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Parliamentary elections were held in Senegal on 24 May 1998. The result was a victory for the ruling Socialist Party , which won 93 of the 140 seats.[ 1] Voter turnout was just 39%.
Party Votes % Seats +/– Socialist Party 616,847 50.19 93 +9 Senegalese Democratic Party 235,470 19.16 23 –4 Union for Democratic Renewal 162,374 13.21 11 New And-Jëf/African Party for Democracy and Socialism 60,760 4.94 4 [ a] Democratic League/Movement for the Labour Party 48,445 3.94 3 0 Convention of Democrats and Patriots 24,579 2.00 1 [ a] Front for Socialism and Democracy/Benno Jubël 16,445 1.34 1 New Senegalese Democratic Union – Renewal 12,978 1.06 1 0 Party of Independence and Labour 10,899 0.89 1 –1 National Democratic Rally 8,220 0.67 1 [ a] Gaïndé Centrist Bloc [fr ] 7,517 0.61 1 New Senegalese Patriotic Rally/Jammi Rewmi 4,706 0.38 0 New Movement for Socialism and Unity [fr ] 3,677 0.30 0 New Senegalese Republican Movement 3,600 0.29 0 New African Party for the Independence of the Masses 3,456 0.28 0 New Rally for Progress, Justice and Socialism [fr ] 3,336 0.27 0 New Action for National Development [fr ] 2,994 0.24 0 New Union for Democracy and Federalism/Mbooloo Mi [fr ] 2,820 0.23 0 New Total 1,229,123 100.00 140 +21 Valid votes 1,229,123 98.88 Invalid/blank votes 13,903 1.12 Total votes 1,243,026 100.00 Registered voters/turnout 3,164,827 39.28 Source: African Elections Database
^ a b c Contested previous election as part of Let Us Unite Senegal alliance