Elections in Guinea

Election Results

Presidential

--Single Party: 1961, 1968, 1974, 1982

--Multiparty: 1993, 1998, 2003, 2010

Legislative

--Single Party: 1963, 1968, 1974, 1980

--Multiparty: 1957, 1995, 2002

Referenda: 1958, 1990, 2001

31 March 1957 Territorial Assembly Election

Registered Voters	1,270,847
Total Votes (Voter Turnout)	765,789 (60.3%)
Invalid/Blank Votes	10,569
Total Valid Votes	755,220

Party	Number of Votes	% of Votes	Number of Seats (60)
Democratic Party of Guinea-African Democratic Rally (PDG-RDA)	584,438	77.39%	56
Socialist Democracy of Guinea (DSG)	77,643	10.28%	3
African Bloc of Guinea (BAG)	45,489	6.02%	-
Others	47,650	6.31%	1

28 September 1958 Constitutional Referendum

Main Points: Approval of the constitution meant internal autonomy within the "French Community." France agreed to grant independence to any territory that rejected the proposed constitution.

Ballot Question: Do you approve the Constitution proposed by the Government of the Republic?

Registered Voters	1,408,500
Total Votes (Voter Turnout)	1,203,875 (85.5%)
Invalid/Blank Votes	10,570
Total Valid Votes	1,193,305

Results	Number of Votes	% of Votes
"Yes" Votes	56,981	4.78%
"No" Votes	1,136,324	95.22%

Single Party Elections

Sole Legal Party: Democratic Party of Guinea (PDG)

15 January 1961 Presidential Election (Ahmed Sékou Touré re-elected unopposed)

Registered Voters	1,586,544
Total Votes (Voter Turnout)	1,576,747 (99.4%)
Invalid/Blank Votes	167
Total Valid Votes	1,576,580 (99.99%)
Ahmed Sékou Touré	1,576,580 (100.00%)

28 September 1963 National Assembly Election

1 January 1968 Presidential Election (Ahmed Sékou Touré re-elected unopposed)

Registered Voters	1,996,926
Total Votes (Voter Turnout)	1,990,829 (99.7%)
Invalid/Blank Votes	103
Total Valid Votes	1,990,726 (99.99%)
Ahmed Sékou Touré	1,990,726 (100.00%)

1 January 1968 National Assembly Election (75 Seats)

27 December 1974 Presidential Election (Ahmed Sékou Touré re-elected unopposed)

27 December 1974 National Assembly Election (150 Seats)

27 January 1980 National Assembly Election (210 Seats)

Registered Voters	2,506,298
Total Votes (Voter Turnout)	2,398,356 (95.7%)
Invalid/Blank Votes	4,756
Total Valid Votes	2,393,600 (99.80%)
PDG	2,393,600 (100.00%)

9 May 1982 Presidential Election (Ahmed Sékou Touré re-elected unopposed)

Registered Voters	3,100,110
Total Votes (Voter Turnout)	3,063,700 (98.8%)
Invalid/Blank Votes	8
Total Valid Votes	3,063,692 (100.00%)
Ahmed Sékou Touré	3,063,692 (100.00%)

Note: Ahmed Sékou Touré, as the leader of the ruling Democratic Party of Guinea (PDG), automatically became president with the establishment of the Republic on 2 December 1958.

23 December 1990 Constitutional Referendum

Main Points: Not Available

Registered Voters	3,004,961
Total Votes (Voter Turnout)	2,926,968 (97.4%)
Invalid/Blank Votes	5,234
Total Valid Votes	2,921,734

Results	Number of Votes	% of Votes
"Yes" Votes	2,883,156	98.68%
"No" Votes	38,578	1.32%

19 December 1993 Presidential Election [Detailed Results]

Registered Voters	2,850,403
Total Votes (Voter Turnout)	2,236,426 (78.5%)
Invalid/Blank Votes	153,586
Total Valid Votes	2,082,840

