Malian parliamentary election, 1992

Parliamentary elections were held in Mali on 23 February 1992, with a second round in all but 15 constituencies on 1 March. They were the first multi-party elections since independence following a constitutional referendum in January. The elections were boycotted by some groups and voter turnout was just 21.09%.^[1] The result was a victory for the Alliance for Democracy in Mali, which won 76 of the 116 seats elected in the country, a further 13 being elected by Malians living abroad.^[2]

Results

Party	Votes	%	Seats
Alliance for Democracy in Mali	476,254	48.4	76
Sudanese Union – African Democratic Rally	172,998	17.6	8
National Congress for Democratic Initiative	54,623	5.6	9
Party for Democracy and Progress	50,335	5.1	2
Rally for Democracy and Progress	43,658	4.4	4
Union for Democracy and Development	43,313	4.4	4
Rally for Labour Democracy	36,946	3.8	3
Popular Movement for the Development of the Republic of West Africa	26,676	2.7	6
Sudanese Progressive Party	16,901	1.7	0
Malian Union for Democracy and Development	4,252	0.4	1
Union of Democratic Forces for Progress	41,787	4.3	3
Ten other parties			0
Seats elected by overseas voters	–	–	13
Invalid/blank votes	33,388	–	–
Total	1,017,019	100	129
Registered voters/turnout	4,778,954	21.3	–
Source: Nohlen et al.

References

1. Mali: Elections in 1992 Inter-Parliamentary Union
2. Nohlen, D, Krennerich, M & Thibaut, B (1999) Elections in Africa: A data handbook, p580 ISBN 0-19-829645-2