Parliamentary elections were held in Gabon on 15 and 29 December 1996. The result was a victory for the ruling Gabonese Democratic Party, which won 85 of the 120 seats in the National Assembly.[1]
Results
editParty | Seats | +/– | |
---|---|---|---|
Gabonese Democratic Party | 85 | +22 | |
Gabonese Progress Party | 10 | –8 | |
National Woodcutters' Rally | 7 | –13 | |
Circle of Liberal Reformers | 2 | New | |
Gabonese Socialist Union | 2 | –2 | |
African Forum for Reconstruction | 1 | New | |
Circle for Renewal and Progress | 1 | 0 | |
Congress for Democracy and Justice | 1 | New | |
Democratic and Republican Alliance | 1 | New | |
MORENA–Original | 1 | –6 | |
Rally for Democracy and Progress | 1 | New | |
Union of the Gabonese People | 1 | New | |
Independents | 7 | +7 | |
Total | 120 | 0 | |
Source: African Elections Database |