2007 Beninese parliamentary election

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: IPU

References

1. Législatives : un test crucial pour le président Archived September 30, 2007, at the Wayback Machine AFP, 30 March 2007 (in French)
2. Voting for parliamentary poll ends in Benin ^{[ permanent dead link ]} 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 Archived September 28, 2007, at the Wayback Machine L'Araignee, 23 April 2007 (in French)