2007 Burkinabé parliamentary election

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2007 Burkinabé parliamentary election
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  2002 6 May 2007 2012  

All 111 seats in the National Assembly
56 seats needed for a majority
Turnout56.43% (Decrease2.svg 14.02 pp)
PartyLeaderVote %Seats+/–
CDP Blaise Compaoré 58.8573+16
ADF-RDA Gilbert Noël Ouédraogo 10.7114−3
UPR Toussaint Abel Coulibaly 4.305New
UNIR/PS Bénéwendé Stanislas Sankara 3.894+1
CFD 2.343−2
PDS Philippe Ouédraogo 3.2820
PDP/PS Ali Lankoandé 2.512−8
RDB Celestin Saidou Compaoré 2.092New
UPS 1.742+2
PAREN Laurent Bado 1.291−3
RPC 1.151+1
UDPS 1.031+1
PAI 0.831−4
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
2007 Burkina Faso parliamentary election - Results by constituency.svg
Results by constituency
Prime Minister beforePrime Minister after
Paramanga Ernest Yonli
CDP
Tertius Zongo
CDP

Parliamentary elections were held in Burkina Faso on 6 May 2007. [1] The result was a victory for the ruling Congress for Democracy and Progress (CDP), which won 73 of the 111 seats in the National Assembly.

Results

PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Congress for Democracy and Progress 1,373,07858.8573+16
Alliance for Democracy and Federation – African Democratic Rally 249,76610.7114–3
Union for the Republic 100,3924.305+5
Union for Rebirth / Sankarist Party 90,7053.894+1
Party for Democracy and Socialism 76,5253.2820
Party for Democracy and Progress / Socialist Party 58,4552.512–8
Convention of Democratic Forces 54,6212.343+3
Rally for the Development of Burkina 48,8652.092+2
National Union for Democracy and Development 44,1131.890
Union of Sankarist Parties 40,6081.742+2
National Rebirth Party 30,0301.291–3
Citizen's Popular Rally 26,7581.151+1
Union for Democracy and Social Progress 23,9181.031+1
African Independence Party 19,2670.831–4
Movement for the People and Socialism/Federal Party16,7340.720
Rally of the Ecologists of Burkina 11,4810.490
Republican Party for Integration and Solidarity10,3240.440
Alliance for Progress and Freedom 5,4660.230–1
ACP5,3630.230
Party for Concord and Progress of Faso5,1920.220
Organisation for Democracy and Labour 4,3840.190
National Union for Independence and Solidarity3,4860.150
Ecologist Party for the Development of Burkina 3,1500.140
Patriotic Front for Change 3,0840.130–1
Social Union of Burkina3,0160.130
Alliance for Democracy of Faso2,6300.110
Republican Democratic Front2,6090.110
Alliance of Revolutionary Democrats2,4120.100
Group of Patriotic Democrats2,2980.100
Union of Patriots for Development2,0750.090
National Convention for Change1,4700.060
Democratic Union of Faso1,3630.060
Greens of Faso1,3180.060
Citizens League of Builders1,1630.050
National Council for Renaissance-Sankarist Movement1,1050.050
Party of Independent Forces for Development9300.040
Movement for Tolerance and Progress 9230.040
Party for the Protection of the Environment/Nature Convention8550.040
Union of Progressive Forces6200.030
Burkinabé Liberal Party4280.020
Union of Democratic Peasants for Progress3870.020
Unified Socialist Party 3720.020
Party of Progress for National Renewal3710.020
Cultural Activity Movement for Political Ennoblement3270.010
National Union for Democracy and Progress3100.010
Pan-African Movement of Faso2190.010
New Social Democracy 1970.010
Total2,333,163100.001110
Valid votes2,333,16392.57
Invalid/blank votes187,2607.43
Total votes2,520,423100.00
Registered voters/turnout4,466,35456.43
Source: CENI

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