Elections in Burkina Faso
Elections in Burkina Faso gives information on election and election results in Burkina Faso.
Burkina Faso elects on national level a head of state - the president - and a legislature. The president is elected for a five year term by the people. The National Assembly (Assemblée Nationale) has 111 members, elected for a five year term by proportional representation.
Latest elections
2007 Parliamentary election
e • d Summary of the 6 May 2007 National Assembly of Burkina Faso election results
| Parties |
Votes |
% |
Seats |
+/– |
| Congress for Democracy and Progress (Congrès pour la Démocratie et le Progrès) |
1,373,230 |
58.9 |
73 |
+16 |
| Alliance for Democracy and Federation–African Democratic Rally |
249,768 |
10.7 |
14 |
–3 |
| Union for the Republic (Union pour la République) |
100,392 |
4.3 |
5 |
+5 |
| Union for Rebirth/Sankarist Movement (Union pour la Renaissance/Mouvement Sankariste) |
90,788 |
3.9 |
4 |
+1 |
| Convention of the Democratic Forces of Burkina (Convention des Forces Démocratiques de Burkina) |
54,621 |
2.3 |
3 |
+3 |
| Union of Sankarist Parties (Union des Partis Sankarist) |
40,609 |
1.7 |
2 |
+2 |
| Party for Democracy and Progress/Socialist Party (Parti pour la Démocratie et le Progrès/Parti Socialiste) |
423,820 |
18.1 |
2 |
–8 |
| Rally for the Development of Burkina (Rassemblement pour le Développement du Burkina) |
2 |
+2 |
| Party for Democracy and Socialism (Parti pour la Démocratie et le Socialisme) |
2 |
±0 |
| National Rebirth Party (Parti de la Renaissance Nationale) |
1 |
–3 |
| African Independence Party (Parti Africain de l'Indépendance) |
1 |
–4 |
| Citizen’s Popular Rally (Rassemblement Populaire des Citoyens) |
1 |
+1 |
| Union for Democracy and Social Progress (Union pour la Démocratie et le Progrès Social) |
1 |
+1 |
| Total (turnout 56.4%) |
2,520,488 |
|
111 |
|
| Source: African Elections Database |
2010 Presidential election
e • d Summary of the 21 November 2010 Burkinabé presidential election results
| Candidates |
Votes |
% |
| Blaise Compaoré – Congress for Democracy and Progress |
1,358,941 |
80.2 |
| Hama Arba Diallo – Party for Democracy and Socialism |
138,666 |
8.2 |
| Bénéwendé Stanislas Sankara – Union for Rebirth / Sankarist Movement |
107,377 |
6.3 |
| Boukari Kaboré – Pan-African Sankarist Union / Progressive Movement |
39,029 |
2.3 |
| Maxime Kaboré |
24,888 |
1.5 |
| Pargui Emile Paré – People's Movement for Socialism / Federal Party |
14,461 |
0.9 |
| Ouampoussoga François Kaboré – Party for Democracy and Progress / Socialist Party |
10,909 |
0.6 |
| Total (turnout 54.9%) |
1,694,271 |
100.0 |
| Invalid votes (4.7%) |
84,422 |
|
| Total votes |
1,778,693 |
| Registered Voters |
3,239,777 |
| Source: Adam Carr's Election Archive |
Past elections
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