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1995 Guinean parliamentary election

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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 Unity and Progress Party, which won 71 of the 114 seats. Voter turnout was 61.9%.[2][3]

Results

PartyProportionalConstituencyTotal
seats
Votes%SeatsVotes%Seats
Unity and Progress Party990,18453.55413071
Rally of the Guinean People354,92719.2015419
Union for the New Republic178,6929.66729
Union for Progress and Renewal170,8069.24729
Union for the Progress of Guinea44,4412.40202
Democratic Party of Guinea – African Democratic Rally36,7091.99101
National Union for the Prosperity of Guinea31,2951.69101
Democratic Party of Guinea21,2331.15101
Dyama Party20,6961.12101
Total1,848,983100.007638114
Valid votes1,848,98397.921,840,57997.57
Invalid/blank votes39,3302.0845,8242.43
Total votes1,888,313100.001,886,403100.00
Registered voters/turnout3,049,26261.933,049,26261.86
Source: Nohlen et al., IPU

References

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