-election#respond Thu, 16 Apr 2026 15:31:39 +0000 https://thejournalofsierraleonestudies.com/elections/sierra-leone-2018-presidential-election National winner Julius Maada Bio Winning party SLPP Total votes cast 2,748,992 Regions contested 4 National Results CandidatePartyTotal VotesNational Share Julius Maada BioSLPP1,460,23553.1% Samura KamaraAPC1,196,78543.5% OtherOTH91,9723.3% Julius Maada Bio (SLPP)53.12% Samura Kamara (APC)43.54% Other (OTH)3.35% Results by Region…

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National winner
Julius Maada Bio
Winning party
SLPP
Total votes cast
2,748,992
Regions contested
4

National Results

Candidate Party Total Votes National Share
Julius Maada Bio SLPP 1,460,235 53.1%
Samura Kamara APC 1,196,785 43.5%
Other OTH 91,972 3.3%
Julius Maada Bio (SLPP)53.12%
Samura Kamara (APC)43.54%
Other (OTH)3.35%

Results by Region

Eastern Region

Candidate Party Votes Share
Julius Maada Bio SLPP 449,873 75.0%
Samura Kamara APC 131,962 22.0%
Other OTH 17,995 3.0%

Turnout: 80.8% of 742,018 registered voters.

Northern Region

Candidate Party Votes Share
Samura Kamara APC 493,734 75.0%
Julius Maada Bio SLPP 125,079 19.0%
Other OTH 39,499 6.0%

Turnout: 73.8% of 891,234 registered voters.

Southern Region

Candidate Party Votes Share
Julius Maada Bio SLPP 520,630 76.5%
Samura Kamara APC 149,712 22.0%
Other OTH 10,168 1.5%

Turnout: 86.7% of 785,120 registered voters.

Western Area

Candidate Party Votes Share
Samura Kamara APC 421,377 52.0%
Julius Maada Bio SLPP 364,653 45.0%
Other OTH 24,310 3.0%

Turnout: 77.0% of 1,052,312 registered voters.

Regional Turnout Comparison

Eastern Region80.8%
Northern Region73.8%
Southern Region86.7%
Western Area77%

Party Strongholds

Region SLPP APC OTH
Eastern Region 75.0% 22.0% 3.0%
Northern Region 19.0% 75.0% 6.0%
Southern Region 76.5% 22.0% 1.5%
Western Area 45.0% 52.0% 3.0%

2023 vs 2018 Swing Analysis

Candidate / Party 2023 Share 2018 Share Swing
Julius Maada Bio (SLPP) 54.1% 53.1% -1.0pp
Samura Kamara (APC) 42.8% 43.5% +0.8pp
Other (OTH) 3.1% 3.3% +0.2pp

Source: Electoral Commission for Sierra Leone (ECSL), certified presidential results.

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]]> https://thejournalofsierraleonestudies.com/elections/sierra-leone-2018-presidential-election/feed 0 2023 Sierra Leone election: Bio (SLPP) 54.1% vs Kamara (APC) https://thejournalofsierraleonestudies.com/elections/sierra-leone-2023-presidential-election https://thejournalofsierraleonestudies.com/elections/sierra-leone-2023-presidential-election#respond Thu, 16 Apr 2026 15:31:39 +0000 https://thejournalofsierraleonestudies.com/elections/sierra-leone-2023-presidential-election National winner Julius Maada Bio Winning party SLPP Total votes cast 3,052,071 Regions contested 4 National Results CandidatePartyTotal VotesNational Share Julius Maada BioSLPP1,651,47854.1% Samura KamaraAPC1,304,92242.8% OtherOTH95,6713.1% Julius Maada Bio (SLPP)54.11% Samura Kamara (APC)42.76% Other (OTH)3.13% Results by Region…

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National winner
Julius Maada Bio
Winning party
SLPP
Total votes cast
3,052,071
Regions contested
4

National Results

Candidate Party Total Votes National Share
Julius Maada Bio SLPP 1,651,478 54.1%
Samura Kamara APC 1,304,922 42.8%
Other OTH 95,671 3.1%
Julius Maada Bio (SLPP)54.11%
Samura Kamara (APC)42.76%
Other (OTH)3.13%

Results by Region

Eastern Region

Candidate Party Votes Share
Julius Maada Bio SLPP 536,051 78.9%
Samura Kamara APC 123,651 18.2%
Other OTH 19,703 2.9%

Turnout: 85.4% of 795,204 registered voters.

Northern Region

Candidate Party Votes Share
Samura Kamara APC 599,113 84.1%
Julius Maada Bio SLPP 89,048 12.5%
Other OTH 24,221 3.4%

Turnout: 77.3% of 921,840 registered voters.

Southern Region

Candidate Party Votes Share
Julius Maada Bio SLPP 619,252 82.4%
Samura Kamara APC 105,964 14.1%
Other OTH 26,302 3.5%

Turnout: 89.2% of 842,510 registered voters.

Western Area

Candidate Party Votes Share
Samura Kamara APC 476,194 52.4%
Julius Maada Bio SLPP 407,127 44.8%
Other OTH 25,445 2.8%

Turnout: 81.1% of 1,120,550 registered voters.

Regional Turnout Comparison

Eastern Region85.4%
Northern Region77.3%
Southern Region89.2%
Western Area81.1%

Party Strongholds

Region SLPP APC OTH
Eastern Region 78.9% 18.2% 2.9%
Northern Region 12.5% 84.1% 3.4%
Southern Region 82.4% 14.1% 3.5%
Western Area 44.8% 52.4% 2.8%

2018 vs 2023 Swing Analysis

Candidate / Party 2018 Share 2023 Share Swing
Julius Maada Bio (SLPP) 53.1% 54.1% +1.0pp
Samura Kamara (APC) 43.5% 42.8% -0.8pp
Other (OTH) 3.3% 3.1% -0.2pp

Source: Electoral Commission for Sierra Leone (ECSL), certified presidential results.

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