Political Parties and Elections
For other political parties see List of political parties in Burkina Faso. An overview on elections and election results is included in Elections in Burkina Faso.| Candidates - Nominating parties | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|
| Blaise Compaoré - Congress for Democracy and Progress (Congrès pour la Démocratie et le Progrès) | 1,660,148 | 80.35 |
| Bénéwendé Stanislas Sankara - Union for Rebirth/Sankarist Movement (Union pour la Renaissance/Mouvement Sankariste) | 100,816 | 4.88 |
| Laurent Bado - National Rebirth Party (Parti de la Renaissance Nationale) | 53,743 | 2.60 |
| Philippe Ouédraogo - Party for Democracy and Socialism (Parti pour la Démocratie et le Socialisme) | 47,146 | 2.28 |
| Ram Ouédraogo - Rally of the Ecologists of Burkina | 42,061 | 2.04 |
| Ali Lankoandé - Party for Democracy and Progress/Socialist Party (Parti pour la Démocratie et le Progrès/Parti Socialiste) | 35,949 | 1.74 |
| Norbert Tiendrébéogo - Social Forces Front (Front des Forces Sociales) | 33,353 | 1.61 |
| Soumane Touré - African Independence Party (Parti Africain de l’Indépendance) | 23,266 | 1.13 |
| Gilbert Bouda - Burkinabé Party for Recasting | 21,658 | 1.05 |
| Pargui Emile Paré - Socialist Alliance | 17,998 | 0.87 |
| Hermann Yaméogo - National Union for the Defense of Democracy | 15,685 | 0.76 |
| Toubé Clément Dakio - Union for Democracy and Development | 7,741 | 0.37 |
| Nayabtigungu Congo Kaboré - Movement for Tolerance and Progress | 6,706 | 0.32 |
| Total (Turnout 57.7 %) | 2,066,270 | 100.0 |
| Invalid votes | 196,629 | |
| Total votes | 2,262,899 | |
| Registered Voters | 3,924,328 |
| Parties | Votes | % | Seats | +/– |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Congress for Democracy and Progress (Congrès pour la Démocratie et le Progrès) | 1,373,230 | 58.9 | 73 | +16 |
| Alliance for Democracy and Federation–African Democratic Rally | 249,768 | 10.7 | 14 | –3 |
| Union for the Republic (Union pour la République) | 100,392 | 4.3 | 5 | +5 |
| Union for Rebirth/Sankarist Movement (Union pour la Renaissance/Mouvement Sankariste) | 90,788 | 3.9 | 4 | +1 |
| Convention of the Democratic Forces of Burkina (Convention des Forces Démocratiques de Burkina) | 54,621 | 2.3 | 3 | +3 |
| Union of Sankarist Parties (Union des Partis Sankarist) | 40,609 | 1.7 | 2 | +2 |
| Party for Democracy and Progress/Socialist Party (Parti pour la Démocratie et le Progrès/Parti Socialiste) | 423,820 | 18.1 | 2 | –8 |
| Rally for the Development of Burkina (Rassemblement pour le Développement du Burkina) | 2 | +2 | ||
| Party for Democracy and Socialism (Parti pour la Démocratie et le Socialisme) | 2 | ±0 | ||
| National Rebirth Party (Parti de la Renaissance Nationale) | 1 | –3 | ||
| African Independence Party (Parti Africain de l'Indépendance) | 1 | –4 | ||
| Citizen’s Popular Rally (Rassemblement Populaire des Citoyens) | 1 | +1 | ||
| Union for Democracy and Social Progress (Union pour la Démocratie et le Progrès Social) | 1 | +1 | ||
| Total (turnout 56.4%) | 2,520,488 | 111 | ||
| Source: African Elections Database | ||||
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