1970 Upper Voltan parliamentary election

1970 Upper Voltan parliamentary election

20 December 1970

All 57 seats in the National Assembly
29 seats needed for a majority
Turnout48.29%
Party Leader Vote % Seats +/–
UDV-RDA Gérard Kango Ouédraogo 67.68 37 −38
PRA Djibo Bakary 17.25 12 New
MLN Joseph Ki-Zerbo 10.96 6 New
PIK 0.74 2 New
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
Results by constituency
Prime Minister before Prime Minister after
Position established Gérard Kango Ouédraogo
UDV-RDA

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%.