1998 Senegalese parliamentary election
Parliamentary elections were held in Senegal on 24 May 1998. The result was a victory for the ruling Socialist Party, which won 93 of the 140 seats.[1] Voter turnout was just 38.8%.[2]
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Results
Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/- |
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Socialist Party | 612,559 | 50.2 | 93 | +9 |
Senegalese Democratic Party | 233,287 | 19.1 | 23 | -4 |
Union for Democratic Renewal | 161,320 | 13.2 | 11 | New |
And-Jëf/African Party for Democracy and Socialism | 60,673 | 5.0 | 4 | New* |
Democratic League/Movement for the Labour Party | 48,097 | 3.9 | 3 | 0 |
Convention of Democrats and Patriots | 24,405 | 2.0 | 1 | New* |
Front for Socialism and Democracy/Benno Jubël | 16,282 | 1.3 | 1 | New |
Senegalese Democratic Union – Renewal | 12,928 | 1.1 | 1 | 0 |
Independence and Labor Party | 10,764 | 0.9 | 1 | -1 |
National Democratic Rally | 8,171 | 0.7 | 1 | New* |
Gaïndé Centrist Bloc | 7,468 | 0.6 | 1 | New |
Senegalese Patriotic Rally/Jammi Rewmi | 4,614 | 0.4 | 0 | New |
Movement for Socialism and Unity | 3,656 | 0.3 | 0 | New |
Senegalese Republican Movement | 3,597 | 0.3 | 0 | New |
African Party for the Independence of the Masses | 3,439 | 0.3 | 0 | New |
Rally for Progress, Justice and Socialism | 3,397 | 0.3 | 0 | New |
Action for National Development | 2,692 | 0.2 | 0 | New |
Union for Democracy and Federalism/Mbooloo Mi | 2,808 | 0.2 | 0 | New |
Invalid/blank votes | 13,845 | - | - | - |
Total | 1,243,274 | 100 | 140 | +21 |
Source: Nohlen et al. |
* The And-Jëf/African Party for Democracy and Socialism, the Convention of Democrats and Patriots and the National Democratic Rally ran in the previous elections as part of the Let us unite Senegal alliance.
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References
- Elections in Senegal African Elections Database
- Nohlen, D, Krennerich, M & Thibaut, B (1999) Elections in Africa: A data handbook, p767 ISBN 0-19-829645-2
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