Elections to the National Assembly of Senegal 2017

Allocation of seats in the 13th National Assembly

The elections for the 13th National Assembly of Senegal took place on July 30, 2017 in the West African state of Senegal . The ruling coalition Benno Bokk Yakaar ("Unis par l'espoir - United in Hope") was victorious with a two-thirds majority of the seats .

Suffrage

The composition of the Senegalese National Assembly is determined by a mixture of proportional and majority voting: 60 of the 165 seats are awarded proportionally to the nationwide votes, the remaining 105 by majority vote in the electoral districts.

Results

47 parties and lists ran for election. 6,219,446 citizens in Germany and abroad were registered as eligible to vote. 3,337,494 voters took part in the election. This results in a turnout of 53.66 percent.

The coalition Benno Bokk Yakaar ("Unis par l'espoir - United in hope") of incumbent Prime Minister Mahammed Boun Abdallah Dionne achieved a clear two-thirds majority of the seats in the National Assembly with a share of 49.47% of the votes with 95 constituency and 30 list mandates.

The second strongest party was the coalition gagnante Wattu Senegaal of long-time President Abdoulaye Wade . With a share of 16.68% of the vote, it won 9 constituency and 10 list mandates. In particular, she won all five direct mandates in the densely populated Mbacké department , to which the pilgrim metropolis Touba belongs.

The remaining 21 seats in parliament are spread over 11 other parties and lists.

After the 13th National Assembly was constituted, Moustapha Niasse was re-elected President.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Le Conseil Constitutionnel: Elections législatives du 30 juillet 2017. Résultats définitifs ( Memento of August 22, 2017 in the Internet Archive ) Announcement of the individual results of the parliamentary elections 2017 by the Constitutional Council PDF file 0.795 MB
2. ↑ Le Conseil Constitutionnel: Décision n ° 51E / 2017 ( Memento of November 25, 2018 in the Internet Archive ) Decision of the Constitutional Council of August 13, 2017 on the final result of the 2017 parliamentary elections PDF file 13.0 MB
3. ↑ Allocution du Président Niasse lors de la cérémonie d'installation de la 13ème Législature Inaugural speech by the President of Parliament on September 14, 2017

Web links

• Inter-Parliamentary Union of July 2, 2018: Assemblée nationale (National Assembly). Last elections