1970 Upper Voltan parliamentary election
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All 57 seats in the National Assembly 29 seats needed for a majority | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Turnout | 48.29% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
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Parliamentary elections were held in the Republic of Upper Volta on 20 December 1970, following the restoration of multi-party democracy in a referendum earlier in the year. The result was a victory for the former sole legal party, the Voltaic Democratic Union–African Democratic Rally, which won 37 of the 57 seats in the National Assembly. Voter turnout was 48.3%.