1995 Guinean legislative election

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 Proportional Constituency Total seats
Votes % Seats Votes % Seats
Party of Unity and Progress990,18453.5413071
Rally of the Guinean People354,92719.215419
Union for the New Republic178,6929.6729
Renewal and Progress Party170,8069.2729
Union for the Progress of Guinea44,4412.4202
Democratic Party of Guinea – African Democratic Rally36,7091.9101
National Union for the Prosperity of Guinea31,2951.6101
Democratic Party of Guinea21,2331.1101
Dyama Party20,6961.1101
Invalid/blank votes39,330--45,824---
Total1,887,902761,886,40338114
Source: Nohlen at 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
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