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South West State's Uneven 2026 Election Results
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South West State's Uneven 2026 Election Results

Published by Xogsawir, a Jaantus project. 28 May 2026.

On 10 May 2026, South West State held its first direct, one person, one vote election in more than five decades. Parties competed for 297 local council seats across 13 districts; of 376,212 registered voters, 132,430 turned out.

The ruling party, Caddaaladda iyo Wadajir (JSP) won decisively with 52.8 percent of the vote and 148 seats. But vote share and seat share rarely lined up exactly. Towfiiq won 23 seats with less than 5 percent of the vote, while Karaama finished third in overall popularity but saw its seat share fall below its vote share.

The disparities reflected the realities of an election pushed through rapidly by the federal government following a military ouster of the former state administration and held without the participation or buy-in of major opposition parties.

Sources

  1. Supreme Court of Somalia Certified results, ruling MS/DD/2/2026 of 25 May 2026. Accessed 26 May 2026.

Notes

The chart compares each party's share of the 127,018 valid votes with its share of the 297 local council seats. The gap is calculated as seat share minus vote share, in percentage points; positive values indicate seat share exceeded vote share, negative values indicate the reverse. Only the 13 parties that won at least one seat are shown; 19 of the 32 contesting parties received no representation. Figures are drawn from the Supreme Court of Somalia's certified results, ruling MS/DD/2/2026 of 25 May 2026.

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