Burkinabé parliamentary election, 1997

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Parliamentary elections were held in Burkina Faso on 11 May 1997, after the National Assembly completed its first full term since independence.^[1] The result was a victory for the Congress for Democracy and Progress, which won 101 of the 111 seats in the National Assembly.^[2] Voter turnout was just 44.1%.^[3]

Following the election, the Supreme Court annulled the results in four constituencies. The election was re-run in those wards on 19 June, all of which were won by the CDP.^[2]

Results

Party	Votes	%	Seats	+/-
Congress for Democracy and Progress	1,449,082	68.6	101	+8
Party for Democracy and Progress	213,620	10.1	6	New
African Democratic Rally	136,006	6.44	2	–4
Alliance for Democracy and Federation	156,325	7.4	2	–2
Burkinabé Socialist Party	38,005	1.8	0	–1
African Independence Party	31,381	1.5	0	–2
Burkinabé Socialist Bloc	27,493	1.3	0	0
Social Forces Front	16,597	0.8	0	New
Group of Patriotic Democrats	12,652	0.6	0	0
Party for Progress and Social Development	11,408	0.5	0	New
Union of Greens for the Development of Burkina	9,437	0.5	0	0
Movement for Tolerance and Progress	7,117	0.3	0	0
New Social Democracy	2,885	0.1	0	0
Invalid/blank votes	83,887	–	–	–
Total	2,195,865	100	111	+4
Registered voters/turnout	4,982,621	44.1	–	–
Source: Nohlen et al.

References

↑ Burkina Faso: Elections held in 1997 Inter-Parliamentary Union
1 2 Elections in Burkina Faso African Elections Database
↑ Nohlen, D, Krennerich, M & Thibaut, B (1999) Elections in Africa: A data handbook, p134 ISBN 0-19-829645-2

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