# Elections in Senegal

Senegal elects on the national level a head of state – the president – and a legislature. The president is elected for a seven-year term by the people (between 2001 and 2008, it was a five-year term; this was changed back to the pre-2001 seven-year term in 2008, though incumbent president Macky Sall has stated he wants to have it reverted to five-year terms).
The National Assembly (Assemblée Nationale) has 150 members, elected for a five-year term, in multi-seat constituencies. Senegal has a multi-party system.

## Electoral law
### Gender parity

In 2010, as a result of feminist campaigning, Law 2010-11 of 28 May 2010 established "absolute parity" in all institutions that are "partially or totally" electoral. Lists of candidates have to alternate candidates of "the two sexes".
In the 2012 parliamentary election, 64 of the 150 seats (43%) were won by women candidates and in the 2022 election, 73 of the 165 seats (44%) were won by women.

## Latest elections
### Presidential elections

| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
| | Bassirou Diomaye Faye | PASTEF | 2,434,751 | 54.28 |
| | Amadou Ba | Alliance for the Republic | 1,605,086 | 35.79 |
| | Aliou Mamadou Dia | Party for Unity and Rally | 125,690 | 2.80 |
| | Khalifa Sall | Manko Taxawu Sénégal | 69,760 | 1.56 |
| | Idrissa Seck | Rewmi | 40,286 | 0.90 |
| | Thierno Alassane Sall [fr] | Republic of Values | 25,946 | 0.58 |
| | Boubacar Camara [fr] | Party of Construction and Solidarity | 23,359 | 0.52 |
| | Aly Ngouille Ndiaye [fr] | Independent | 20,964 | 0.47 |
| | Papa Djibril Fall | The Servants / MPR | 18,304 | 0.41 |
| | Serigne Mboup | Independent | 16,049 | 0.36 |
| | Déthié Fall | Republican Party for Progress | 15,836 | 0.35 |
| | Daouda Ndiaye | Independent | 15,895 | 0.35 |
| | Anta Babacar Ngom | Alternative for the Next Generation of Citizens | 15,457 | 0.34 |
| | Cheikh Tidiane Dieye | Independent | 15,172 | 0.34 |
| | Mamadou Diao | Independent | 14,591 | 0.33 |
| | Mamadou Lamine Diallo [fr] | National Patriotic Union/Tekki | 9,998 | 0.22 |
| | Mahammed Dionne | Independent | 8,435 | 0.19 |
| | Malick Gakou [fr] | Grand Party | 6,343 | 0.14 |
| | Habib Sy | Independent | 3,206 | 0.07 |
| Total | Total | Total | 4,485,128 | 100.00 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | Valid votes | 4,485,128 | 99.24 |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 34,125 | 0.76 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 4,519,253 | 100.00 |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 7,371,890 | 61.30 |
| Source: Conseil constitutionnel |||||

### Parliamentary elections

Polls opened at 8:00 GMT and closed at 18:00 GMT on 31 July 2022. Partial results were expected to be announced on 31 July, with the provisional overall results to be announced on 5 August 2022. Women won 64 of the 165 seats, in line with the requirement of the 2010 gender parity law on Senegalese elections.
Seats :
| Party | Party | Votes | % | National | Departmental | Total |
| | United in Hope | 1,518,137 | 46.56 | 25 | 57 | 82 |
| | Liberate the People | 1,071,139 | 32.85 | 17 | 39 | 56 |
| | Wallu Sénégal | 471,517 | 14.46 | 8 | 16 | 24 |
| | The Servants / MPR | 56,303 | 1.73 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| | AAR Sénégal | 52,173 | 1.60 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| | Bokk Gis Gis | 44,862 | 1.38 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| | Naataangue Askan Wi | 25,833 | 0.79 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | Bunt Bi | 20,922 | 0.64 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 3,260,886 | 100.00 | 53 | 112 | 165 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 3,260,886 | 99.44 | | | |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 18,224 | 0.56 | | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | 3,279,110 | 100.00 | | | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 7,036,466 | 46.60 | | | |
| Source: Constitutional Council |||||||