1997 Burkinabé parliamentary election

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	68.61	101	+8
	Party for Democracy and Progress	213,620	10.11	6	New
	African Democratic Rally	136,006	6.44	2	–4
	Alliance for Democracy and Federation	156,325	7.40	2	–2
	Burkinabé Socialist Party	38,005	1.80	0	–1
	African Independence Party	31,381	1.49	0	–2
	Burkinabé Socialist Bloc	27,493	1.30	0	0
	Social Forces Front	16,597	0.79	0	New
	Group of Patriotic Democrats	12,652	0.60	0	0
	Party for Progress and Social Development	11,408	0.54	0	New
	Union of Greens for the Development of Burkina	9,437	0.45	0	0
	Movement for Tolerance and Progress	7,117	0.34	0	0
	New Social Democracy	2,855	0.14	0	0
Total		2,111,978	100.00	111	+4
Valid votes		2,111,978	96.18
Invalid/blank votes		83,887	3.82
Total votes		2,195,865	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		4,982,621	44.07
Source: Nohlen et al.

References

1. Burkina Faso: Elections held in 1997 Inter-Parliamentary Union
2. Elections in Burkina Faso African Elections Database
3. Dieter Nohlen, Michael Krennerich & Bernhard Thibaut (1999) Elections in Africa: A data handbook, p134 ISBN   0-19-829645-2