1998 Burkinabé presidential election

Presidential elections were held in Burkina Faso on 15 November 1998. They were boycotted by the major opposition parties and resulted in a victory for incumbent President Blaise Compaoré. Voter turnout was 56.1%.[1]

Results

CandidatePartyVotes%
Blaise CompaoréCongress for Democracy and Progress1,996,15187.53
Ram OuédraogoUnion of Greens for the Development of Burkina150,7966.61
Frédéric GuirmaRejectors Front – African Democratic Rally133,5525.86
Total2,280,499100.00
Valid votes2,280,49996.23
Invalid/blank votes89,4583.77
Total votes2,369,957100.00
Registered voters/turnout4,226,35856.08
Source: Nohlen et al.[lower-alpha 1].
  1. The total number of valid votes (2,280,496) reported by the electoral commission was three less than the total votes received by each candidate

References

  1. Dieter Nohlen, Michael Krennerich & Bernhard Thibaut (1999) Elections in Africa: A data handbook, p146 ISBN 0-19-829645-2
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