Burkinabé parliamentary election, 2012
The parliamentary elections in Burkina Faso took place on December 2, 2012 simultaneously with the local elections in the West African nation of Burkina Faso. The election ended with the victory of the dominant party since 1987, the country Congrès pour la démocratie et le progrès, which won 70 of 127 seats in the National Assembly of Burkina Faso.
Election procedures
More than 3,000 candidates and 74 parties competed for the 127 seats that were allocated according to the principle of proportional representation, in a nationwide " constituency " ( in the table referred to as the "National seats " ) with 16 to erringenden seats and 45 regional election districts is selected, each with 2 to 9 to erringenden seats.
Results
The parliamentary election confirmed despite the loss of three seats, the dominant position of the previous and current ruling party Congrès pour la démocratie et le progrès that won with almost 50 % of the vote 70 of 127 seats. The - just yet - the strongest opposition party Alliance pour la Démocratie et la Fédération - Rassemblement Démocratique Africain was in contrast with a slight gain 11% of the vote. Almost on par was the opposition Union pour le Progres et le changement was only founded in 2010. No other party achieved double-digit percent results. 63 of the 74 are encountered parties received less than 1 % of the vote, in their majority, they received even each less than 0.1% and are therefore not listed in the following table. Three of these small parties could not ever win a seat in a regional constituency.
Fractions
As is common in many parliaments the elected members of the National Assembly of Burkina Faso to organize not in parties, but as fractions. The major parties thereby form their own groups, representatives of small parties join forces either in an existing group or to form together their own group that meets the minimum requirements of ten members. In the wake of the general elections of 2012, five political groups have formed. As the chart shows, the formation of a group, however, has no influence on the actual power relations; the CDP remains dominant with an absolute majority.
Swell
Presidential elections: 1965 | 1978 | 1991 | 1998 | 2005 | 2010
Parliamentary elections in 1946 | 1952 | 1957 | 1959 | 1965 | 1970 | 1978 | 1992 | 1997 | 2002 | 2007 | 2012
Referendums: 1958 | 1959 | 1970 | 1977 | 1991
- Parliament Election 2012
- Choice in Burkina Faso