IFES Election Guide | Country Profile: Benin

Republic of Benin

12,451,595	12
Population (as of July 29, 2021)	Elections in our database
4,802,303	68.34%
Registered Voters (as of April 28, 2021)	Average Turnout

Name	Official Name	Type
Beninese National Assembly	Assemblée Nationale	Assembly

Description of government structure:

Chief of State: President Patrice TALON
Head of Government: President Patrice TALON
Assembly: Benin has a unicameral National Assembly (Assemblée Nationale) with 83 seats.

Description of electoral system:

The President is elected by absolute majority vote through a two-round system to serve a 5-year term.
In the National Assembly (Assemblée Nationale) 83 members are elected through a closed-list proportional representation system to serve 4-year terms. Seats are split into 24 multi-member constituencies creating a low district magnitude.

Elections

Election For	Date	Votes	Registered Voters	Turn Out
Beninese National Assembly	1999-03-30	1,894,994	2,769,323	68.43%
President	2001-03-04	2,662,595	3,034,471	87.74%
President	2001-03-18	1,707,604	3,152,365	54.17%
Beninese National Assembly	2003-03-30	1,724,093	3,084,442	55.9%
Beninese National Assembly	2007-03-31	2,312,534	3,919,550	59.0%
President	2011-03-13	3,111,833	3,668,558	84.82%
Beninese National Assembly	2011-04-30	-	3,692,837	-
Beninese National Assembly	2015-04-26	2,946,042	4,470,000	-
President	2016-03-06	3,010,888	4,702,168	-
President	2016-03-20	3,082,998	4,702,168	-
Beninese National Assembly	2019-04-28	1,147,625	4,992,399	-
President	2021-04-11	2,431,414	4,802,303	-

Voter Turnout