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Parliamentary elections were held in Benin on 26 April 2015. [1]
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Parliamentary elections were held in Benin on 26 April 2015. [1]
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]
Observers from the African Union stated that the elections were generally transparent, despite some organisational challenges. [3]
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| Party | Votes | % | 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 | 311,453 | 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 | |
| Union of Engaged Forces for Development | 27,454 | 0.93 | 0 | New | |
| New Hope for Benin | 20,844 | 0.71 | 0 | New | |
| Rally of Republicans | 19,666 | 0.67 | 0 | New | |
| Movement of Awakening the Conscience of Citizens and the Alternative | 14,597 | 0.50 | 0 | New | |
| Chameleon Alliance | 12,867 | 0.44 | 0 | New | |
| Alliance for New Governance | 12,087 | 0.41 | 0 | New | |
| Total | 2,946,082 | 100.00 | 83 | 0 | |
| Registered voters/turnout | 4,470,591 | – | |||
| Source: Constitutional Court of Benin, Visages du Benin | |||||
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