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Parliamentary elections were held in
Senegal on 24 May 1998. The result was a victory for the ruling
Socialist Party , which won 93 of the 140 seats.
[1] Voter turnout was just 39%.
Results
Party Votes % Seats +/–
Socialist Party 616,847 50.19 93 +9
Senegalese Democratic Party 235,470 19.16 23 –4
Union for Democratic Renewal 162,374 13.21 11 New
And-Jëf/African Party for Democracy and Socialism 60,760 4.94 4
[a]
Democratic League/Movement for the Labour Party 48,445 3.94 3 0
Convention of Democrats and Patriots 24,579 2.00 1
[a]
Front for Socialism and Democracy/Benno Jubël 16,445 1.34 1 New
Senegalese Democratic Union – Renewal 12,978 1.06 1 0
Party of Independence and Labour 10,899 0.89 1 –1
National Democratic Rally 8,220 0.67 1
[a]
Gaïndé Centrist Bloc [
fr ] 7,517 0.61 1 New
Senegalese Patriotic Rally/Jammi Rewmi 4,706 0.38 0 New
Movement for Socialism and Unity [
fr ] 3,677 0.30 0 New
Senegalese Republican Movement 3,600 0.29 0 New
African Party for the Independence of the Masses 3,456 0.28 0 New
Rally for Progress, Justice and Socialism [
fr ] 3,336 0.27 0 New
Action for National Development [
fr ] 2,994 0.24 0 New
Union for Democracy and Federalism/Mbooloo Mi [
fr ] 2,820 0.23 0 New Total 1,229,123 100.00 140 +21 Valid votes 1,229,123 98.88 Invalid/blank votes 13,903 1.12 Total votes 1,243,026 100.00 Registered voters/turnout 3,164,827 39.28 Source:
African Elections Database
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b
c Contested previous election as part of Let Us Unite Senegal alliance
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