2007 Beninese parliamentary election

none Benin 2003 2011 31 March 2007 58.69% yes All 83 seats in the National Assembly 42 Cowry Forces for an Emerging Benin Thomas Boni Yayi 35 New ADD Antoine Idji Kolawolé 16 20 Democratic Renewal Party (Benin) Adrien Houngbédji 10 11 Key Force Lazare Sèhouéto 4 5 Union for Relief Issa Salifou fr 3 New UNDP 2 New Hope Force Antoine Dayori 2 New CBE 2 New Alliance for Revival 2 New AFP 1 1 PDPS 1 New Restore the Hope 1 New Parliamentary elections were held in Benin on 31 March 2007, having been delayed from an earlier date of 25 March due to organisational difficulties. Twenty-six political parties and 2,158 candidates contested the elections for the 83 seats in the National Assembly;Législatives : un test crucial pour le président https://web.archive.org/web/20070930193350/http://www.jeuneafrique.com/jeune_afrique/article_depeche.asp?art_cle=AFP11357lgisltnedis0 September 30, 2007 AFP, 30 March 2007 fr there were 24 constituencies and 17,487 polling stations.Voting for parliamentary poll ends in BeninOctober 2016 InternetArchiveBot yes African Press Agency, 1 April 2007 The elections saw the Cowry Forces for an Emerging Benin emerge as the largest party, winning 35 of the 83 seats. Turnout was estimated at 58.69%.Beninese president's coalition takes lead in legislative elections: CENA Xinhua, 7 April 2007 The new National Assembly was sworn in on 23 April.Wilfried Léandre Houngbedji, Installation de la 5è législature: Des députés en sursis, Fagbohoun se plaint https://web.archive.org/web/20070928063655/http://www.africatime.com/Benin/nouvelle.asp?no_nouvelle=322595&no_categorie= September 28, 2007 L'Araignee, 23 April 2007 fr Results Cowry Forces for an Emerging Benin 35 New Alliance for a Democratic Dynamic 20 –4 Democratic Renewal Party 10 –1 Key Force 4 –1 Union for Relief 3 New National Union for Democracy and Progress 2 New Hope Force 2 New Coalition for an Emerging Benin 2 New Alliance for Revival 2 New Alliance of the Forces of Progress 1 0 Party for Democracy and Social Progress 1 New Restore the Hope 1 New 0 58.69 IPU References Category:Parliamentary elections in Benin Benin Parliamentary election Category:Election and referendum articles with incomplete results Category:March 2007 elections Category:March 2007 in Africa