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Benin Detailed Election Results
 
 
Political Parties: FC - Key Force, FE - Hope Force, MADEP - African Movement for Democracy and Progress, PDU - Dahomeyan Unity Party, PSD - Social Democratic Party, PUR - Party for Republican Union, RB - Renaissance Party of Benin, RP - Patriotic Awakening, UDD - Dahomeyan Democratic Union, UPR - Union for Relief.
Coalitions: Union Makes the Nation (UN) Member parties include the Democratic Renewal Party (PRD), Social Democratic Party (PSD), Renaissance Party of Benin (RB), Key Force (FC), and the African Movement for Democracy and Progress (MADEP).
 
11 DECEMBER 1960 NATIONAL ASSEMBLY ELECTION
Party Electoral District National Total Number of Seats
(60)
Centre Nord-Est Nord-Ouest Sud Sud-Est Sud-Ouest
Dahomeyan Unity Party (PDU) 35,677 (28.81%) 93,317 (95.87%) 140,644 (98.08%) 39,655 (38.30%) 121,563 (87.55%) 37,823 (50.25%) 468,679 (68.70%) 60
Dahomeyan Democratic Union (UDD) 88,166 (71.19%) 4,023 (4.13%) 2,759 (1.92%) 63,887 (61.70%) 17,284 (12.45%) 37,453 (49.75%) 213,572 (31.30%) -
Total Valid Votes 123,843 97,340 143,402 103,543 138,847 75,276 682,251
Invalid/Blank Votes 1,574 231 599 1,821 1,677 1,080 6,982
Total Votes 125,417 97,571 144,001 105,364 140,524 76,356 689,233
Registered Voters 185,954 129,046 170,327 163,390 196,467 125,828 971,012
Voter Turnout 67.4% 75.6% 84.5% 64.5% 71.5% 60.7% 71.0%
 
 
9-29 MARCH 1970 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION*
Election Date Province Candidate Total
Valid
Votes
Invalid/
Blank
Votes
Total Votes Registered Voters Voter Turnout
Justin Ahomadegbé-Tomêtin Sourou-Migan Apithy Hubert Maga Émile Derlin Zinsou
March 9 Ouémé 8,679
(7.80%)
92,295 (82.99%) 6,129 (5.51%) 4,104 (3.69%) 111,207 1,522 112,729 234,664 48.0%
March 13 Atlantique 56,843 (53.29%) 38,009 (35.63%) 6,100 (5.72%) 5,724 (5.37%) 106,676 2,602 109,278 229,309 47.7%
March 17 Mono 31,961 (52.00%) 19,725 (32.09%) 5,705 (9.28%) 4,074 (6.63%) 61,465 12,148 73,613 144,197 51.1%
March 21 Zou 99,592 (73.33%) 26,511 (19.52%) 6,211 (4.57%) 3,494 (2.57%) 135,808 1,216 137,024 221,137 62.0%
March 25 Borgou 3,017
(2.29%)
288 (0.22%) 128,406 (97.30%) 257 (0.19%) 131,968 735 132,703 167,919 79.0%
March 29 Atakora - - - - - - - - -

National Total 200,902 (36.57%) 176,828 (32.32%) 152,551 (27.88%) 17,653 (3.23%) 547,124 18,223 565,347 997,226 56.7%
*The election was held in five of the six provinces at four-day intervals beginning on 9 March 1970. The sixth province, Atakora, was scheduled to vote on 29 March, but the military government postponed and later annulled the election under the pretext of growing political violence and electoral irregularities. Atakora had approximately 190,000 registered voters and similar to Borgou, was expected to vote overwhelmingly for Hubert Maga.
 
