1970 Upper Voltan parliamentary election
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Parliamentary elections were held in the Republic of Upper Volta on 20 December 1970, following the restoration of multi-party democracy in a referendum earlier in the year. The result was a victory for the former sole legal party, the Voltaic Democratic Union–African Democratic Rally, which won 37 of the 57 seats in the National Assembly.[1] Voter turnout was 48.3%.[2]
Results
edit| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Voltaic Democratic Union–African Democratic Rally | 753,166 | 67.68 | 37 | –38 | |
| African Regroupment Party | 191,980 | 17.25 | 12 | New | |
| National Liberation Movement | 121,942 | 10.96 | 6 | New | |
| Kaya Independent Party | 8,278 | 0.74 | 2 | New | |
| Union for the New Republic | 6,540 | 0.59 | 0 | New | |
| Yatenga Independent Party | 6,064 | 0.54 | 0 | New | |
| Koupela Independent Party | 2,873 | 0.26 | 0 | New | |
| Others | 22,040 | 1.98 | 0 | New | |
| Total | 1,112,883 | 100.00 | 57 | –18 | |
| Valid votes | 1,112,883 | 96.21 | |||
| Invalid/blank votes | 43,814 | 3.79 | |||
| Total votes | 1,156,697 | 100.00 | |||
| Registered voters/turnout | 2,395,226 | 48.29 | |||
| Source: IPU | |||||
References
edit- ^ Elections in Burkina Faso African Elections Database
- ^ Upper Volta Inter-Parliamentary Union