Beninese parliamentary election, 2007

Parliamentary elections were held in Benin on 31 March 2007, having been delayed from an earlier date of 25 March due to organisational difficulties. Twenty-six political parties and 2,158 candidates contested the elections for the 83 seats in the National Assembly;^[1] there were 24 constituencies and 17,487 polling stations.^[2]

The elections saw the Cowry Forces for an Emerging Benin emerge as the largest party, winning 35 of the 83 seats. Turnout was estimated at 58.69%.^[3] The new National Assembly was sworn in on 23 April.^[4]

Results

Party	Votes	%	Seats	+/–
Cowry Forces for an Emerging Benin			35	New
Alliance for a Democratic Dynamic			20	–4
Democratic Renewal Party			10	–1
Key Force			4	–1
Union for Relief			3	New
National Union for Democracy and Progress			2	New
Hope Force			2	New
Coalition for an Emerging Benin			2	New
Alliance for Revival			2	New
Alliance of the Forces of Progress			1	0
Party for Democracy and Social Progress			1	New
Restore the Hope			1	New
Total			83	0
Registered voters/turnout		58.69	–	–
Source: APA and IPU Parline.

References

1. Législatives : un test crucial pour le président AFP, 30 March 2007 (French)
2. Voting for parliamentary poll ends in Benin African Press Agency, 1 April 2007
3. Beninese president's coalition takes lead in legislative elections: CENA Xinhua, 7 April 2007
4. Wilfried Léandre Houngbedji, Installation de la 5è législature: Des députés en sursis, Fagbohoun se plaint L'Araignee, 23 April 2007 (French)