Beninese parliamentary election, 2015
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| This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Parliamentary elections were held in Benin on 26 April 2015.[1]
Electoral system
The 83 members of the National Assembly are elected in 24 multi-member constituencies, based on the country's departments. Seats are allocated using proportional representation based on the simple quotient, with remaining seats assigned using the largest remainder method.[2]
Conduct
Observers from the African Union stated that the elections were generally transparent, despite some organisational challenges.[3]
Results
| Party | Votes[note 1] | % | Seats | +/– |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cowry Forces for an Emerging Benin–Amana Alliance | 889,362 | 30.19 | 33 | –10 |
| Union Makes the Nation | 422,715 | 14.35 | 13 | –17 |
| Democratic Renewal Party | 411,463 | 10.57 | 10 | – |
| National Alliance for Development and Democracy | 225,145 | 7.64 | 5 | – |
| Benin Rebirth Party–Patriotic Revival Party | 208,909 | 7.09 | 7 | – |
| Sun Alliance | 196,119 | 6.66 | 4 | +2 |
| United Democratic Forces | 117,970 | 4.00 | 4 | – |
| Alliance for a Triumphant Benin | 108,915 | 3.70 | 2 | – |
| Scout Alliance | 100,741 | 3.42 | 2 | – |
| Union for Benin | 85,363 | 2.90 | 2 | 0 |
| Résoatao Party | 63,668 | 2.16 | 1 | New |
| Patriotic Alliance for Awakening and Union | 44,501 | 1.51 | 0 | New |
| Union for Democracy and Development | 33,377 | 1.13 | 0 | New |
| Union for Democracy and Reform | 30,329 | 1.03 | 0 | New |
| Alliance for New Governance | 7,465 | 0.25 | 0 | New |
| Chameleon Alliance | 0 | New | ||
| Movement of Awakening the Conscience of Citizens and the Alternative | 0 | New | ||
| Rally of Republicans | 0 | New | ||
| Union of Engaged Forces for Development | 0 | New | ||
| Invalid/blank votes | – | – | – | |
| Total | 2,946,042 | 100 | 83 | 0 |
| Registered voters/turnout | 65.92 | – | – | |
| Source: Constitutional Court of Benin (seats), 24 Heures (votes, contesting parties) | ||||
Aftermath
When the National Assembly began meeting for its new term, Adrien Houngbédji was elected as President of the National Assembly on the night of 19–20 May 2015; as the candidate representing the opposition, he received 42 votes, while the candidate representing President Yayi Boni's supporters, Komi Koutché, received 41. Members of the opposition dominated the Bureau of the National Assembly, obtaining six of its seven posts.[4][5]
Notes
- ↑ Vote counts are from provisional results, while seat totals are official results from the Constitutional Court of Benin
References
- ↑ "African election calendar 2015". Electoral Institute for Sustainable Democracy in Africa. 2015. Retrieved 26 February 2015.
- ↑ Electoral system IPU
- ↑ "MISSION D'OBSERVATION DE L'UNION AFRICAINE POUR LES ELECTIONS LEGISLATIVES DU 26 AVRIL 2015 EN REPUBLIQUE DU BENIN - DECLARATION PRELIMINAIRE" (pdf) (in French). African Union. 20 April 2015. Retrieved 5 May 2015.
- ↑ "Bénin: un membre de l’opposition à la tête de l’Assemblée nationale", Radio France Internationale, 20 May 2015 (French).
- ↑ Hermann Boko, "Bénin : l’opposant Adrien Houngbédji porté au perchoir, un revers pour le pouvoir en place", Le Monde, 21 May 2015 (French).