Beninese parliamentary election, 1991

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 Renewal	194,213	18.9	12
National Rally for Democracy	124,392	12.1	7
PNDD–PRD	120,705	11.7	9
Our Common Cause	104,347	10.1	6
PSD–UNSP	101,348	9.8	8
MNDD–MSUP–UDRN	86,556	8.4	6
Union for Democracy and National Solidarity	72,899	7.1	5
Liberal Democrats' Rally for National Reconstruction – Vivoten	57,852	5.6	4
ADP–UDRS	38,684	3.8	2
ASD–BSD	35,700	3.5	3
National Union for Democracy and Progress	31,601	3.1	1
Democratic Union for Economic and Social Development	25,893	2.5	0
People's Republican Union–National Labour Party	20,490	2.0	1
Builders and Managers of Freedom and Development	15,337	1.5	0
Invalid/blank votes	39,350	–	–
Total	1,069,367	100	64
Registered voters/turnout	2,069,343	51.7	–
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