July 1997 Malian parliamentary election

Parliamentary elections were held in Mali on 20 July 1997, with a second round on 3 August. They followed the April elections, which had been annulled by the Constitutional Court due to "serious irregularities".[1] The result was a victory for the Alliance for Democracy in Mali, which won 128 of the 147 seats elected in the country, a further 13 being elected by Malians living abroad. The elections were boycotted by the National Congress for Democratic Initiative, the Sudanese Union-African Democratic Rally, the Popular Movement for the Development of the Republic of West Africa, the Rally for Democracy and Progress, the Rally for Labour Democracy, the Union of Democratic Forces for Progress and the Malian Union for Democracy and Development.[2] Voter turnout was just 21.6%.[3]

Results

Party Votes % Seats +/-
Alliance for Democracy in Mali698,69062.8128+52
Party for National Rebirth78,7507.18New
ADEMA-PARENA69,9136.3
Party for Unity, Democracy, and Progress51,6864.60
Union for Democracy and Development38,8043.52–2
ADEMA-UDD33,3653.0
Social Democratic Convention32,3982.94New
Democratic Party for Justice26,9102.41New
ADEMA-PDP14,5181.32
ADEMA-PARENA-PDP14,0931.3
Malian Rally for Labour9,8030.90
Citizens Movement–Circle of Republican Democrats9,3430.80
Malian Union for Democracy and Development6,9640.60–1
ADEMA-COPP5,5490.51
Malian Party for Development and Renewal5,2180.50
Alliance for Economic and Social Development2,2160.20
Union of Democratic Forces1,6690.20
National Union for Renewal6720.10
Movement for Democracy and Development2390.00
Rally for Justice and Progress1470.00
National Rally for Democracy1New
Independents10,8101.00
Invalid/blank vote22,012
Total1,133,769100147+18
Registered voters/turnout5,254,29921.6
Source: N'Diaye[4]

References

  1. Mali: Elections in 1997 Inter-Parliamentary Union
  2. Elections in Mali African Elections Database
  3. Nohlen, D, Krennerich, M & Thibaut, B (1999) Elections in Africa: A data handbook, p579 ISBN 0-19-829645-2
  4. Ibrahima NDiaye (1998) Les élections 1997 au Mali: résultats, reflexions, défis à notre culture démocratique, pp47–48
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