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.Burkina Faso: Elections held in 1997 Inter-Parliamentary Union The result was a victory for the Congress for Democracy and Progress, which won 101 of the 111 seats in the National Assembly.Elections in Burkina Faso African Elections Database Voter turnout was just 44.1%.Dieter Nohlen, Michael Krennerich & Bernhard Thibaut (1999) Elections in Africa: A data handbook, p134

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

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