April 1997 Malian parliamentary election

Parliamentary elections were held in Mali on 13 April 1997. However, the results were invalidated by the Constitutional Court due to "serious irregularities".[1] According to the Electoral Law, fresh elections had to be held within three months, and were ultimately held in July and August.

Results

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PartyVotes%
Alliance for Democracy in Mali687,15642.50
Sudanese Union – African Democratic Rally126,2717.81
Patriotic Movement for Renewal109,5006.77
Party for National Rebirth99,0656.13
Bloc for Democracy and African Integration84,8015.24
National Congress for Democratic Initiative78,6314.86
Party for Democracy and Progress46,4692.87
Union for Democracy and Development46,3062.86
Rally for Democracy and Progress37,3842.31
Movement for the Independence, Renaissance, and Integration of Africa27,8241.72
Rally for Labour Democracy25,9121.60
Social Democratic Convention22,9751.42
Malian Party for Development and Renewal21,7721.35
Sudanese Progressive Party19,8481.23
Union of Democratic Forces for Progress16,3531.01
Convention for Progress and the People14,8910.92
Party for Unity, Democracy, and Progress14,0610.87
RFP12,4350.77
Ecologist Party for Integration9,8630.61
Citizens Movement–Circle of Republican Democrats9,4740.59
Union of Democratic Forces7,6470.47
African Party for Renewal and Integration7,6180.47
Malian Rally for Labour6,2230.38
Malian Union for Democracy and Development5,0140.31
FDJ3,1390.19
Party for Unity and Progress in Mali2,1510.13
Alliance for Economic and Social Development1,5940.10
Rally for Justice and Progress8100.05
Malian Party for Social Progress6920.04
CCP3820.02
FN2870.02
Party of Democratic Renewal and Labour2750.02
Movement for Democracy and Development2570.02
Alliances34,1442.11
Independents35,7932.21
Total1,617,017100.00
Valid votes1,613,00395.60
Invalid/blank votes74,1884.40
Total votes1,687,191100.00
Registered voters/turnout5,035,93833.50
Source: N'Diaye[a]
  1. ^ There is a difference of 4,014 between the total number of votes received by each party and the total number of valid votes.

References

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  1. ^ Mali: Elections in 1997 Inter-Parliamentary Union