2007 Beninese parliamentary election

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[]


Party		%	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[]

^ 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)

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[1] Législatives : un test crucial pour le président Archived September 30, 2007, at the Wayback Machine AFP, 30 March 2007 (in French)

[2] Voting for parliamentary poll ends in Benin^{[permanent dead link]} African Press Agency, 1 April 2007

[3] Beninese president's coalition takes lead in legislative elections: CENA Xinhua, 7 April 2007

[4] 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)

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