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 edit
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alliance for Democracy in Mali | 698,690 | 62.85 | 128 | +52 | |
| Party for National Rebirth | 78,750 | 7.08 | 8 | New | |
| ADEMA–PARENA | 69,913 | 6.29 | – | – | |
| Party for Unity, Democracy, and Progress | 51,686 | 4.65 | 0 | – | |
| Union for Democracy and Development | 38,804 | 3.49 | 2 | –2 | |
| ADEMA–UDD | 33,365 | 3.00 | – | – | |
| Social Democratic Convention | 32,398 | 2.91 | 4 | New | |
| Democratic Party for Justice | 26,910 | 2.42 | 1 | New | |
| ADEMA–PDP | 14,518 | 1.31 | 2 | – | |
| ADEMA–PARENA–PDP | 14,093 | 1.27 | – | – | |
| Malian Rally for Labour | 9,803 | 0.88 | 0 | – | |
| Citizens Movement–Circle of Republican Democrats | 9,343 | 0.84 | 0 | – | |
| Malian Union for Democracy and Development | 6,964 | 0.63 | 0 | –1 | |
| ADEMA–COPP | 5,549 | 0.50 | 1 | – | |
| Malian Party for Development and Renewal | 5,218 | 0.47 | 0 | – | |
| Alliance for Economic and Social Development | 2,216 | 0.20 | 0 | – | |
| Union of Democratic Forces | 1,669 | 0.15 | 0 | – | |
| National Union for Renewal | 672 | 0.06 | 0 | – | |
| Movement for Democracy and Development | 239 | 0.02 | 0 | – | |
| Rally for Justice and Progress | 147 | 0.01 | 0 | – | |
| National Rally for Democracy | 1 | New | |||
| Independents | 10,810 | 0.97 | 0 | – | |
| Total | 1,111,757 | 100.00 | 147 | +18 | |
| Valid votes | 1,111,757 | 98.06 | |||
| Invalid/blank votes | 22,012 | 1.94 | |||
| Total votes | 1,133,769 | 100.00 | |||
| Registered voters/turnout | 5,254,299 | 21.58 | |||
| Source: N'Diaye | |||||
References edit
- ^ Mali: Elections in 1997 Inter-Parliamentary Union
- ^ Elections in Mali African Elections Database
- ^ Dieter Nohlen, Michael Krennerich & Bernhard Thibaut (1999) Elections in Africa: A data handbook, p579 ISBN 0-19-829645-2