| Parliament name (generic / translated) |
Assemblée nationale / National Assembly |
| Structure of parliament |
Unicameral |
| BACKGROUND |
| Dates of election / renewal (from/to) |
1 July 2012 |
| Purpose of elections |
The Benno Bokk Yakaar coalition supporting the country's new President, Mr. Macky Sall, won a resounding victory, taking 119 of the 150 seats at stake. It pledged to address women's rights and youth unemployment. Former President Abdoulaye Wade's Senegalese Democratic Party (PDS) and the Bokk gis gis (Bgg) coalition, formed by PDS dissidents, came in a distant second and third, taking 12 and four seats respectively. Senate President Pape Diop and Speaker Mamadou Seck were both elected on a Bgg ticket. The 15 remaining seats went to 10 smaller parties.
The 2012 elections were the first to be held after the adoption of a gender parity law in May 2010 under which half of each party's candidates must be women. A record 64 women (42.67%) were elected, up from 27 (18%) in 2007. |
Date of previous elections: 3 July 2007
Date of dissolution of the outgoing legislature: N/A
Timing of election: Upon normal expiry
Expected date of next elections: July 2017
Number of seats at stake: 150 (full renewal)
Number of candidates: About 7,000
Percentage of women candidates: Not available.
Number of parties contesting the election: 24
Number of parties winning seats: 13
Alternation of power: N/A
Number of parties in government: 1
Names of parties in government: Benno Bok Yakaar coalition
Date of the first session of the new parliament: 30 July 2012
Name of the new Speaker: Mr. Moustapha Niasse (Benno Bok Yakaar) |
| STATISTICS |
| Voter turnout |
| Round no 1 | 1 July 2012 |
Number of registered electors
Voters
Blank or invalid ballot papers
Valid votes |
5'368'783
1'968'852 (36.67%)
7'076
1'961'776 |
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Notes
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| Distribution of seats |
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Round no 1
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| Political Group |
Total
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| Benno Bokk Yaakaar (BBY) |
119
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| Senegalese Democratic Party (PDS) |
12
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| "Bokk Gis Gis" coalition (BGG) |
4
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| Citizen Movement for National Reform "Bes Du Ñakk" |
4
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| Social Development Reform Movement (MRDS) |
2
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| Party for Truth and Development (PVD) |
2
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| Senegalese Patriotic Movement (MPS-Faxas) |
1
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| Union for Democratic Renewal (URD) |
1
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| And-Jëf-African Party for Democracy and Socialism (AJ-PADS) |
1
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| Patriotic Convergence for Justice and Equity (CPJE-Nay Leer) |
1
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| Party for the Emergence of Citizens "Tekki 2012" |
1
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| Deggo Souxali Transport ak Commerce (DSTC) |
1
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| "Leeral" coalition |
1
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| Distribution of seats according to sex |
Men
Women
Percent of women |
86
64
42.67%
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| Distribution of seats according to age |
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| Distribution of seats according to profession |
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| Comments |
| Source: National Assembly (16 July 2012) |
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