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
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
A total of 3,540 candidates registered to contest the elections, with 30 political parties participating.[ 1]
Results
Party Votes % Seats National Regional Total +/– Congress for Democracy and Progress 862,119 49.52 11 46 57 –44 Alliance for Democracy and Federation – African Democratic Rally 219,543 12.61 3 14 17 +13 Party for Democracy and Progress / Socialist Party 122,100 7.01 2 8 10 +4 African Independence Party (Touré) 63,031 3.62 1 4 5 New Coalition of Democratic Forces 61,936 3.56 1 4 5 0 National Rebirth Party 47,477 2.73 1 3 4 New Sankarist Pan-African Convention 45,745 2.63 1 2 3 0 Union for Rebirth / Sankarist Party 42,599 2.45 1 2 3 New Party for Democracy and Socialism 37,836 2.17 0 2 2 0 National Convention of Progressive Democrats 34,379 1.97 0 2 2 New Patriotic Front for Change 16,852 0.97 0 1 1 New Union of Democrats and Independent Progressives 14,438 0.83 0 1 1 New Alliance for Progress and Freedom 6,637 0.38 0 1 1 New Other parties 166,345 9.55 0 0 0 – Total 1,741,037 100.00 21 90 111 0 Valid votes 1,741,037 92.45 Invalid/blank votes 142,243 7.55 Total votes 1,883,280 100.00 Registered voters/turnout 2,673,185 70.45 Source: IDEA
Aftermath
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]
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