| 11,801,595 | 12 |
Population (as of Feb. 8, 2019) |
Elections in our database |
| 68.34% | |
Registered Voters (as of ) |
Average Turnout |
Republic of Benin
| 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 | 2021-04-30 | - | - | - |