1991 Burkinabé presidential election

Presidential elections were held in Burkina Faso on 1 December 1991. They were the first elections in the country since 1978, but were boycotted by the opposition parties. The result was a victory for the only candidate, incumbent President Blaise Compaoré, although voter turnout was just 27.3%.

Results

Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Blaise Compaoré	Organization for Popular Democracy – Labour Movement	750,146	100.00
Total			750,146	100.00
Valid votes			750,146	86.42
Invalid/blank votes			117,892	13.58
Total votes			868,038	100.00
Registered voters/turnout			3,179,053	27.30
Source: Nohlen et al.