NEC-anchored geography across all 5 provinces, 30 districts, and the sector + cell tiers when authoritative shapefiles are uploaded.
VoteEdge for Rwandan elections
Direct presidential ballot, PR Chamber of Deputies, indirect Senate, and decentralised council races — covered across 5 provinces, 30 districts, and ~416 sectors.
- 5
- Provinces
- 30
- Districts
- ~416
- Sectors
- ~2,148
- Cells
NEC coverage
Authoritative Rwanda geography
Every administrative tier the National Electoral Commission of Rwanda (NEC) publishes, seeded out of the box. No CSV upload required to run a project.
| Administrative tier | Seeded |
|---|---|
| Provinces | 5 |
| Districts | 30 |
| Sectors | ~416 |
| Cells | ~2,148 |
- Election authority
- NEC — National Electoral Commission of Rwanda
- Local currency
- RWF (Rwandan Franc)
- Operations timezone
- Africa/Kigali
Election types covered
Every race the NEC runs
One project, every ballot tier — each scoped to its own geography and reported on its own voting system.
| Race | Scope | Voting system |
|---|---|---|
| Presidential | Nationwide | First-past-the-postDirect popular vote — winner takes all. |
| Chamber of Deputies | Nationwide + reserved seats | Proportional representation53 seats elected by closed-list proportional representation, plus reserved seats (women, youth, disabled). |
| Senate | Mixed indirect + appointed | Indirectly electedMost senators are elected indirectly by the Provincial Councils; some are appointed by the President. |
| District Council | District | First-past-the-post |
| Sector Council | Sector | First-past-the-post |
| Cell Council | Cell | First-past-the-post |
Methodology
Election-system aware Decision Report
The voting system on each ballot decides the maths. The Decision Report reads which system applies and adapts — never one report stretched over every race.
- FPTP
- First-past-the-post
- PR
- Proportional representation
- INDIRECT
- Indirectly elected
Rwanda combines a directly-elected presidency with a proportionally-elected Chamber of Deputies and indirectly-elected Senate. The Decision Report handles each system on its own terms: per-candidate vote share for the presidential race; party-share + seat projection for the Chamber; council composition for the indirectly-elected Senate based on the provincial-council layer.
What we ship for Rwanda
Country-specific capabilities
PR-aware Chamber of Deputies analytics, including the reserved-seat allocations (women / youth / disabled) so projections are honest about which seats are contested vs reserved.
Council-level field design for District, Sector, and Cell races — the governance tier most international research platforms ignore.
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