1994 Guinea-Bissau general election

General elections were held in Guinea-Bissau on 3 July 1994, with a second round for the presidential election on 7 August. They were the first multi-party elections since independence, and also the first time the president had been directly elected, as previously the post had been elected by the National People's Assembly. In the presidential election, the result was a victory for incumbent João Bernardo Vieira of the African Party for the Independence of Guinea and Cape Verde (PAIGC), who defeated Kumba Ialá of Social Renewal Party in the second round. In the Assembly election, 1,136 candidates ran for the 100 seats, of which the PAIGC won 62.[1]

1994 Guinea-Bissau presidential election
3 July 1994 (first round)
7 August 1994 (second round)
 
Nominee João Bernardo Vieira Kumba Ialá
Party PAIGC PRS
Popular vote 161,083 148,664
Percentage 52.02% 47.98%
President before election

João Bernardo Vieira
PAIGC

 Elected President

João Bernardo Vieira
PAIGC

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Voter turnout in the presidential election was 89.3% on 3 July and 81.6% on 7 August.[2] In the parliamentary election it was 88.9%.[3]

Results

Presidential election
Candidate Party First round Second round
Votes % Votes %
João Bernardo VieiraAfrican Party for the Independence of Guinea and Cape Verde142,57746.20161,08352.02
Kumba IaláParty for Social Renewal67,51821.88148,66447.98
Domingos FernandesResistance of Guinea-Bissau-Bafatá Movement53,82517.44
Carlos GomesIndependent*15,6455.07
François MendyStruggle Front for the National Independence of Guinea8,6552.80
Bubacar Rachid DjalóUnion for Change8,5062.76
Victor Saúde MariaUnited Social Democratic Party6,3882.07
Antonieta Rosa GomesGuinean Civic Forum-Social Democracy5,5091.79
Invalid/blank votes49,059–16,868–
Total357,682100326,615100
Registered voters/turnout400,41789.33400,41781.57
Source: Nohlen et al.

* Gomes was supported by the Democratic Convergence Party, as its leader Victor Mandinga was not eligible to run for president, as he failed to meet the qualification that both parents be Guineans born in the country.

National People's Assembly
Party Votes % Seats
African Party for the Independence of Guinea and Cape Verde134,98246.462
Resistance of Guinea-Bissau-Bafatá Movement57,56619.819
Union for Change36,79712.66
Party for Social Renewal29,95710.312
Democratic Convergence Party15,4115.30
United Social Democratic Party8,2862.80
Struggle Front for the National Independence of Guinea7,4752.61
Guinean Civic Forum4940.20
Invalid/blank votes65,024––
Total355,992100100
Registered voters/turnout400,41788.91–
Source: Nohlen et al.

References
  1. Guinea-Bissau: Parliamentary Chamber: Assembleia nacional popular: Elections held in 1994 Inter-Parliamentary Union
  2. Elections in Guinea-Bissau African Elections Database
  3. Nohlen, D, Krennerich, M & Thibaut, B (1999) Elections in Africa: A data handbook, p467 ISBN 0-19-829645-2
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