Parliamentary elections were held in Mali on 13 April 1997. However, the results were invalidated by the Constitutional Court due to "serious irregularities".[ 1] According to the Electoral Law, fresh elections had to be held within three months, and were ultimately held in July and August.
Party Votes % Alliance for Democracy in Mali 687,156 42.50 Sudanese Union – African Democratic Rally 126,271 7.81 Patriotic Movement for Renewal 109,500 6.77 Party for National Rebirth 99,065 6.13 Bloc for Democracy and African Integration 84,801 5.24 National Congress for Democratic Initiative 78,631 4.86 Party for Democracy and Progress 46,469 2.87 Union for Democracy and Development 46,306 2.86 Rally for Democracy and Progress 37,384 2.31 Movement for the Independence, Renaissance, and Integration of Africa 27,824 1.72 Rally for Labour Democracy 25,912 1.60 Social Democratic Convention 22,975 1.42 Malian Party for Development and Renewal 21,772 1.35 Sudanese Progressive Party 19,848 1.23 Union of Democratic Forces for Progress 16,353 1.01 Convention for Progress and the People 14,891 0.92 Party for Unity, Democracy, and Progress 14,061 0.87 RFP 12,435 0.77 Ecologist Party for Integration 9,863 0.61 Citizens Movement–Circle of Republican Democrats 9,474 0.59 Union of Democratic Forces 7,647 0.47 African Party for Renewal and Integration 7,618 0.47 Malian Rally for Labour 6,223 0.38 Malian Union for Democracy and Development 5,014 0.31 FDJ 3,139 0.19 Party for Unity and Progress in Mali 2,151 0.13 Alliance for Economic and Social Development 1,594 0.10 Rally for Justice and Progress 810 0.05 Malian Party for Social Progress 692 0.04 CCP 382 0.02 FN 287 0.02 Party of Democratic Renewal and Labour 275 0.02 Movement for Democracy and Development 257 0.02 Alliances 34,144 2.11 Independents 35,793 2.21 Total 1,617,017 100.00 Valid votes 1,613,003 95.60 Invalid/blank votes 74,188 4.40 Total votes 1,687,191 100.00 Registered voters/turnout 5,035,938 33.50 Source: N'Diaye [ a]
^ There is a difference of 4,014 between the total number of votes received by each party and the total number of valid votes.