1991 Beninese parliamentary election (original) (raw)
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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]
| Party | Votes | % | Seats |
|---|---|---|---|
| Union for the Triumph of Democratic Renewal | 194,213 | 18.86 | 12 |
| National Rally for Democracy | 124,392 | 12.08 | 7 |
| PRD–PNDD | 120,705 | 11.72 | 9 |
| Our Common Cause | 104,347 | 10.13 | 6 |
| PSD–UNSP | 101,348 | 9.84 | 8 |
| MNDD–MSUP–UDRN | 86,556 | 8.40 | 6 |
| Union for Democracy and National Solidarity | 72,899 | 7.08 | 5 |
| Liberal Democrats' Rally for National Reconstruction – Vivoten | 57,852 | 5.62 | 4 |
| ADP–UDRS | 38,684 | 3.76 | 2 |
| ASD–BSD | 35,700 | 3.47 | 3 |
| National Union for Democracy and Progress | 31,601 | 3.07 | 1 |
| Democratic Union for Economic and Social Development | 25,893 | 2.51 | 0 |
| People's Republican Union–National Labour Party | 20,490 | 1.99 | 1 |
| Builders and Managers of Freedom and Development | 15,337 | 1.49 | 0 |
| Total | 1,030,017 | 100.00 | 64 |
| Valid votes | 1,030,017 | 96.32 | |
| Invalid/blank votes | 39,350 | 3.68 | |
| Total votes | 1,069,367 | 100.00 | |
| Registered voters/turnout | 2,069,343 | 51.68 | |
| Source: Nohlen et al. |
- ^ Dieter Nohlen, Michael Krennerich & Bernhard Thibaut (1999) Elections in Africa: A data handbook, p91 ISBN 0-19-829645-2