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

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PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Alliance for Democracy in Mali698,69062.85128+52
Party for National Rebirth78,7507.088New
ADEMAPARENA69,9136.29
Party for Unity, Democracy, and Progress51,6864.650
Union for Democracy and Development38,8043.492–2
ADEMAUDD33,3653.00
Social Democratic Convention32,3982.914New
Democratic Party for Justice26,9102.421New
ADEMAPDP14,5181.312
ADEMAPARENAPDP14,0931.27
Malian Rally for Labour9,8030.880
Citizens Movement–Circle of Republican Democrats9,3430.840
Malian Union for Democracy and Development6,9640.630–1
ADEMACOPP5,5490.501
Malian Party for Development and Renewal5,2180.470
Alliance for Economic and Social Development2,2160.200
Union of Democratic Forces1,6690.150
National Union for Renewal6720.060
Movement for Democracy and Development2390.020
Rally for Justice and Progress1470.010
National Rally for Democracy1New
Independents10,8100.970
Total1,111,757100.00147+18
Valid votes1,111,75798.06
Invalid/blank votes22,0121.94
Total votes1,133,769100.00
Registered voters/turnout5,254,29921.58
Source: N'Diaye

References

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  1. ^ Mali: Elections in 1997 Inter-Parliamentary Union
  2. ^ Elections in Mali African Elections Database
  3. ^ Dieter Nohlen, Michael Krennerich & Bernhard Thibaut (1999) Elections in Africa: A data handbook, p579 ISBN 0-19-829645-2