1999 Togolese parliamentary election

1999 Togolese parliamentary election

21 March 1999

All 81 seats in the National Assembly
41 seats needed for a majority
Turnout66.03% ( 0.93pp)
Party Leader Seats +/–
RPT Gnassingbé Eyadéma 79 +44
Independent 2 New
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
Prime Minister before Prime Minister after
Kwassi Klutse
RPT
Eugène Koffi Adoboli
RPT

Parliamentary elections were held in Togo on 21 March 1999. They were boycotted by the eight opposition parties, who been rebuffed in their insistence that talks following the controversial presidential elections the previous year must be completed prior to the parliamentary elections. As a result only three parties ran in the elections, the ruling Rally of the Togolese People (RPT), together with two small parties allied with it; the Coordination of New Forces and the Pan African Environmentalist Party. In addition, twelve independent candidates also ran.

The result was an overwhelming victory for the RPT, which won 79 of the 81 seats, the other two going to independents.[1]

Results

PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Rally of the Togolese People79+44
Coordination of New Forces0–1
Pan African Environmentalist Party0New
Independents2New
Total810
Valid votes1,547,11697.14
Invalid/blank votes45,5452.86
Total votes1,592,661100.00
Registered voters/turnout2,412,02766.03
Source: Journal Officiel

References

  1. ^ Togo: Elections held in 1999 Inter-Parliamentary Union