 
13 MARCH 2011 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION
Canadidate (Party) [Coalition] Department
Alibori Atacora Atlantique Borgou Collines Couffo Donga
Yayi Boni 160,753 (78.21%) 137,406 (72.98%) 211,633 (50.37%) 281,196 (83.15%) 149,815 (77.04%) 71,264 (39.35%) 83,159 (65.65%)
Adrien Houngbédji (PRD) [UN] 2,566 (1.25%) 6,609 (3.51%) 159,446 (37.95%) 13,304 (3.93%) 26,463 (13.61%) 96,701 (53.39%) 2,029 (1.60%)
Abdoulaye Bio Tchané 9,282 (4.52%) 30,907 (16.41%) 30,416 (7.24%) 30,442 (9.00%) 11,229 (5.77%) 4,476 (2.47%) 36,561 (28.86%)
Issa Salifou (UPR) 24,668 (12.00%) 2,047 (1.09%) 1,310 (0.31%) 2,098 (0.62%) 446
(0.23%)
312
(0.17%)
462
(0.36%)
Christian Lagnidé 2,031 (0.99%) 1,904 (1.01%) 2,035 (0.48%) 2,247 (0.66%) 1,057 (0.54%) 1,808 (1.00%) 738
(0.58%)
Janvier Yahouédéhou (PR) 363
(0.18%)
580
(0.31%)
2,717 (0.65%) 503
(0.15%)
430
(0.22%)
568
(0.31%)
278
(0.22%)
Jean Yves Sinzogan 1,329 (0.65%) 1,639 (0.87%) 1,681 (0.40%) 1,941 (0.57%) 1,857 (0.95%) 767
(0.42%)
758
(0.60%)
Marie-Elise Gbèdo 569
(0.28%)
537
(0.29%)
2,649 (0.63%) 637
(0.19%)
369
(0.19%)
932
(0.51%)
124
(0.10%)
Victor Topanou (PUR) 1,077 (0.52%) 1,183 (0.63%) 2,963 (0.71%) 1,325 (0.39%) 508
(0.26%)
1,011 (0.56%) 462
(0.36%)
Kessilé Tchalla 1,056 (0.51%) 901
(0.48%)
1,044 (0.25%) 1,072 (0.32%) 562
(0.29%)
603
(0.33%)
1,084 (0.86%)
Cyr M'Po Kouagou 726
(0.35%)
3,006 (1.60%) 735
(0.17%)
1,425 (0.42%) 444
(0.23%)
675
(0.37%)
472
(0.37%)
Antoine Dayori (FE) 300
(0.15%)
634
(0.34%)
1,907 (0.45%) 1,117 (0.33%) 487
(0.25%)
600
(0.33%)
235
(0.19%)
Salomon Joseph Biokou 631
(0.31%)
726
(0.39%)
1,088 (0.26%) 682
(0.20%)
532
(0.27%)
668
(0.37%)
234
(0.18%)
Joachim Dahissiho 183
(0.09%)
210
(0.11%)
555
(0.13%)
178
(0.05%)
275
(0.14%)
734
(0.41%)
75
(0.06%)
Total Valid Votes 205,534 188,289 420,179 338,167 194,474 181,119 126,671
Invalid/Blank Votes 14,327 16,252 15,942 19,023 8,479 9,182 8,840
Total Valid Votes 219,861 204,541 436,121 357,190 202,953 190,301 135,511
Registered Voters 326,627 251,706 518,422 426,389 236,613 235,497 174,051
Voter Turnout 67.3% 81.3% 84.1% 83.8% 85.8% 80.8% 77.9%
Canadidate (Party) [Coalition] Department Diaspora National Total
Littoral Mono Ouémé Plateau Zou
Yayi Boni 130,141 (37.88%) 100,807 (65.24%) 91,287 (22.93%) 63,965 (39.96%) 91,904 (36.51%) 6,220 (62.81%) 1,579,550 (53.14%)
Adrien Houngbédji (PRD) [UN] 194,053 (56.48%) 43,579 (28.20%) 293,366 (73.67%) 86,270 (53.89%) 132,057 (52.45%) 2,953 (29.82%) 1,059,396 (35.64%)
Abdoulaye Bio Tchané 10,147 (2.95%) 5704 (3.69%) 4,127 (1.04%) 1,695 (1.06%) 7,025 (2.79%) 473
(4.78%)
182,484 (6.14%)
Issa Salifou (UPR) 1,471 (0.43%) 355
(0.23%)
875
(0.22%)
397
(0.25%)
2,744 (1.09%) 34
(0.34%)
37,219 (1.25%)
Christian Lagnidé 1,070 (0.31%) 848
(0.55%)
1,793 (0.45%) 1,809 (1.13%) 1,858 (0.74%) 23
(0.23%)
19,221 (0.65%)
Janvier Yahouédéhou (RP) 1,405 (0.41%) 278
(0.18%)
707
(0.18%)
623
(0.39%)
8,122 (3.23%) 17
(0.17%)
16,591 (0.56%)
Jean Yves Sinzogan 378
(0.11%)
472
(0.31%)
756
(0.19%)
912
(0.57%)
1,037 (0.41%) 34
(0.34%)
13,561 (0.46%)
Marie-Elise Gbèdo 2826 (0.82%) 449
(0.29%)
1,059 (0.27%) 772
(0.48%)
1,037 (0.41%) 57
(0.58%)
12,017 (0.40%)
Victor Topanou (PUR) 274
(0.08%)
344
(0.22%)
732
(0.18%)
767
(0.48%)
855
(0.34%)
15
(0.15%)
11,516 (0.39%)
Kessilé Tchalla 337
(0.10%)
391
(0.25%)
817
(0.21%)
757
(0.47%)
808
(0.32%)
37
(0.37%)
9,469 (0.32%)
Cyr M'Po Kouagou 123
(0.04%)
242
(0.16%)
300
(0.08%)
526
(0.33%)
607
(0.24%)
4
(0.04%)
9,285 (0.31%)
Antoine Dayori (FE) 811
(0.24%)
527
(0.34%)
870
(0.22%)
348
(0.22%)
585
(0.23%)
5
(0.05%)
8,426 (0.28%)
Salomon Joseph Biokou 278
(0.08%)
291
(0.19%)
1,176 (0.30%) 743
(0.46%)
825
(0.33%)
19
(0.19%)
7,893 (0.27%)
Joachim Dahissiho 251
(0.07%)
232
(0.15%)
326
(0.08%)
494
(0.31%)
2,292 (0.91%) 12
(0.12%)
5,817 (0.20%)
Total Valid Votes 343,565 154,519 398,191 160,078 251,756 9,903 2,972,445
Invalid/Blank Votes 6,880 10,127 10,228 9,785 10,096 227 139,388
Total Valid Votes 350,445 164,646 408,419 169,863 261,852 10,130 3,111,833
Registered Voters 345,996 191,291 436,509 204,801 307,541 13,115 3,668,558
Voter Turnout 101.3% 86.1% 93.6% 82.9% 85.1% 77.2% 84.8%