Beninese parliamentary election, 1991

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Parliamentary elections were held in Benin on 17 February 1991, the first multi-party elections in the country since 1964. The Union for the Triumph of Democratic Renewal alliance emerged as the largest faction, with 12 of the 64 seats in the National Assembly. Voter turnout was 51.7%.[1]

Results

Party Votes % Seats
Union for the Triumph of Democratic Renewal194,21318.912
National Rally for Democracy124,39212.17
PNDDPRD120,70511.79
Our Common Cause104,34710.16
PSDUNSP101,3489.88
MNDDMSUPUDRN86,5568.46
Union for Democracy and National Solidarity72,8997.15
Liberal Democrats' Rally for National Reconstruction – Vivoten57,8525.64
ADPUDRS38,6843.82
ASDBSD35,7003.53
National Union for Democracy and Progress31,6013.11
Democratic Union for Economic and Social Development25,8932.50
People's Republican UnionNational Labour Party20,4902.01
Builders and Managers of Freedom and Development15,3371.50
Invalid/blank votes39,350
Total1,069,36710064
Registered voters/turnout2,069,34351.7
Source: Nohlen et al.

References

  1. Nohlen, D, Krennerich, M & Thibaut, B (1999) Elections in Africa: A data handbook, p91 ISBN 0-19-829645-2
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