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 +/-
Socialist Party612,55950.293+9
Senegalese Democratic Party233,28719.123-4
Union for Democratic Renewal161,32013.211New
And-Jëf/African Party for Democracy and Socialism60,6735.04New*
Democratic League/Movement for the Labour Party48,0973.930
Convention of Democrats and Patriots24,4052.01New*
Front for Socialism and Democracy/Benno Jubël16,2821.31New
Senegalese Democratic Union – Renewal12,9281.110
Independence and Labor Party10,7640.91-1
National Democratic Rally8,1710.71New*
Gaïndé Centrist Bloc7,4680.61New
Senegalese Patriotic Rally/Jammi Rewmi4,6140.40New
Movement for Socialism and Unity3,6560.30New
Senegalese Republican Movement3,5970.30New
African Party for the Independence of the Masses3,4390.30New
Rally for Progress, Justice and Socialism3,3970.30New
Action for National Development2,6920.20New
Union for Democracy and Federalism/Mbooloo Mi2,8080.20New
Invalid/blank votes13,845---
Total1,243,274100140+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.

References
  1. Elections in Senegal African Elections Database
  2. Nohlen, D, Krennerich, M & Thibaut, B (1999) Elections in Africa: A data handbook, p767 ISBN 0-19-829645-2


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