1993 Burundian parliamentary election

1993 Burundian parliamentary election
29 June 1993
All 81 seats in the National Assembly
41 seats needed for a majority
Party Leader Vote % Seats +/–
FRODEBU Melchior Ndadaye 72.58 65 New
UPRONA Pierre Buyoya 21.87 16 −36
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
Results by constituency
Speaker after
Pontien Karibwami
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Parliamentary elections were held in Burundi on 29 June 1993. They were the first multi-party parliamentary elections since 1965, and followed the approval of a new constitution in a referendum in 1992. The result was a victory for the Front for Democracy in Burundi, which won 65 of the 81 seats.[1]

Campaign

Six political parties and eight independents took part in the election

Results

PartyVotes%Seats
Front for Democracy in Burundi1,532,10672.5865
Union for National Progress461,69121.8716
Rally for the People of Burundi35,9321.700
People's Reconciliation Party30,2511.430
Rally for Democracy and Economic and Social Development26,5191.260
People's Party24,3721.150
Total2,110,871100.0081
Valid votes2,110,87197.88
Invalid/blank votes45,7882.12
Total votes2,156,659100.00
Registered voters/turnout2,360,09091.38
Source: EISA

References

  1. ^ Burundi: 1993 National Assembly election results EISA
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