2012 Burkinabé parliamentary election
Results
Just under 76% of eligible voters participated in the elections, the highest turnout since multi-party politics was reintroduced in 2002, possibly due to the perceived viability of opposition to the CDP.

2012 Burkinabé parliamentary election

Section Title: Results
Table Section Text: Just under 76% of eligible voters participated in the elections, the highest turnout since multi-party politics was reintroduced in 2002, possibly due to the perceived viability of opposition to the CDP.

Party	Votes	%	Seats

National	Constituency	Total	+/–

Congress for Democracy and Progress	1,467,749	48.66	8	62	70	–3

Alliance for Democracy and Federation – African Democratic Rally	338,970	11.24	2	16	18	+4

Union for Progress and Reform	334,453	11.09	2	17	19	New

Union for Rebirth / Sankarist Movement	131,592	4.36	1	3	4	0

Party for Democracy and Socialism/Metba	118,713	3.94	1	1	2	0

Union for the Republic	92,935	3.08	1	3	5	0

Convention of Democratic Forces	72,299	2.40	1	2	3	0

Organisation for Democracy and Labour	62,479	2.07	0	1	1	New

National Union for Democracy and Development	43,795	1.45	0	1	1	+1

Alternative Faso	40,310	1.34	0	1	1	New

Rally for the Development of Burkina	29,164	0.97	0	1	1	–1

National Rebirth Party	26,125	0.87	0	0	0	–1

National Alliance for Development–Social Justice Party	23,719	0.79	0	0	0	–

Rally for Democracy and Socialism	23,504	0.78	0	1	1	New

Social Forces Front	22,090	0.73	0	0	0	–

National Convention for the Progress of Burkina	13,505	0.45	0	1	1	New

Rally of the Republicans	11,989	0.40	0	0	0	–

African Movement of the Peoples	11,702	0.39	0	0	0	–

Rally of the Ecologists of Burkina	11,539	0.38	0	0	0	–

Party for Democracy and Progress / Socialist Party	11,316	0.38	0	0	0	–2

Patriotic Party for Development	9,360	0.31	0	0	0	–

Party of Independence, Labour and Justice	8,139	0.27	0	0	0	–

Union for the Democratic Renaissane/Sankarist Movement	7,769	0.26	0	0	0	–

Independent Party of Burkina	7,512	0.25	0	0	0	–

Patriotic Movement for the Renewal of Burkina	6,913	0.23	0	0	0	–

Party for National Unity and Development	5,093	0.17	0	0	0	–

National Democratic Convention	4,976	0.16	0	0	0	–

Rally for Independent Forces/Party of the Youth of Burkina	4,883	0.16	0	0	0	–

Alternative Burkina–Party for Socialism and Reformation	4,783	0.16	0	0	0	–

Union of Centrist Forces	4,623	0.15	0	0	0	–

Alliance for the Renaissance, Democracy and Integration	3,897	0.13	0	0	0	–

African Progressive Movement	3,805	0.13	0	0	0	–

Alliance of Revolutionary Democrats	3,726	0.12	0	0	0	–

Alliance of Progressive Forces	3,519	0.12	0	0	0	–

Burkinabé People's Party	3,406	0.11	0	0	0	–

Movement of the People for Socialism–Federal Party	3,243	0.11	0	0	0	–

Union of Patriots for Development	2,997	0.10	0	0	0	–

Union of Democrats for Social Progress	2,807	0.09	0	0	0	–

National Convention for Reform	2,468	0.08	0	0	0	–

Union of Progressive Forces	2,436	0.08	0	0	0	–

Alliance for Democracy of Faso	2,091	0.07	0	0	0	–

Pro-Democratic Organisation for the Defence of Nature	2,062	0.07	0	0	0	–

Republican Party for Total Independence	1,962	0.07	0	0	0	–

Party for the Rebirth of Democracy in Faso	1,740	0.06	0	0	0	–

Unified Socialist Party	1,470	0.05	0	0	0	–

National Union for Independence and Solidarity	1,401	0.05	0	0	0	–

Party for Progress and National Renewal	1,391	0.05	0	0	0	–

National Council for the Renaissance–Sankarist Movement	1,315	0.04	0	0	0	–

National Party of Social Democrats	1,313	0.04	0	0	0	–

Pan-African Movement of Faso	1,297	0.04	0	0	0	–

Union for the People's Movement	1,283	0.04	0	0	0	–

Social Union of Burkina	1,186	0.04	0	0	0	–

Party of Patriotic Progressives	1,102	0.04	0	0	0	–

Convention for Democracy and Liberty	1,077	0.04	0	0	0	–

Union for the Democratic Rebirth of Burkina	936	0.03	0	0	0	–

Movement for Progress and Reform	870	0.03	0	0	0	–

People's Council for Action	849	0.03	0	0	0	–

Patriotic Movement for Alternation	810	0.03	0	0	0	–

Party of Pan-African Patriots	791	0.03	0	0	0	–

Patriotic Front for Reform	715	0.02	0	0	0	–

Greens of Faso	680	0.02	0	0	0	–

Party for the Protection of the Environment/Nature Conservation	678	0.02	0	0	0	–

Patriotic Rally of Salvation	671	0.02	0	0	0	–

Pan-African Union for Sankarism–Progressive Movement	658	0.02	0	0	0	–

People's Movement for Democracy	656	0.02	0	0	0	–

Union for Democracy and Development	510	0.02	0	0	0	–

Alliance for the Republic and Democracy	402	0.01	0	0	0	–

Patriotic Movement of Democratic Youths	379	0.01	0	0	0	–

New Political Rally	363	0.01	0	0	0	–

Union of Democratic Forces of Burkina	359	0.01	0	0	0	–

Centrist Party for Democracy and Progress	353	0.01	0	0	0	–

National Union for Democracy and Progress	338	0.01	0	0	0	–

Union of Democratic Forces and Progressives	281	0.01	0	0	0	–

Fasocrat Party	87	0.00	0	0	0	–

Invalid/blank votes	299,416	–	–	–	–	–

Total	3,315,795	100	16	111	127

Registered voters/turnout	4,365,153	75.96	–	–	–	–

Source: CENI, Adam Carr

Sentence(s)

The result was a victory for the ruling Congress for Democracy and Progress (CDP), which won 70 of the 127 seats.

final_sentence: The result was a victory for the ruling Congress for Democracy and Progress (CDP), which won 70 of the 127 seats.