Senegal

National Assembly

Political system
Presidential-Parliamentary
Structure of parliament
Unicameral
IPU membership
Yes
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Election results

Data on parliamentary elections, including the background, candidates, voter turnout, results and the formation of the new legislature. By default the latest election results are displayed. Select a date to view results from previous elections.

Background

Election date(s)
31 Jul 2022
Date of dissolution of the outgoing legislature
No information available
Timing of election
Upon normal expiry
Expected date of next elections
17 Nov 2024
Number of seats at stake
165
Scope of elections
Full renewal

Candidates

Number of parties contesting the election
8

Voter turnout

Registered voters
7,036,466
Voters
3,279,110
Voter turnout
46.6%

Results

About the election

President Macky Sall’s Benno Bokk Yaakaar coalition (meaning “United in Hope” and led by former prime minister Aminata Touré in 2022), lost its majority in the 165-member National Assembly (see note). It took 82 seats, down from 125 in 2017. Two opposition coalitions, which formed an electoral alliance in 2022, fared well: Yewwi Askan Wi (“Liberate the People”), a coalition led by Mr. Ousmane Sonko (a candidate in the 2019 presidential election), won 56 seats; and Wallu Sénégal (“Save Senegal”), led by former President Abdoulaye Wade, took 24 seats.

The 2022 elections were the first to be held after the COVID-19 pandemic, which hit the country’s economy and triggered rising fuel and food prices. On 30 May, the Ministry of Interior validated eight national lists of candidates for the 2022 elections but invalidated the list of substitute members for Benno Bokk Yaakaar as well as Yewwi Askan Wi’s national list of titular members, which included Mr. Sonko. On 2 June, the Constitutional Council confirmed the invalidation. Although the Government banned demonstrations, Yewwi Askan Wi members and supporters held mass protests on 17 June. Several opposition members were arrested. On 28 June, a court handed a suspended six-month prison sentence to an opposition MP, Mr. Déthié Fall, for defying the ban on protests.

Note:

A total of 112 seats are filled under the majority system (97 in Senegal and 15 abroad) while 53 other seats are filled under the proportional representation system. In accordance with a presidential decree dated 3 May 2022 (Décret n°2022-1051 du 03 mai 2022), the number of seats filled under the majority system has increased from 90 to 97 due to the creation of a new Department (Keur Massar in the Dakar region) and a population increase in certain Departments, which are therefore entitled to more seats.

Number of parties winning seats
6
Percentage of parties winning seats
75.0%
Percentage of seats won by largest party or coalition
49.7%

Parties or coalitions winning seats

Parties or coalitions winning seats
Political group Total Majority Proportional
Benno Bokk Yaakaar 82 57 25
Yewwi Askan Wi 56 39 17
Wallu Sénégal 24 16 8
Bokk Gis Gis/Liguèy 1 0 1
Alternative for a Breakaway Assembly (Alternative pour une Assemblée de rupture, AAR Sénégal) 1 0 1
Les serviteurs/MPR 1 0 1
Members elected, by sex
Number of men elected
92
Number of women elected
73
Percentage of women elected
44.2%
Women Directly Elected
73
Sources

New legislature

Total number of men after the election
92
Total number of women after the election
73
Percentage of women after the election
44.2%
First-term parliamentarians
No information available
Percentage of first-term parliamentarians
No information available
Date of the first session
12 Sep 2022

First Speaker of the new legislature

Personal details for the first Speaker of the new legislature
Amadou Mame Diop (Male)
Date of birth: 18 Jun 1965
Political party
Benno Bokk Yaakaar
Date of election
12 Sep 2022

Historical data for IPU membership

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Historical data for IPU membership
Year IPU membership
2020-09
List of values for 2020-09
No
2019-04
List of values for 2019-04
No
2018-06
List of values for 2018-06
No