title: 1970 Upper Voltan parliamentary election
text: # 1970 Upper Voltan parliamentary election
  
  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%.
  
  ## Results
  
  | Party | Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Voltaic Democratic Union–African Democratic Rally | 753,166 | 67.68 | 37 | –38 |
  | | African Regroupment Party | 191,980 | 17.25 | 12 | New |
  | | National Liberation Movement | 121,942 | 10.96 | 6 | New |
  | | Kaya Independent Party | 8,278 | 0.74 | 2 | New |
  | | Union for the New Republic | 6,540 | 0.59 | 0 | New |
  | | Yatenga Independent Party | 6,064 | 0.54 | 0 | New |
  | | Koupela Independent Party | 2,873 | 0.26 | 0 | New |
  | | Others | 22,040 | 1.98 | 0 | New |
  | Total | Total | 1,112,883 | 100.00 | 57 | –18 |
  | Valid votes | Valid votes | 1,112,883 | 96.21 | | |
  | Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 43,814 | 3.79 | | |
  | Total votes | Total votes | 1,156,697 | 100.00 | | |
  | Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 2,395,226 | 48.29 | | |
  | Source: IPU ||||||
  