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Parliamentary elections were held in Burkina Faso on 5 May 2002. The result was a landslide victory for the ruling Congress for Democracy and Progress, which took almost 50% of the popular vote and 57 of the 111 parliamentary seats. Voter turnout was 70.4%, though 7.5% of all votes cast (142,243) were deemed invalid.
[edit] Results
e•d Summary of the 5 May 2002 National Assembly of Burkina Faso election results
| Parties |
Votes |
% |
Seats |
| Congress for Democracy and Progress (Congrès pour la Démocratie et le Progrès) |
862,119 |
49.5 |
57 |
| Alliance for Democracy and Federation-African Democratic Rally
|
219,543 |
12.6 |
17 |
| Party for Democracy and Progress/Socialist Party (Parti pour la Démocratie et le Progrès/Parti Socialiste) |
122,100 |
7.0 |
10 |
| Coalition of Democratic Forces (Coalition des Forces Démocratiques) |
76,333 |
4.4 |
5 |
| African Independence Party (Touré) (Parti Africain de l’Indépendance) |
63,031 |
3.6 |
5 |
| National Rebirth Party (Parti de la Renaissance Nationale) |
47,477 |
2.7 |
4 |
| Sankarist Pan-African Convention (Convention Panafricaine Sankariste) |
45,747 |
2.6 |
3 |
| Union for Rebirth/Sankarist Movement (Union pour la Renaissance/Mouvement Sankariste) |
42,599 |
2.4 |
3 |
| Party for Democracy and Socialism (Parti pour la Démocratie et le Socialisme) |
42,039 |
2.4 |
2 |
| National Convention of Progressive Democrats (Convention Nationale des Démocrates Progressistes) |
35,087 |
2.0 |
2 |
| Alliance for Progress and Freedom (Alliance pour le Progrès et la Liberté) |
|
0.7 |
1 |
| Patriotic Front for Change (Front Patriotique pour le Changement) |
|
0.5 |
1 |
| Union of Democrats and Independent Progressives (Union des Démocrates et Progressistes Indépendants) |
|
0.4 |
1 |
| Total (turnout 70.4%) |
1,741,037 |
|
111 |
| Source: Adam Carr, Commission Electorale Nationale Indépendante |
