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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.[ 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
68.6
101
+8
Party for Democracy and Progress 213,620
10.1
6
New
African Democratic Rally 136,006
6.44
2
–4
Alliance for Democracy and Federation 156,325
7.4
2
–2
Burkinabé Socialist Party 38,005
1.8
0
–1
African Independence Party 31,381
1.5
0
–2
Burkinabé Socialist Bloc 27,493
1.3
0
0
Social Forces Front 16,597
0.8
0
New
Group of Patriotic Democrats 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 9,437
0.5
0
0
Movement for Tolerance and Progress 7,117
0.3
0
0
New Social Democracy 2,885
0.1
0
0
Invalid/blank votes
83,887
–
–
–
Total 2,195,865 100 111 +4
Registered voters/turnout
4,982,621
44.1
–
–
Source: Nohlen et al.
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