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1991 Beninese parliamentary election

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Parliamentary elections were held in Benin on 17 February 1991, the first multi-party elections in the country since 1964. The Union for the Triumph of Democratic Renewal alliance emerged as the largest faction, with 12 of the 64 seats in the National Assembly. Voter turnout was 51.7%.[1]

Results

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PartyVotes%Seats
Union for the Triumph of Democratic Renewal194,21318.8612
National Rally for Democracy124,39212.087
PRDPNDD120,70511.729
Our Common Cause104,34710.136
PSDUNSP101,3489.848
MNDDMSUPUDRN86,5568.406
Union for Democracy and National Solidarity72,8997.085
Liberal Democrats' Rally for National Reconstruction – Vivoten57,8525.624
ADPUDRS38,6843.762
ASDBSD35,7003.473
National Union for Democracy and Progress31,6013.071
Democratic Union for Economic and Social Development25,8932.510
People's Republican UnionNational Labour Party20,4901.991
Builders and Managers of Freedom and Development15,3371.490
Total1,030,017100.0064
Valid votes1,030,01796.32
Invalid/blank votes39,3503.68
Total votes1,069,367100.00
Registered voters/turnout2,069,34351.68
Source: Nohlen et al.

References

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  1. ^ Dieter Nohlen, Michael Krennerich & Bernhard Thibaut (1999) Elections in Africa: A data handbook, p91 ISBN 0-19-829645-2