1970 Upper Voltan parliamentary election
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]
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Results
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– |
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| 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
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