1991 Burkinabé presidential election

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]

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Results
Candidate Party Votes %
Blaise CompaoréOrganization for Popular Democracy – Labour Movement750,146100
Invalid/blank votes117,892–
Total868,038100
Registered voters/turnout3,179,05327.3
Source: Nohlen et al.
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References
  1. Nohlen, D, Krennerich, M & Thibaut, B (1999) Elections in Africa: A data handbook, p146 ISBN 0-19-829645-2
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