Upper Voltan parliamentary election, 1970

Burkina Faso

This article is part of a series on the politics and government of Burkina Faso
Constitution Human rights
Government President Roch Marc Christian Kaboré Prime Minister Paul Kaba Thieba
Parliament National Assembly President: Salif Diallo
Administrative divisions 13 regions 45 provinces 351 departments
Elections Recent elections Presidential: 2010 2015 Parliamentary: 2012 2015 Political parties
Foreign relations
Other countries Atlas Politics portal

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

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
Invalid/blank votes	43,814	–	–	–
Total	1,156,697	100	57	–18
Registered voters/turnout	2,395,226	48.7	–	–
Source: IPU

References

↑ Elections in Burkina Faso African Elections Database
↑ Upper Volta Inter-Parliamentary Union

Elections and referendums in Burkina Faso

Presidential elections	1965 1978 1991 1998 2005 2010 2015

Parliamentary elections	1946–47 1948 1952 1957 1959 1965 1970 1978 1992 1997 2002 2007 2012 2015

French elections	1945 1946 (Jun) 1946 (Nov) 1948 1951 1956

Referendums	1945 1946 (May) 1946 (Oct) 1958 1959 1970 1977 1991

This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Tuesday, May 03, 2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.