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[edit]

Party PR seats Constituency seats Total seats
Votes % Seats Votes % Seats
Party of Unity and Progress 990,184 53.5 41 30 71
Rally of the Guinean People 354,927 19.2 15 4 19
Union for the New Republic 178,692 9.6 7 2 9
Party of Renewal and Progress 170,806 9.2 7 2 9
Union for the Progress of Guinea 44,441 2.4 2 0 2
Democratic Party of Guinea – African Democratic Rally 36,709 1.9 1 0 1
National Union for the Prosperity of Guinea 31,295 1.6 1 0 1
Democratic Party of Guinea 21,233 1.1 1 0 1
Dyama Party 20,696 1.1 1 0 1
Invalid/blank votes 39,330 - - 45,824 - - -
Total 1,887,902 76 1,886,403 38 114
Source: Nohlen at al, IPU

References[edit]

  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