2007 Beninese parliamentary election
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Parliamentary elections were held in Benin on 31 March 2007, having been delayed from an earlier date of 25 March due to organisational difficulties. Twenty-six political parties and 2,158 candidates contested the elections for the 83 seats in the National Assembly;[1] there were 24 constituencies and 17,487 polling stations.[2]
The elections saw the Cowry Forces for an Emerging Benin emerge as the largest party, winning 35 of the 83 seats. Turnout was estimated at 58.69%.[3] The new National Assembly was sworn in on 23 April.[4]
Results
[edit]Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Cowry Forces for an Emerging Benin | 35 | New | |||
Alliance for a Democratic Dynamic | 20 | –4 | |||
Democratic Renewal Party | 10 | –1 | |||
Key Force | 4 | –1 | |||
Union for Relief | 3 | New | |||
National Union for Democracy and Progress | 2 | New | |||
Hope Force | 2 | New | |||
Coalition for an Emerging Benin | 2 | New | |||
Alliance for Revival | 2 | New | |||
Alliance of the Forces of Progress | 1 | 0 | |||
Party for Democracy and Social Progress | 1 | New | |||
Restore the Hope | 1 | New | |||
Total | 83 | 0 | |||
Registered voters/turnout | 58.69 | ||||
Source: IPU |
References
[edit]- ^ Législatives : un test crucial pour le président Archived September 30, 2007, at the Wayback Machine AFP, 30 March 2007 (in French)
- ^ Voting for parliamentary poll ends in Benin[permanent dead link ] African Press Agency, 1 April 2007
- ^ Beninese president's coalition takes lead in legislative elections: CENA Xinhua, 7 April 2007
- ^ Wilfried Léandre Houngbedji, Installation de la 5è législature: Des députés en sursis, Fagbohoun se plaint Archived September 28, 2007, at the Wayback Machine L'Araignee, 23 April 2007 (in French)