1979 Beninese parliamentary election
# 1979 Beninese parliamentary election

Elections for the National Revolutionary Assembly were held in Benin on 20 November 1979. At the time, the country was a one-party state under the People's Revolutionary Party of Benin, with voters given the choice of approving the party's list of 336 candidates or not. The list was approved by 98% of voters, with an 81% turnout. Following the election, Mathieu Kérékou was elected President (unopposed) by the Assembly on 6 February 1980.

## Results

| Choice | Choice | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - |
| Approve | Approve | 1,248,613 | 98.31 |
| Not approve | Not approve | 21,438 | 1.69 |
| Total | Total | 1,270,051 | 100.00 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 1,270,051 | 99.58 |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 5,410 | 0.42 |
| Total votes | Total votes | 1,275,461 | 100.00 |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 1,582,910 | 80.58 |
| Source: Nohlen et al. ||||

### Assembly members

Rather than geographical constituencies, seats were divided up by professions.

| Profession | Seats |
| - | - |
| Civil servants | 105 |
| Peasants and craftsmen | 84 |
| Party officials | 67 |
| Military | 33 |
| Workers | 33 |
| Representatives of the middle class | 8 |
| Clergy | 6 |
