The Democrats' sole candidate in the presidential primary, Hulhudhoo MP Ilyas Labeeb, has secured the party's presidential ticket.
A total of 3,203 people cast their ballots in the primary, which was held from 2:00 pm to 6:00 pm Friday.
Some 3,041 voted in favor of giving Ilyas the presidential ticket while 153 votes were cast against him. Nine invalid votes were also cast.
Ilyas won the presidential ticket with the support of 94 percent of the voters.
Over 4,100 members have joined The Democrats which was registered on July 2. They were all eligible to vote in the primary.
The Democrats was formed under the leadership of former President and Parliament Speaker Mohamed Nasheed.
President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih from Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP) is campaigning for a second term in the September 9 election.
Jumhooree Party (JP) leader Qasim Ibrahim and Maldives National Party (MNP) leader Mohamed Nazim are also contesting.
Jailed former President Abdulla Yameen is the candidate from the Progressive Party of Maldives-People's National Congress (PPM-PNC) coalition.
But the Elections Commission (EC) earlier said that his candidacy would be rejected if the jail sentence is not overturned.
Yameen was sentenced to 11 years in prison after he was found guilty of accepting a USD 1.1 million bribe to lease Vaavu Aarah island.
