National Assembly Of Togo
The unicameral National Assembly is Togo's legislative body. It has a total of 81 members who are elected in a party list proportional representation system. Members serve five-year terms.
Following the 2007 parliamentary election, political party distribution in the National Assembly is as follows:
| Parties | Votes | % | Seats |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rally for the Togolese People (Rassemblement du Peuple Togolais) | 922,636 | 39.36 | 50 |
| Union of Forces for Change (Union des Forces du Changement) | 867,507 | 37.01 | 27 |
| Action Committee for Renewal (Comité d'Action pour la Renouveau) | 192,618 | 8.22 | 4 |
| Independents | 59,614 | 2.54 | — |
| Patriotic Pan-African Convergence (Convergence Patriotique Panafricaine) | 43,898 | 1.87 | — |
| Democratic Convention of African Peoples (Convention Démocratique des Peuples Africains) | 38,347 | 1.64 | — |
| Party of Democrats for Renewal (Parti des Démocrates pour le Renouveau) | 24,260 | 1.03 | — |
| Socialist Pact for Renewal (Pacte Socialiste pour le Renouveau) | 23,254 | 0.99 | — |
| Alliance of Democrats for Integral Development (Alliance des Démocrates pour le Développement Intégral) | 21,441 | 0.91 | — |
| Democratic Alliance for the Fatherland (Alliance Démocratique pour la Patrie) | 15,444 | 0.66 | — |
| Democratic Pan-African Party (Parti Démocratique Panafricain) | 14,141 | 0.60 | — |
| Citizens' Movement for Democracy and Development (Mouvement Citoyen pour la Démocratie et le Développement) | 12,741 | 0.54 | — |
| Union for Democracy and Social Progress (Union pour la Démocratie et le Progrès Social) | 8,362 | 0.36 | — |
| The Nest (Le Nid) | 8,269 | 0.35 | — |
| Popular Union for the Republic (Union Populaire pour la République) | 7,814 | 0.33 | — |
| Togolese Alliance of Democrats (Alliance Togolaise des Démocrates) | 7,542 | 0.32 | — |
| Party for Renewal and Redemption (Parti pour le Renouveau et la Rédemption) | 5,211 | 0.22 | — |
| Union of Socialist Democrats of Togo (Union des Démocrates Socialistes du Togo) | 4,229 | 0.18 | — |
| Juvento | 3,873 | 0.17 | — |
| New Popular Dynamic (Nouvelle Dynamique Populaire) | 3,536 | 0.15 | — |
| Movement of Centrist Republicans (Mouvement des Républicains Centristes) | 3,157 | 0.13 | — |
| Coordination of New Forces (Coordination des Forces Nouvelles) | 2,170 | 0.09 | — |
| Believers' Movement for Equality and Peace (Mouvement des Croyants pour l'Égalité et la Paix) | 1,718 | 0.07 | — |
| Regrouping of the Live Forces of Youth for Change (Regroupement des Forces Vives de la Jeunesse pour le Changement) | 1,550 | 0.07 | — |
| Party of Action for Change in Togo (Parti d’Action pour le Changement au Togo) | 1,056 | 0.05 | — |
| JD | 710 | 0.03 | — |
| Party of the Union for Renovation and Development (Parti d'Union pour la Rénovation et le Développement) | 221 | 0.01 | — |
| PNTS | 140 | 0.00 | — |
| FADD | 114 | 0.00 | — |
| Others | 48,535 | 2.07 | — |
| Total (turnout 85%) | 2,344,108 | 81 | |
| Source: CENI | |||
In the previous parliamentary term (2002–2007), party representation was as follows:
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rally of the Togolese People | 72 | -7 | ||
| Rally for the Support of Democracy and Development | 3 | New | ||
| Juvento | 2 | New | ||
| Union for Democracy and Social Progress | 2 | New | ||
| Believers' Movement for Equality and Peace | 1 | New | ||
| Independents | 1 | -1 | ||
| Total | 81 | 0 |
Six women occupied seats in the 2002–2007 National Assembly.
Abass Bonfoh is the current President of the National Assembly (since 2005).
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