Malian parliamentary election, 1992

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Parliamentary elections were held in Mali on 23 February 1992, with a second round in all but 15 constituencies on 1 March. They were the first multi-party elections since independence following a constitutional referendum in January. The elections were boycotted by some groups and voter turnout was just 21.09%.[1] The result was a victory for the Alliance for Democracy in Mali, which won 76 of the 116 seats elected in the country, a further 13 being elected by Malians living abroad.[2]

Results

Party Votes % Seats
Alliance for Democracy in Mali 476,254 48.4 76
Sudanese Union – African Democratic Rally 172,998 17.6 8
National Congress for Democratic Initiative 54,623 5.6 9
Party for Democracy and Progress 50,335 5.1 2
Rally for Democracy and Progress 43,658 4.4 4
Union for Democracy and Development 43,313 4.4 4
Rally for Labour Democracy 36,946 3.8 3
Malian Party for Development 26,676 2.7 6
Sudanese Progressive Party 16,901 1.7 0
Malian Union for Democracy and Development 4,252 0.4 1
Eleven other parties 41,787 4.3 0
Seats elected by overseas voters - - 13
Invalid/blank votes 33,388 - -
Total 1,017,019 100 129
Source: Nohlen et al

References

  1. ^ Mali: Elections in 1992 Inter-Parliamentary Union
  2. ^ Nohlen, D, Krennerich, M & Thibaut, B (1999) Elections in Africa: A data handbook, p580 ISBN 0198296452