2002 Burkinabé parliamentary election

Parliamentary elections were held in Burkina Faso on 5 May 2002. The result was a victory for the ruling Congress for Democracy and Progress (CDP), which won 57 of the 111 seats in the National Assembly.

Electoral system

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Following electoral reforms introduced since the 1997 elections, the 111 members of the National Assembly were elected in two sections: 90 seats were elected using regional lists in 13 constituencies, whilst the remaining 21 were elected on a national list.[1]

Campaign

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A total of 3,540 candidates registered to contest the elections, with 30 political parties participating.[1]

Results

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PartyVotes%Seats
NationalRegionalTotal+/–
Congress for Democracy and Progress862,11949.52114657–44
Alliance for Democracy and Federation – African Democratic Rally219,54312.6131417+13
Party for Democracy and Progress / Socialist Party122,1007.012810+4
African Independence Party (Touré)63,0313.62145New
Coalition of Democratic Forces61,9363.561450
National Rebirth Party47,4772.73134New
Sankarist Pan-African Convention45,7452.631230
Union for Rebirth / Sankarist Party42,5992.45123New
Party for Democracy and Socialism37,8362.170220
National Convention of Progressive Democrats34,3791.97022New
Patriotic Front for Change16,8520.97011New
Union of Democrats and Independent Progressives14,4380.83011New
Alliance for Progress and Freedom6,6370.38011New
Other parties166,3459.55000
Total1,741,037100.0021901110
Valid votes1,741,03792.45
Invalid/blank votes142,2437.55
Total votes1,883,280100.00
Registered voters/turnout2,673,18570.45
Source: IDEA

Aftermath

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Following the elections, Roch Marc Christian Kaboré of the CDP was elected President of the National Assembly, defeating Marlène Zebango of the Alliance for Democracy and Federation – African Democratic Rally by a vote of 77–22.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Augustin Loada & Carlos Santiso Landmark elections in Burkina Faso: Towards democratic maturity? Archived 2016-03-03 at the Wayback Machine International IDEA