1991 Burkinabé presidential election

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Presidential elections were held in Burkina Faso on 1 December 1991. They were the first elections in the country since 1978, but were boycotted by the opposition parties. The result was a victory for the only candidate, incumbent President Blaise Compaoré, although voter turnout was just 27.3%.[1]

Results[edit]

CandidatePartyVotes%
Blaise CompaoréOrganization for Popular Democracy – Labour Movement750,146100.00
Total750,146100.00
Valid votes750,14686.42
Invalid/blank votes117,89213.58
Total votes868,038100.00
Registered voters/turnout3,179,05327.30
Source: Nohlen et al.

References[edit]

  1. ^ Dieter Nohlen, Michael Krennerich & Bernhard Thibaut (1999) Elections in Africa: A data handbook, p146 ISBN 0-19-829645-2