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


Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Blaise Compaoré	Congress for Democracy and Progress	1,996,151	87.53
	Ram Ouédraogo	Union of Greens for the Development of Burkina	150,796	6.61
	Frédéric Guirma	Rejectors Front – African Democratic Rally	133,552	5.86
Total			2,280,499	100.00

Valid votes			2,280,499	96.23
Invalid/blank votes			89,458	3.77
Total votes			2,369,957	100.00
Registered voters/turnout			4,226,358	56.08
Source: Nohlen et al.^[a].

^ 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

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

[2] 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

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

[1]

[a]

v t e Elections and referendums in Burkina Faso
Presidential elections	1965 1978 1991 1998 2005 2010 2015 2020
Parliamentary elections	1933 1946–47 1948 1952 1957 1959 1965 1970 1978 1992 1997 2002 2007 2012 2015 2020
Municipal elections	1965 2006 2016 2021
French elections	1945 1946 (Jun) 1946 (Nov) 1948 1951 1956
Referendums	1945 1946 (May) 1946 (Oct) 1958 1959 1970 1977 1991 Next