National Assembly (Senegal) facts for kids
Quick facts for kids National Assembly of SenegalAssemblée nationale du Sénégal |
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| 5th National Assembly | |
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President of the National Assembly
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Amadou Mame Diop, AFP
Since 12 September 2022 |
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| Seats | 165 |
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Last election
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31 July 2022 |
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Next election
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2027 |
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| Place Sweto, Dakar | |
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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.
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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 | |||||||
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| 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 |
- 2001 Senegalese parliamentary election
- 2007 Senegalese parliamentary election
- 2012 Senegalese parliamentary election
- 2017 Senegalese parliamentary election
List of National Assembly Presidents
See also
In Spanish: Asamblea Nacional de Senegal para niños
- History of Senegal
- Legislative branch
- Senate (Senegal)
- List of presidents of the National Assembly of Senegal
