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Parliamentary elections were held in Benin on 30 March 1999. The Benin Rebirth Party retained its status as the largest party in the National Assembly, increasing its number of seats from 21 to 27, whilst the Democratic Renewal Party won only 11 seats, a reduction of seven.
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benin Rebirth Party | 383,487 | 20.40 | 27 | +6 | |
| Democratic Renewal Party | 217,816 | 11.59 | 11 | –8 | |
| Social Democratic Party | 164,767 | 8.77 | 9 | +1 | |
| African Movement for Development and Progress | 164,293 | 8.74 | 6 | New | |
| Action Front for Renewal and Development | 98,248 | 5.23 | 10 | 0 | |
| Star Alliance | 75,003 | 3.99 | 4 | –1 | |
| National Party "Together" | 70,403 | 3.75 | 1 | New | |
| African Congress for Renewal | 62,667 | 3.33 | 3 | New | |
| Movement for Citizens' Commitment and Awakening | 56,049 | 2.98 | 2 | New | |
| Fraternity Alliance | 49,342 | 2.63 | 0 | New | |
| Alliance for Progress | 43,291 | 2.30 | 0 | New | |
| Party of Salvation | 43,240 | 2.30 | 1 | +1 | |
| RPR–UNSD | 42,191 | 2.24 | 1 | – | |
| National Rally for Democracy | 41,008 | 2.18 | 0 | 0 | |
| Impulse to Progress and Democracy | 38,513 | 2.05 | 4 | +1 | |
| Democratic Party of Benin | 35,900 | 1.91 | 1 | New | |
| Republican Alliance (ADD–NGR–NEP) | 28,614 | 1.52 | 0 | –1 | |
| Suru Alliance | 27,739 | 1.48 | 1 | – | |
| Rally for National Unity and Democracy | 25,373 | 1.35 | 1 | New | |
| Movement for the People's Alternative | 24,949 | 1.33 | 0 | New | |
| Alliance for Democracy and Progress | 20,272 | 1.08 | 0 | –1 | |
| National Campaign for Morality and Democracy | 18,882 | 1.00 | 0 | New | |
| Communist Party of Benin | 18,669 | 0.99 | 0 | –1 | |
| Rally for Democracy and Pan-Africanism | 17,084 | 0.91 | 1 | 0 | |
| Union of the Triumph of the Republic | 16,220 | 0.86 | 0 | New | |
| Our Common Cause | 15,533 | 0.83 | 0 | –3 | |
| UDES Alliance (MCP–BSD–CND–UDES–FNS) | 14,449 | 0.77 | 0 | New | |
| Union for Patriotism and Labour | 13,356 | 0.71 | 0 | New | |
| Congress of People for Progress | 12,603 | 0.67 | 0 | New | |
| Socialist Party | 9,658 | 0.51 | 0 | New | |
| People's Republican Union | 7,130 | 0.38 | 0 | New | |
| African Party for Redemption and Independence | 7,001 | 0.37 | 0 | New | |
| Alliance of the Patriots (CAD–RDL–PNT–USD–RCV–PNPD) | 6,156 | 0.33 | 0 | 0 | |
| Le Berler Social Democratic Party | 4,821 | 0.26 | 0 | New | |
| Front for the Republic | 4,784 | 0.25 | 0 | New | |
| Total | 1,879,511 | 100.00 | 83 | 0 | |
| Valid votes | 1,879,511 | 94.43 | |||
| Invalid/blank votes | 110,884 | 5.57 | |||
| Total votes | 1,990,395 | 100.00 | |||
| Registered voters/turnout | 2,769,323 | 71.87 | |||
| Source: Dissou, [1] Fleischhacker [2] | |||||
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