Burundian Senate election, 2005

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The Republic of Burundi held elections to the Senate on 29 July 2005. Senators were chosen indirectly through electoral colleges of communal council members in each province. There are two senators (one Hutu and one Tutsi) from each of Burundi's seventeen provinces. Three Senators come from the Twa ethnic group. Women must occupy at least 30% of the seats in the Senate. Four former presidents - Jean-Baptiste Bagaza (PARENA), Pierre Buyoya (UPRONA), Sylvestre Ntibantunganya (FRODEBU), and Domitien Ndayizeye (FRODEBU) will also become Senators.

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**Summary of the 29 July 2005 Senate of Burundi election results**
Parties	Elected Members	Co-opted & Other Members	Total Seats
National Council for the Defense of Democracy-Forces for the Defense of Democracy (Conseil National Pour la Défense de la Démocratie–Forces pour la Défense de la Démocratie, CNDD-FDD)	30	2	32
Front for Democracy in Burundi (Front pour la Démocratie au Burundi, FRODEBU)	3	2	5
National Council for the Defense of Democracy (Conseil National Pour la Défense de la Démocratie, CNDD)	1	2	3
Union for National Progress (Union pour le Progrès national, UPRONA)	-	2	2
Ethnic Twa Members	-	3	3
Ex-Presidents (FRODEBU-2, UPRONA-1 and PARENA-1)	-	4	4
Total (turnout %)	34	15	49