2011 Beninese parliamentary election explained

Country:Benin
Type:parliamentary
Election Date:30 April 2011
Previous Election:2007
Next Election:2015
Seats For Election:All 83 seats in the National Assembly
Majority Seats:42
Turnout:57.63%
First Election:yes
Party1:Cowry Forces for an Emerging Benin
Percentage1:33.30
Seats1:41
Party2:Union Makes the Nation
Percentage2:26.89
Seats2:30
Party3:Cauris 2 Alliance
Percentage3:6.45
Seats3:2
Color3:
  1. FFEA00
Party4:G13 Baobab Alliance
Percentage4:5.92
Seats4:2
Color4:
  1. D9251C
Percentage5:4.99
Seats5:2
Color5:
  1. 43C0EE
Party6:Union for Benin
Percentage6:4.51
Seats6:2
Color6:
  1. 4E1E08
Party7:Amana Alliance
Percentage7:3.13
Seats7:2
Color7:
  1. 808080
Percentage8:2.59
Seats8:2
Color8:
  1. 95D461

Parliamentary elections were held in Benin on 30 April 2011, after being delayed from 17 April 2011.[1] [2] Turnout was reportedly low.[3] The election saw a six-seat increase for the Cauri Forces for an Emerging Benin, composed of allies of the president Yayi Boni, which took nearly half the parliamentary seats. The election consolidated Boni's victory in the 2011 presidential elections the previous month; Adrien Houngbédji, the second-placed candidate, had rejected the validity of the presidential election results.[4]

Campaign

Around 20 parties and 1,600 candidates contested the elections.[3] The major opposition was formed by a new alliance of parties, Union Makes the Nation, whose leader Houngbédji had run for president in 2006 under the banner of the Democratic Renewal Party.

Notes and References

  1. https://archive.today/20130103004100/http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5hweV8gKZn27vMlnuo-FsD9ifBqjg?docId=CNG.e64d9340e90b28d8697a7cce52ae970b.631 Benin to hold presidential vote on Feb 27
  2. http://english.souslemanguier.com/nouvelles/news.asp?id=10&idnews=31293&pays=126&rub=11 Benin's parliamentary polls pushed to April 30
  3. https://archive.today/20120731175001/http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5hmijfhdiRkklaZcQ5E6lW81dEQ4g?docId=CNG.279588144c0fd58d312ca2e921687d3b.451 Benin votes in parliamentary election
  4. Web site: Déclaration de Houngbédji suite aux résultats. 2011-11-06. 2011-03-11. Adrien Houngbédji. Union fait la Nation. French. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304002318/http://www.lunionfaitlanation.org/index.php?view=article&catid=69:actualites&id=247:declaration-de-houngbedji-suite-aux-resultats&format=pdf. 2016-03-04. dead.