Beninese parliamentary election, 2015

Beninese parliamentary election, 2015

26 April 2015

Party Leader % Seats +/− FCBE–Amana Arifari Bako 30.19 33 -10 UN Bruno Amoussou 14.35 13 -17 PRD Adrien Houngbédji 10.57 10 AND Valentin Houdé 7.64 5 RB–RP Léhady Soglo 7.09 7 Sun Sacca Lafia 6.66 4 +2 FDU Mathurin Nago 4.00 4 ABT Abdoulaye Bio-Tchané 3.70 2 Scout Edmond Agoua 3.42 2 UB Orou Sé Guéné 2.90 2 0 Résoatao Party Mohamed Atao Hinnouho 2.16 1

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

1. Vote counts are from provisional results, while seat totals are official results from the Constitutional Court of Benin

References

1. "African election calendar 2015". Electoral Institute for Sustainable Democracy in Africa. 2015. Retrieved 26 February 2015.
2. Electoral system IPU
3. "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.
4. "Bénin: un membre de l’opposition à la tête de l’Assemblée nationale", Radio France Internationale, 20 May 2015 (French).
5. Hermann Boko, "Bénin : l’opposant Adrien Houngbédji porté au perchoir, un revers pour le pouvoir en place", Le Monde, 21 May 2015 (French).