Elections in Burkina Faso

Legislative

--Single Party: 1965

28 September 1958 Constitutional Referendum

Main Points: Approval of the constitution meant internal autonomy within the "French Community." France agreed to grant independence to any territory that rejected the proposed constitution.

Ballot Question: Do you approve the Constitution proposed by the Government of the Republic?

15 March 1959 Constitutional Referendum

Main Points: Parliamentary System of Government, unicameral legislature 

19 April 1959 Territorial Assembly Election*

Candidate (Party)	First Round	Second Round
Number of Votes	% of Votes	Number of Votes	% of Votes
Sangoulé Lamizana*	425,302	42.15%	711,722	56.28%
Macaire Ouédraogo (UNDD)	254,465	25.22%	552,956	43.72%
Joseph Ouédraogo (FR-RDA)	167,160	16.57%	-	-
Joseph Ki-Zerbo (UPV)	162,031	16.06%	-	-

*Sangoulé Lamizana ran as an independent candidate, but received the support of three political parties: the African Regroupment Party (PRA), African Democratic Rally (RDA), and the National Union of Independents (UNI).

2 June 1991 Constitutional Referendum

Main Points: Presidential Republic, bicameral legislature, presidential may serve two 7-year terms

1 December 1991 Presidential Election*/**

Registered Voters	3,179,053
Total Votes (Voter Turnout)	868,038 (27.3%)
Invalid/Blank Votes	117,892
Total Valid Votes	750,146

*The opposition boycotted the election. 

**Blaise Compaoré received 100.00% of the valid votes cast and 86.42% of the total votes cast in the election.

24 May 1992 Assembly of People’s Deputies Election

11 May 1997 National Assembly Election

*After the election in May, fresh balloting was held on 19 June 1997 in four constituencies where the Supreme Court had dismissed earlier results because of irregularities. The CDP, which had won 97 seats in May, secured all 4 seats, raising its total to 101.

15 November 1998 Presidential Election*

*The election was boycotted by the major opposition parties.

5 May 2002 National Assembly Election

Party	% of Votes	Number of Seats (111)
Congress for Democracy and Progress (CDP)	49.5%	57
Alliance for Democracy and Federation-African Democratic Rally (ADF-RDA)	12.7%	17
Party for Democracy and Progress-Socialist Party (PDP)	7.5%	10
Coalition of Democratic Forces (CFD)	4.4%	5
African Independence Party (PAI)	3.6%	5
Party for National Rebirth (PAREN)	2.7%	4
Sankarist Pan-African Convention (CPS)	2.6%	3
Union for Rebirth-Sankarist Movement (UNIR-MS)	2.4%	3
National Convention of Progressive Democrats (CNDP)	2.0%	2
Party for Democracy and Socialism (PDS)	1.7%	2
Alliance for Progress and Liberty (APL)	0.7%	1
Patriotic Front for Change-Yelemani (FPC-Yelemani)	0.5%	1
Union of Democrats and Independent Progressives (UDPI)	0.4%	1

Registered Voters	3,924,328
Total Votes (Voter Turnout)	2,262,899 (57.7%)
Invalid/Blank Votes	196,629
Total Valid Votes	2,066,270

Candidate (Party) [Coalition]	Number of Votes	% of Votes
Blaise Compaoré (CDP) [AMP]*	1,660,148	80.35%
Bénéwendé Stanislas Sankara (UNIR-MS)**	100,816	4.88%
Laurent Bado (PAREN)	53,743	2.60%
Philippe Ouédraogo (PDS)**	47,146	2.28%
Ram Ouédraogo (RDEB)	42,061	2.04%
Ali Lankoandé (PDP-PS)	35,949	1.74%
Norbert Michel Tiendrébéogo (FFS)**	33,353	1.61%
Soumane Touré (PAI)	23,266	1.13%
Gilbert Bouda (PBR)	21,658	1.05%
Pargui Emile Paré [AS]	17,998	0.87%
Hermann Yaméogo (UNDD)***	15,685	0.76%
Toubé Clément Dakio (UDD)	7,741	0.37%
Nayabtigungu Congo Kaboré (MTP)	6,706	0.32%

*In addition to being the Congress for Democracy and Progress (CDP) party candidate along with the additional support of the 22-party Presidential Movement Alliance (AMP), Blaise Compaoré received the support of two other parties - the Alliance for Democracy and Federation-African Democratic Rally (ADF-RDA) and the Rally of Democrats for Faso (RDF).

**A number of candidates received the support of parties other than their own, although formal coalitions were not created. They are:

-Bénéwendé Sankara - Sankarist Democratic Front (FDS)

-Philippe Ouédraogo - Convergence for Social Democracy (CDS) and the Union of Progressive Forces (UFP)

-Norbert Tiendrébéogo - Convergence of Hope (L'Espoir)

***Hermann Yaméogo withdrew from the election in late October 2005, but his name remained on the ballot and he garnered votes. Prior to his withdrawal, he had received the support of nine political parties in addition to the National Union for the Defense of Democracy (UNDD). They were the National Convention of Progressive Democrats (CNDP), Patriotic Front for Change-Yelemani (FPC-Yelemani), Group of Patriotic Democrats (GDP), Citizens League of Builders (LCB), Movement for Democracy and Rebirth (MDR), Party of Independent Forces for Development (PFID), National Republican Party-Right Path (PNR-JV), Union of Democrats and Independent Progressives (UDPI), and the Union of Forces for Renewal (UFR). It is unclear if these parties chose to endorse other candidates after Yaméogo withdrew.

6 May 2007 National Assembly Election

Registered Voters	4,296,982
Total Votes (Voter Turnout)	2,437,544 (56.7%)
Invalid/Blank Votes	178,281
Total Valid Votes	2,259,263

Party	Number of Seats (111)
Congress for Democracy and Progress (CDP)	73
Alliance for Democracy and Federation-African Democratic Rally (ADF-RDA)	14
Union for the Republic (UPR)	5
Union for Rebirth-Sankarist Movement (UNIR-MS)	4
Convention of the Democratic Forces of Burkina (CFD-B)	3
Union of Sankarist Parties (UPS)	2
Party for Democracy and Progress-Party for Democracy and Progress-Socialist Party (PDP-PS)	2
Rally for the Development of Burkina (RDB)	2
Party for Democracy and Socialism (PDS)	2
Party for National Rebirth (PAREN)	1
African Independence Party (PAI)	1
Citizen's Popular Rally (RPC)	1
Union for Democracy and Social Progress (UDPS)	1

21 November 2010 Presidential Election

Registered Voters	3,234,555
Total Votes (Voter Turnout)	1,773,151 (54.8%)
Invalid/Blank Votes	78,954
Total Valid Votes	1,694,197

*In addition to being the Congress for Democracy and Progress (CDP) party candidate along with the additional support of the Presidential Movement Alliance (AMP) coalition, Blaise Compaoré was also supported by the Alliance for Democracy and Federation-African Democratic Rally (ADF-RDA).

**Candidates who received the support of parties other than their own without creating formal coalitions, include:

-Hama Arba Diallo - African Independence Party (PAI), Social Forces Front (FFS), Builders of Faso (FASO METBA), Citizens League of Builders (LCB), Union for Democracy and Social Progress (UDPS), Union of Progressive Forces (UFP).

-Boukary Kaboré - National Council for Renaissance-Sankarist Movement (CNR-MS) and the Party for National Unity and Development (PUND).