IFES Election Guide | Country Profile: Benin

Republic of Benin

12,451,595	13
Population (as of July 29, 2021)	Elections in our database
6,769,817	59.75%
Registered Voters (as of None)	Average Turnout

Name	Official Name	Type
Beninese National Assembly	Assemblée Nationale	Assembly
Beninese Presidency	None	Head of State & Government

Government Structure:

Chief of State: President Patrice TALON (since 6 Apr 2016)

Head of Government: President Patrice TALON (since 6 Apr 2016)
Assembly: A unicameral National Assembly with 109 members

Electoral System:

The President is directly elected in a two-round system, in which a candidate must receive a majority of votes to be elected. They are elected to a five-year term, with a limit of two terms.

The 109 members of the National Assembly are elected by proportional representation in 24 multi-member constituencies. They are elected to five-year terms, with a limit of three terms.

Elections

Election For	Date	Votes	Registered Voters	Turn Out
Beninese National Assembly	1999-03-30	1,894,994	2,769,323	68.43
Beninese Presidency	2001-03-04	2,662,595	3,034,471	87.74
Beninese Presidency	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
Beninese Presidency	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	65.91
Beninese Presidency	2016-03-06	3,010,888	4,702,168	64.03
Beninese Presidency	2016-03-20	3,082,998	4,702,168	65.57
Beninese National Assembly	2019-04-28	1,147,625	4,992,399	22.99
Beninese Presidency	2021-04-11	2,431,414	4,802,303	50.63
Beninese National Assembly	2023-01-08	2,558,446	6,769,817	37.79

Voter Turnout

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