The National Assembly building in Dakar, Senegal
The National Assembly of Senegal (French: Assemblée nationale du Sénégal) is the lower house of the country's parliament.
[edit] The current National Assembly
The current National Assembly, formed following elections held on 29 April 2001, has a total of 120 directly elected members who serve five-year terms.
e • d Summary of the 3 June 2007 National Assembly of Senegal election results | Parties and coalitions | Votes | % | Seats | +/– |
| Coalition for Change 2007 (Sopi 2007) | 1,190,609 | 69.21 | 131 |
| Coalition Up to Rebuild Senegal (Takku Defaraat Sénégal) | 86,621 | 5.04 | 3 |
| Coalition Unite in Building Senegal (And Defaar Sénégal) | 84,998 | 4.94 | 3 |
| Coalition Call of Duty (Waar Wi) | 74,919 | 4.35 | 3 |
| Rally for the People (Rassemblement pour le peuple) | 73,083 | 4.25 | 2 |
| Front for Socialism and Democracy/Benno Jubël (Front pour le socialisme et la démocratie) | 37,427 | 2.18 | 1 |
| Alliance for Progress and Justice/Jëf-Jël (Alliance pour le progrès et la justice) | 33,297 | 1.94 | 1 |
| Convergence for Renewal and Citizenship (Convergence pour le renouveau et la citoyenneté) | 30,658 | 1.78 | 1 |
| Authentic Socialist Party (Parti socialiste authentique) | 26,320 | 1.53 | 1 |
| National Patriotic Union/Tekki (Union nationale patriotique) | 22,271 | 1.29 | 1 |
| Reform Movement for Social Development (Mouvement de la réforme pour le développement social) | 20,041 | 1.16 | 1 |
| Rally of the Ecologists of Senegal (Rassemblement des écologistes du Sénégal – Les Verts) | 17,267 | 1.00 | 1 |
| Social Democratic Party/Jant Bi (Parti social-démocrate) | 15,968 | 0.93 | 1 |
| Senegalese Patriotic Rally/Jammi Rewmi (Rassemblement patriotique sénégalais) | 6,847 | 0.40 | 0 |
| Total (turnout 34.75%) | 1,720,326 | 100.0 | 150[1] |
[edit] Previous National Assembly election results
- The Senegalese Progressive Union (UPS) was the Socialist Party's predecessor.
- Senegal was a one party state from 1966 to 1974. Only the Socialist Party fielded candidates in the 1968 and 1973 elections.
- Let Us Unite Senegal (JLS) was a coalition of three political parties - the National Democratic Rally (RND), And Jëf-African Party for Democracy and Socialism (AJ-PADS), and Convention for Democrats and Patriots-Garab Gi (CDP-Garab Gi).
[edit] List of National Assembly Presidents
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