Parliamentary elections were held in Burkina Faso on 11 May 1997, after the National Assembly completed its first full term since independence.[ 1] Congress for Democracy and Progress , which won 101 of the 111 seats in the National Assembly .[ 2] [ 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.
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