Malian parliamentary election, July 1997

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Parliamentary elections were held in Mali on 30 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 Mali	837,389	75.3	128	+52
Party for National Rebirth	274,368	24.7	8	New
Democratic and Social Convention			4	New
Democracy and Progress Party			2	New
Union for Democracy and Development			2	-2
Convention for Progress and the People			1	New
Democracy and Justice Party			1	New
National Democratic Rally			1	New
Invalid/blank vote	22,011	-	-	-
Total	1,133,767	100	147	+18
Source: Nohlen et al

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 0198296452