At stake in this election:

• 83 seats in the National Assembly (Assemblee Nationale)

Description of government structure:

• Chief of State: President Mathieu KEREKOU
• Head of Government: President Mathieu KEREKOU
• Assembly: Benin has a unicameral National Assembly (Assemblee Nationale) with 83 seats.

Description of electoral system:

• The President is elected by popular vote to serve a 5-year term.
• In the National Assembly (Assemblee Nationale) 83 members are elected by direct popular vote to serve 4-year terms.

Main parties in the electoral race:

• Alliance: Union for Future Benin / Union pour le Bénin du futur
  • Seats won in last election: N/A
  • Seats won in this election: 31
• Party: African Union for Development and Progress / Mouvement africain pour la dévelloppement et le progrès (MADEP)
  • Leader: Antoine Idji KOLAWOLÉ
  • Seats won in last election: 6
  • Seats won in this election: 9
• Party: Key Force / Force clé
  • Seats won in last election: N/A
  • Seats won in this election: 5
• Alliance: Movement for Development by the Culture - Salute Party - Congress of People for Progress Alliance (MDC-PS-CPP)
  • Seats won in last election: N/A
  • Seats won in this election: 2
• Party: Benin Rebirth Party / Parti de la renaissance du Bénin
  • Seats won in last election: 27
  • Seats won in this election: 15
• Party: Democratic Renewal Party / Parti du renouveau démocratique
  • Seats won in last election: 11
  • Seats won in this election: 11
• Other Parties
  • Seats won in this election: 10

Last parliamentary election:

• The last National Assembly election was held on March 30, 1999.

Population and registered voters:

• Population: 7,872,000 (2003 est.)
• Registered Voters: 3,084,422 (2003)

Gender Data:

·         Female Population: 3,886,781 (2003)

·         Is Benin a signatory to CEDAW: Yes (11 November 1981)

·         Has Benin ratified CEDAW: Yes (12 March 1992)

·         Gender Quota: No

·         Female candidates in this election: Yes

·         Number of Female Parliamentarians: 6 (following 2003 elections)

·         Human Development Index Position: 166 (2014)

·         Social Institutions and Gender Index (SIGI) Categorization: High (2014)

Disability Data:

·         Is Benin a signatory to CRPD: Yes (8 February 2008)

·         Has Benin ratified CRPD: Yes (5 July 2012)

·         Population with a disability: 1,180,800 (est.)