National Election Board of Ethiopia
6th General Election Candidate Landscape
7,812 candidate rows across 9 regions, 18 published PDFs, and both HoPR and Regional Council contests.
Total candidates7,8121,821 HoPR / 5,991 RC
Women candidates1,69021.6% of parsed gender rows
Men candidates6,12278.4% of parsed gender rows
Candidates with disability811.0% of candidates
Regions included9All regions in this section
All Regions by Candidate Count
Every published region is shown, split by HoPR and Regional Council candidate lists.
1. Amhara
2,136
2. SNNP
1,469
3. Addis Ababa Admin.
1,091
4. Oromia
906
5. Sidama
798
6. Gambela
562
7. Afar
368
8. Dire Dawa Admin.
354
9. Benishangul-Gumuz
128
HoPRRegional Council
Top Parties by Candidate Count
Ranked from parsed party-name rows in the candidate PDFs.
Women Candidate Landscape
Regions ranked by number of women candidates.
Regional Detail Table
| Rank | Region | Total | HoPR | RC | Women | Women % | Disability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Amhara | 2,136 | 742 | 1,394 | 296 | 13.9% | 29 |
| 2 | SNNP | 1,469 | 420 | 1,049 | 268 | 18.2% | 16 |
| 3 | Addis Ababa Admin. | 1,091 | 223 | 868 | 282 | 25.8% | 15 |
| 4 | Oromia | 906 | 268 | 638 | 327 | 36.1% | 5 |
| 5 | Sidama | 798 | 89 | 709 | 199 | 24.9% | 2 |
| 6 | Gambela | 562 | 10 | 552 | 128 | 22.8% | 5 |
| 7 | Afar | 368 | 33 | 335 | 59 | 16.0% | 5 |
| 8 | Dire Dawa Admin. | 354 | 17 | 337 | 103 | 29.1% | 4 |
| 9 | Benishangul-Gumuz | 128 | 19 | 109 | 28 | 21.9% | 0 |
National Election Board of Ethiopia
7th General Election Candidate Landscape
10,438 candidate rows across 13 regions, 26 published PDFs, and both HoPR and Regional Council contests.
Total candidates10,4382,080 HoPR / 8,358 RC
Women candidates2,69125.8% of parsed gender rows
Men candidates7,74774.2% of parsed gender rows
Candidates with disability2752.6% of candidates
Regions included13All regions in this section
All Regions by Candidate Count
Every published region is shown, split by HoPR and Regional Council candidate lists.
1. South Ethiopia
1,497
2. Sidama
1,447
3. Oromia
1,446
4. Amhara
1,251
5. Addis Ababa Admin.
1,016
6. South West Ethiopia
754
7. Central Ethiopia
734
8. Somali
711
9. Afar
555
10. Benishangul-Gumuz
387
11. Gambela
343
12. Dire Dawa Admin.
222
13. Harari
75
HoPRRegional Council
Top Parties by Candidate Count
Ranked from parsed party-name rows in the candidate PDFs.
Women Candidate Landscape
Regions ranked by number of women candidates.
Regional Detail Table
| Rank | Region | Total | HoPR | RC | Women | Women % | Disability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Ethiopia | 1,497 | 314 | 1,183 | 332 | 22.2% | 52 |
| 2 | Sidama | 1,447 | 166 | 1,281 | 305 | 21.1% | 33 |
| 3 | Oromia | 1,446 | 458 | 988 | 483 | 33.4% | 45 |
| 4 | Amhara | 1,251 | 494 | 757 | 396 | 31.7% | 14 |
| 5 | Addis Ababa Admin. | 1,016 | 219 | 797 | 300 | 29.5% | 61 |
| 6 | South West Ethiopia | 754 | 95 | 659 | 159 | 21.1% | 21 |
| 7 | Central Ethiopia | 734 | 164 | 570 | 148 | 20.2% | 14 |
| 8 | Somali | 711 | 61 | 650 | 120 | 16.9% | 2 |
| 9 | Afar | 555 | 48 | 507 | 151 | 27.2% | 12 |
| 10 | Benishangul-Gumuz | 387 | 31 | 356 | 106 | 27.4% | 13 |
| 11 | Gambela | 343 | 9 | 334 | 90 | 26.2% | 3 |
| 12 | Dire Dawa Admin. | 222 | 13 | 209 | 76 | 34.2% | 4 |
| 13 | Harari | 75 | 8 | 67 | 25 | 33.3% | 1 |
Source: NEBE candidate list page. Retrieved 2026-06-12. Counts extracted from linked PDF candidate lists.