Burkinabé presidential election, 1991

Burkina Faso

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Presidential elections were held in Burkina Faso on 1 December 1991. They were the first elections in the country since 1978, but were boycotted by the opposition parties. The result was a victory for the only candidate, incumbent President Blaise Compaoré, although voter turnout was just 27.3%.^[1]

Results

Candidate	Party	Votes	%
Blaise Compaoré	Organization for Popular Democracy – Labour Movement	750,146	100
Invalid/blank votes		117,892	–
Total		868,038	100
Registered voters/turnout		3,179,053	27.3
Source: Nohlen et al.

References

↑ Nohlen, D, Krennerich, M & Thibaut, B (1999) Elections in Africa: A data handbook, p146 ISBN 0-19-829645-2

Elections and referendums in Burkina Faso
Presidential elections	1965 1978 1991 1998 2005 2010 2015
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