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Parliamentary elections were held in Togo on 4 March 1990, with a second round on 18 March in eight constituencies. The country was a one-party state at the time, with the Rally of the Togolese People as the sole legal party. The election won contested by 230 candidates running for 77 seats. [1] Voter turnout was 78.7%. [2]
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| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
| Rally of the Togolese People | 1,175,602 | 100.00 | 77 | 0 | |
| Total | 1,175,602 | 100.00 | 77 | 0 | |
| Valid votes | 1,175,602 | 98.15 | |||
| Invalid/blank votes | 22,152 | 1.85 | |||
| Total votes | 1,197,754 | 100.00 | |||
| Registered voters/turnout | 1,522,491 | 78.67 | |||
| Source: Nohlen et al. | |||||
The history of Togo can be traced to archaeological finds which indicate that ancient local tribes were able to produce pottery and process tin. During the period from the 11th century to the 16th century, the Ewé, the Mina, the Gun, and various other tribes entered the region. Most of them settled in coastal areas. The Portuguese arrived in the late 15th century, followed by other European powers. Until the 19th century, the coastal region was a major slave trade centre, earning Togo and the surrounding region the name "The Slave Coast".
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Parliamentary elections were held in Togo on 21 March 1999. They were boycotted by the eight opposition parties, who been rebuffed in their insistence that talks following the controversial presidential elections the previous year must be completed prior to the parliamentary elections. As a result only three parties ran in the elections, the ruling Rally of the Togolese People (RPT), together with two small parties allied with it; the Coordination of New Forces and the Pan African Environmentalist Party. In addition, twelve independent candidates also ran.
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