Name: 2023 Sierra Leone election: Bio (SLPP) 54.1% vs Kamara (APC)
Creator: Electoral Commission for Sierra Leone (ECSL)
License: https://www.ec.gov.sl/
Keywords: Sierra Leone, presidential election, 2023, SLPP, APC, all regions

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.

2023 Sierra Leone election: Bio (SLPP) 54.1% vs Kamara (APC)