National Assembly (Senegal)

National Assembly of Senegal

Assemblée nationale du Sénégal
National Assembly of Senegal ; Assemblée nationale du Sénégal
Currently dissolved; Most recent: 5th National Assembly
Type
Type	Unicameral
Leadership
President of the National Assembly	Amadou Mame Diop, AFP ; since 12 September 2022
Structure
Seats	165
Political groups	Government (56) Liberate the People (56); Opposition (109) United in Hope (81); Wallu Sénégal (24); Bokk Gis Gis (1); The Servants / MPR (1); Alternative for a Rupture Assembly (1); Independent (1);
Elections
Voting system	Parallel system
First election	31 March 1957
Last election	31 July 2022
Next election	17 November 2024
Meeting place
	Place Sweto, Dakar
Website
	assemblee-nationale.sn

The National Assembly (French: Assemblée nationale) is the unicameral legislature of Senegal. The Assembly was previously part of a bicameral legislature from 1999 to 2001 and from 2007 to 2012, with the indirectly elected Senate being the upper house. The Senate was abolished for a second time in September 2012.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]

The current National Assembly

The current National Assembly, formed following elections in July 2022, comprises 165 elected members who serve five-year terms. The electoral system is a mixed member majoritarian (MMM) system; 90 deputies are elected in 35 single and multi-member districts (departments) by simple majority (plurality) party block vote (PBV, winning party list takes all seats in the district) and 60 seats are filled proportionally based on the national distribution of votes. There are also 15 seats for overseas voters. Voters have a single ballot and vote for the party list. This single ballot is applied to both the majoritarian and proportional vote counts.

Historical National Assembly election results

Political Party/Coalition	Election Year
Political Party/Coalition	1963	1968(1)	1973(1)	1978	1973	1988	1993	1998
Senegalese Progressive Union (UPS) (note 2)	80	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Socialist Party of Senegal (PS)	-	80	100	83	111	103	84	93
Senegalese Democratic Party (PDS)	-	-	-	17	08	17	27	23
National Democratic Rally (RND)	-	-	-	-	01	-	-	01
Democratic League - Movement for the Labour Party (LD-MPT)	-	-	-	-	-	-	03	03
Let Us Unite Senegal (JLS) (note 3)	-	-	-	-	-	-	03	-
Party of Independence and Work (PIT)	-	-	-	-	-	-	02	01
Senegalese Democratic Union-Renewal (UDS-R)	-	-	-	-	-	-	01	01
Union for Democratic Renewal (URD)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	11
And-Jëf-African Party for Democracy and Socialism (AJ-PADS)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	04
Convention of Democrats and Patriots-Garab Gi (CDP-Garab Gi)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	01
Front for Socialism and Democracy/Benno Jubël (FSD-BJ)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	01
Gaïndé Centrist Bloc (BGC)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	01
Total	80	80	100	100	120	120	120	140

Notes

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).

List of National Assembly Presidents

References

^ "Senegal Senate abolished to pay for floods". BBC News Africa. 19 September 2012. Retrieved 23 June 2014.
^ Soares, Ursula (19 September 2012). "Les économies liées à la suppression du Sénat financeront les victimes des inondations". RFI (in French). Retrieved 23 June 2014.
^ Sud Quotidien (20 September 2012). "Les parlementaires approuvent la suppression du Sénat". Courrier International (in French). Retrieved 23 June 2014.
^ "Conseil des ministres du 30 août 2012" (in French). Government of Senegal. 30 August 2012. Archived from the original on 27 July 2014. Retrieved 23 June 2014.

External links

Official website (in French)

14°39′45″N 17°26′18″W / 14.66250°N 17.43833°W / 14.66250; -17.43833

[1] "Senegal Senate abolished to pay for floods". BBC News Africa. 19 September 2012. Retrieved 23 June 2014.

[rfi-2] Soares, Ursula (19 September 2012). "Les économies liées à la suppression du Sénat financeront les victimes des inondations". RFI (in French). Retrieved 23 June 2014.

[ci-3] Sud Quotidien (20 September 2012). "Les parlementaires approuvent la suppression du Sénat". Courrier International (in French). Retrieved 23 June 2014.

[gouv-4] "Conseil des ministres du 30 août 2012" (in French). Government of Senegal. 30 August 2012. Archived from the original on 27 July 2014. Retrieved 23 June 2014.

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