Beninese parliamentary election, 1999

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Parliamentary elections were held in Benin on 30 March 1999. The Benin Rebirth Party retained its status as the largest party in the National Assembly, increasing its number of seats from 21 to 27, whilst the Democratic Renewal Party won only 11 seats, a reduction of seven.

Results

Party Votes % Seats
Benin Rebirth Party383,48720.427
Democratic Renewal Party217,81611.611
Social Democratic Party164,7678.89
African Movement for Development and Progress164,2938.76
Action Front for Renewal and Development98,2485.210
Star Alliance75,0034.04
National Party "Together"70,4033.71
African Congress for Renewal62,6673.33
Movement for Citizens' Commitment and Awakening56,0493.02
Fraternity Alliance49,3422.60
Alliance for Progress43,2912.30
Party of Salvation43,2402.31
RPRUNSD42,1912.21
National Rally for Democracy41,0082.20
Impulse to Progress and Democracy38,5132.04
Democratic Party of Benin35,9001.91
Republican Alliance (ADD–NGR–NEP)28,6141.50
Suru Alliance27,7391.51
Rally for National Unity and Democracy25,3731.31
Movement for the People's Alternative24,9491.30
Alliance for Democracy and Progress20,2721.10
National Campaign for Morality and Democracy18,8821.00
Communist Party of Benin18,6691.00
Rally for Democracy and Pan-Africanism17,0840.91
Union of the Triumph of the Republic16,2200.90
Our Common Cause15,5330.80
UDES Alliance (MCP–BSD–CND–UDES–FNS)14,4490.80
Union for Patriotism and Labour13,3560.70
Congress of People for Progress12,6030.70
Socialist Party9,6580.50
People's Republican Union7,1300.40
African Party for Redemption and Independence7,0010.40
Alliance of the Patriots (CAD–RDL–PNT–USD–RCV–PNPD)6,1560.30
Le Berler Social Democratic Party4,8210.30
Front for the Republic4,7840.30
Invalid/blank votes110,884
Total1,990,39510083
Registered voters/turnout2,769,32371.9
Source: Dissou,[1] Fleischhacker[2]

References

  1. Machioudi Dissou (2002) Le Bénin et l'Épreuve Démocratique: Leçons des élections de 1991 à 2001 Editions L'Harmattan, pp80–82
  2. Helga Fleischhacker (2010) Parteiensystem und Verfassung in Afrika: Strukturen - Funktionen - Typen, Springer-Verlag, pp174–175
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