[1] This revision was never executed due to an extended and unresolved political confrontation over the Senate's establishment, which left the country effectively with a unicameral legislature as of the October 2014 constitutional crisis.

[2] On 30 October 2014, as part of the 2014 Burkinabé uprising, protesters stormed the parliament building and set fire to it, in anger at the parliament's decision to amend the Constitution of Burkina Faso to abolish term limits, which would have effectively paved the way for President Blaise Compaoré to remain in office for another five-year term.

[6] It was also dissolved on 30 September after a coup d'état against interim President Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba.

[9] In Burkina Faso, the National Assembly is elected by a proportional representation system.

Elections are led by teachers in Burkina Faso, who are not allowed to be a member of any political party.

The ballots are sent to the district level after counting them, where the winner of a legislative seat will be determined based on the number of votes.

In the 2015 parliamentary election, the People's Movement for Progress party received 51.3% of the national vote, winning 55 seats.