| 16,754,859 | 11 |
Population (as of Feb. 8, 2019) |
Elections in our database |
| 6,683,043 | 54.97% |
Registered Voters (as of March 1, 2019) |
Average Turnout |
Republic of Senegal
| Name | Official Name | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Senegalese National Assembly | Assemblée Nationale | Assembly |
Description of government structure:
- Chief of State: President Macky SALL
- Head of Government: Prime Minister Mohammed Abdallah Boun DIONNE
- Assembly: Senegal has a unicameral National Assembly (Assemblée Nationale) with 150 seats.
Description of electoral system:
- The President is elected by absolute majority vote through a two-round system to serve a 7-year term.
- Prime Minister is appointed by the president.
- In the National Assembly (Assemblée Nationale), 90 members are elected by plurality vote to serve 5-year terms and 60 members are elected by proportional representation to serve 5-year terms. Women must make up 50% of candidates on the party lists.
Elections
| Election For | Date | Votes | Registered Voters | Turn Out |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Senegalese National Assembly | 1998-05-24 | 1,243,274 | 3,164,827 | 39.28% |
| President | 2000-02-27 | 1,696,384 | 2,725,987 | 62.23% |
| Referendum | 2001-01-07 | 1,678,097 | 2,552,589 | 65.74% |
| Senegalese National Assembly | 2001-04-29 | 1,888,911 | 2,802,253 | 67.41% |
| President | 2007-02-25 | 3,472,712 | 4,917,157 | 70.62% |
| Senegalese National Assembly | 2007-06-03 | 1,738,675 | 5,004,096 | 34.75% |
| President | 2012-02-26 | 2,735,135 | 5,302,349 | 51.58% |
| President | 2012-03-25 | 2,915,893 | 5,301,648 | 55.0% |
| Referendum | 2016-03-20 | 2,184,311 | 5,719,090 | 38.19% |
| Senegalese National Assembly | 2017-07-02 | 3,337,494 | 6,219,446 | 53.66% |
| President | 2019-02-24 | 4,426,344 | 6,683,043 | 66.23% |