Beninese parliamentary election, 1979

Elections for the National Revolutionary Assembly were held in Benin on 20 November 1979. At the time, the country was a one-party state under the People's Revolutionary Party of Benin, with voters given the choice of approving the party's list of 336 candidates or not. The list was ultimately approved by 98.3% of voters, with an 80.6% turnout.^[1] Following the election, Mathieu Kérékou was elected President (unopposed) by the Assembly on 6 February 1980.^[2]

Results

Choice	Votes	%
Approve	1,248,613	98.3
Not approve	21,438	1.7
Invalid/blank votes	5,410	–
Total	1,275,461	100
Registered voters/turnout	1,582,910	80.6
Source: Nohlen et al.

Assembly members

Rather than geographical constituencies, seats were divided up by professions.

Profession	Seats
Civil servants	105
Peasants and craftsmen	84
Party officials	67
Military	33
Workers	33
Representatives of the middle class	8
Clergy	6

References

1. Nohlen, D, Krennerich, M & Thibaut, B (1999) Elections in Africa: A data handbook, p90 ISBN 0-19-829645-2
2. Elections in Benin African Elections Database