1997 Burkinabé parliamentary election
Results

1997 Burkinabé parliamentary election

Section Title: Results
Table Section Text: None

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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The result was a victory for the Congress for Democracy and Progress, which won 101 of the 111 seats in the National Assembly.

final_sentence: The result was a victory for the Congress for Democracy and Progress, which won 101 of the 111 seats in the National Assembly.