Guinean legislative election, 1995

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Parliamentary elections were held in Guinea on 11 June 1995. The first multi-party elections for the National Assembly since independence, they saw 21 parties field 846 candidates for the 114 seats, divided between 38 single-member constituencies and 76 based on proportional representation, although they were boycotted by the Union of Democratic Forces.[1] The result was a victory for the Party of Unity and Progress, which won 71 of the 114 seats. Voter turnout was 61.9%.[2][3]

Results

Party PR seats Constituency seats Total seats
Votes % Seats Votes % Seats
Party of Unity and Progress990,18453.541 3071
Rally of the Guinean People354,92719.215 419
Union for the New Republic178,6929.67 29
Party of Renewal and Progress170,8069.27 29
Union for the Progress of Guinea44,4412.42 02
Democratic Party of Guinea – African Democratic Rally36,7091.91 01
National Union for the Prosperity of Guinea31,2951.61 01
Democratic Party of Guinea21,2331.11 01
Dyama Party20,6961.11 01
Invalid/blank votes39,330--45,824---
Total1,887,902 761,886,403 38114
Source: Nohlen at al, IPU

References

  1. Guinea: Elections in 1995 Inter-Parliamentary Union
  2. Elections in Guinea African Elections Database
  3. Nohlen, D, Krennerich, M & Thibaut, B (1999) Elections in Africa: A data handbook, p455 ISBN 0-19-829645-2
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