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SENEGAL
Sénat (Senate)

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GENERAL INFORMATION ABOUT THE PARLIAMENTARY CHAMBER

Parliament name (generic / translated) Parlement / Parliament
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Structure of parliament Unicameral
Affiliation to the IPU Yes
Affiliation date(s) 1963 -
LEADERSHIP
President Pape Diop (M) 
Secretary General Fatou Banel Sow Gueye (F) 
COMPOSITION
Members (statutory / current number) 100 / 100
PERCENTAGE OF WOMEN


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Women (current number) 40 (40.00%)
Mode of designation indirectly elected 35
appointed 65
Notes Indirectly elected: Indirectly elected by an electoral college composed of deputies and members of local, municipal and regional councils.
Appointed: appointed by the President of the Republic.
Term 5 years
Last renewal dates 19 August 2007
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CONTACT INFORMATION
Address Sénat
BP 3131
52, Rue Mohamet V
DAKAR
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Phone (221 33) 849 99 79
849 99 66
859 52 02
Fax (221 33) 821 16 44
823 51 86
823 70 48
E-mail info@senat.sn
Website
http://www.gouv.sn/spip.php?article1
http://www.senat.sn/

ELECTORAL SYSTEM

Parliament name (generic / translated) Parlement / Parliament
Structure of parliament Unicameral
LEGAL FRAMEWORK
Electoral law 31 January 2007
Mode of designation indirectly elected 35
appointed 65
Constituencies - 35 single-member constituency (one per each Department)
Voting system : Vacancies which arise between general elections are normally filled by substitutes chosen at the same time as titular members.
Voting is not compulsory.
Voter requirements - membership of a National Assembly or of a local, municipal or regional councils (for the 35 regional Senators)
- membership of the Superior Council of Senegalese Abroad (for the 3 Senators representing citizens residing abroad)
- disqualifications: conviction of crime, imprisonment of specified length for certain offences, contempt of court, undischarged bankruptcy
CANDIDATES
Eligibility - qualified electors
- age: 35 years
- Senegalese citizenship
- full possession of civil rights
- membership of political party or coalition of parties
- ineligibility: guardianship, conviction preventing registration on electoral list, governors and their deputies, judges and other senior officials of national services and public institutions
Incompatibilities - holders of non-elective public functions
- membership of the Economic and Social Council
- employment for foreign States or international organizations
- executive in a State enterprise, State-assisted company, savings and credit organization or company holding a government contract
- Ministers of the Government
- members of the armed or police forces on active duty
Candidacy requirements - candidatures must be submitted by political parties or coalitions thereof

LAST ELECTIONS

Parliament name (generic / translated) Parlement / Parliament
Structure of parliament Unicameral
BACKGROUND
Dates of election / renewal (from/to) 19 August 2007
Timing and scope of renewal Elections were called for all the 35 directly elected seats in the reintroduced Senate.
N/A (indirect elections)
STATISTICS
Voter turnout
Round no 119 August 2007
Number of registered electors
Voters
Blank or invalid ballot papers
Valid votes



Notes
Distribution of votes
Round no 1
Political group Candidates Votes % of votes
Senegalese Democratic Party (PDS)
And-Jëf - African Party for Democracy and Socialism (AJ - PADS)
Distribution of seats
Round no 1
Political Group Total of seats
Senegalese Democratic Party (PDS) 34
And-Jëf - African Party for Democracy and Socialism (AJ - PADS) 1
Distribution of seats according to sex
Men

Women

Percent of women
60

40

40.00%
Distribution of seats according to age
Distribution of seats according to profession
Comments
Source: Senate (09.11.2007)

Among 40 women, four were indirectly elected while 36 women were appointed by the President of the Republic.

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