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. The result was a victory for the Congress for Democracy and Progress
, which won 101 of the 111 seats in the National Assembly
. Voter turnout was just 44.1%.
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.
Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso – also known by its short-form name Burkina – is a landlocked country in west Africa. It is surrounded by six countries: Mali to the north, Niger to the east, Benin to the southeast, Togo and Ghana to the south, and Côte d'Ivoire to the southwest.Its size is with an estimated...
on 11 May 1997, after the National Assembly
National Assembly of Burkina Faso
The unicameral National Assembly of Burkina Faso is the country's legislative body. In 1995, it became the lower house of a bicameral Parliament, but the upper house was abolished in 2002.-Past composition:...
completed its first full term since independence. The result was a victory for the Congress for Democracy and Progress
Congress for Democracy and Progress
The Congress for Democracy and Progress is the ruling political party in Burkina Faso. Its President is Roch Marc Christian Kaboré....
, which won 101 of the 111 seats in the National Assembly
National Assembly of Burkina Faso
The unicameral National Assembly of Burkina Faso is the country's legislative body. In 1995, it became the lower house of a bicameral Parliament, but the upper house was abolished in 2002.-Past composition:...
. Voter turnout was just 44.1%.
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.
Results
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Congress for Democracy and Progress Congress for Democracy and Progress The Congress for Democracy and Progress is the ruling political party in Burkina Faso. Its President is Roch Marc Christian Kaboré.... |
1,449,082 | 68.6 | 101 | New |
| Party for Democracy and Progress Party for Democracy and Progress (Burkina Faso) The Party for Democracy and Progress was a political party in Burkina Faso The Party for Democracy and Progress was a political party in Burkina Faso The Party for Democracy and Progress was a political party in Burkina Faso (former Upper Volta.It was founded in April 1994 after a split in the... |
213,620 | 10.1 | 6 | New |
| African Democratic Rally | 136,006 | 6.44 | 2 | |
| Alliance for Democracy and Federation Alliance for Democracy and Federation The Alliance for Democracy and Federation is a liberal party in Burkina Faso. It is part of the Alliance for Democracy and Federation-African Democratic Rally , the largest opposition party in the country.-See also:*List of liberal... |
156,325 | 7.4 | 2 | |
| Burkinabé Socialist Party Burkinabè Socialist Party Burkinabé Socialist Party was a political party in Burkina Faso. The PSB split from the PAI in the early 1990s. Its leader was Ouindélassida François Ouédraogo.... |
38,005 | 1.8 | -1 | |
| African Independence Party African Independence Party (Burkina Faso) African Independence Party is a political party in Burkina Faso , led by Philippe Ouédraogo.It was a part of the Pan-African communist African Independence Party , which established its branch in Upper Volta in 1963. In 1973 PAI launched the Patriotic League for Development as its open mass front... |
31,381 | 1.5 | 0 | |
| Burkinabé Socialist Bloc Burkinabè Socialist Bloc Burkinabé Socialist Bloc was a Sankarist political party in Burkina Faso. BSB was founded in December 1990 by Nongma Ernest Ouédraogo. Ouédraogo became the general secretary of BSB. Ouédraogo had been released from jail the previous year... |
27,493 | 1.3 | 0 | 0 |
| Social Forces Front Social Forces Front The Social Forces Front is a political party in Burkina Faso.FFS candidate Norbert Tiendrébéogo ran in the 13 November 2005 presidential election, placing 7th out of 13 candidates with 1.61% of the vote.... |
16,597 | 0.8 | 0 | New |
| Group of Patriotic Democrats Group of Patriotic Democrats The Group of Patriotic Democrats is a registered political party in Burkina Faso .The GDP is a leftist party founded in 1989.Its secretary general is Issa Tiendrebéogo.... |
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 Ecologist Party for the Development of Burkina The Ecological Party for the Development of Burkina is a political party in Burkina Faso founded in 2003.The president of the PEDB is Yacouba Touré. The party is a member of the Federation of Green Parties of Africa/Partis Verts de la Fédération en Afrique... |
9,437 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Movement for Tolerance and Progress Movement for Tolerance and Progress Movement for Tolerance and Progress is a sankarist political party in Burkina Faso. It was founded in September 1987. It is led by Nayabtigungu Congo Kaboré.... |
7,117 | 0.3 | 0 | 0 |
| New Social Democracy New Social Democracy New Social Democracy is a political party in Burkina Faso.Its secretary general is Mamadou Samba Barry.At the legislative elections in 1997 it won 0.1 % of the vote and no seats.... |
2,885 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 |
| Invalid/blank votes | 83,887 | |||
| Total | 2,195,865 | 100 | 111 | +4 |
| Source: Nohlen et al | ||||