Candidate (Party)	Number of Votes	% of Votes
Lansana Conté (PUP)	1,077,017	51.71%
Alpha Condé (RPG)	407,221	19.55%
Mamadou Ba (UNR)	278,638	13.38%
Siradiou Diallo (PRP)	247,100	11.86%
Facinet Touré (UNPG)	29,275	1.41%
Jean-Marie Doré (UPG)	19,007	0.91%
Mansour Kaba (DYAMA)	12,886	0.62%
Ismail Ghussein (PDG-RDA)	11,696	0.56%

11 June 1995 National Assembly Election*

Registered Voters	3,049,262
Total Votes (Voter Turnout)	1,887,902 (61.9%)
Invalid/Blank Votes	39,330
Total Valid Votes	1,849,983

Candidate (Party)		Number of Seats 76 (114)**
Party of Unity and Progress (PUP)		41 (71)
Rally of the Guinean People (RPG)		15 (19)
Union for the New Republic (UNR)		7 (9)
Party of Renewal and Progress (PRP)		7 (9)
Union for the Progress of Guinea (UPG)		2 (2)
Democratic Party of Guinea-African Democratic Rally (PDG-RDA)		1 (1)
National Union for the Prosperity of Guinea (UNPG)		1 (1)
Democratic Party of Guinea (PDG)		1 (1)
Dyama Party (DYAMA)		1 (1)

*The figures regarding total votes, voter turnout, invalid/blank votes, and total valid votes cast are based on the results of the proportional representation vote.

**76 of the 114 seats are filled through proportional representation. The remaining 38 seats are filled by members elected from single-member constituencies. Figures in parentheses reflect the final distribution of seats.

14 December 1998 Presidential Election

Registered Voters	3,719,197
Total Votes (Voter Turnout)	2,656.113 (71.4%)
Invalid/Blank Votes	63,092
Total Valid Votes	2,593,021

Candidate (Party)	Number of Votes	% of Votes
Lansana Conté (PUP)	1,455,007	56.11%
Mamadou Ba (UPR)	638,563	24.63%
Alpha Condé (RPG)	429,934	16.58%
Jean-Marie Doré (UPG)	44,746	1.73%
Charles Pascal Tolno (PPG)	24,771	0.96%

11 November 2001 Referendum

Main Points: Removal of Presidential term limits, Increasing the President's mandate from five to seven year terms.

Registered Voters	4,310,081
Total Votes (Voter Turnout)	3,758,390 (87.2%)
Invalid/Blank Votes	52,968
Total Valid Votes	3,705,422

Results	Number of Votes	% of Votes
"Yes" Votes	3,644,653	98.36%
"No" Votes	60,769	1.64%

30 June 2002 National Assembly Election*

Registered Voters	4,458,831
Total Votes (Voter Turnout)	3,192,870 (71.6%)
Invalid/Blank Votes	30,015
Total Valid Votes	3,162,855

Party	Number of Votes**	% of Votes**	Number of Seats 76 (114)**
Party of Unity and Progress (PUP)	1,947,318	61.57%	47 (85)
Union for Progress and Renewal (UPR)	842,270	26.63%	20 (20)
Union for the Progress of Guinea (UPG)	130,065	4.11%	3 (3)
Democratic Party of Guinea (PDG)	107,666	3.40%	3 (3)
National Alliance for Progress (ANP)	62,780	1.98%	2 (2)
Party of the Union for Development (PUD)	20,823	0.66%	1 (1)
Guinean People’s Party (PPG)	19,297	0.61%	- (-)
Union for Democracy and Solidarity (UDS)	16,342	0.52%	- (-)
Ecologists' Party of Guinea (PEG)	16,294	0.52%	-

*The main opposition Rally of the Guinean People (RPG) boycotted the election.

**76 of the 114 seats are filled through proportional representation. The number of votes cast and percentage of votes received by political party are based on the results of the proportional representation vote. The remaining 38 seats are filled by members elected from single-member constituencies. Figures in parentheses reflect the final distribution of seats.

21 December 2003 Presidential Election*

Registered Voters	5,009,780
Total Votes (Voter Turnout)	Not Available (N/A)

Candidate (Party)		% of Votes
Lansana Conté (PUP)		95.25%
Mamadou Bhoye Barry (UPN)		4.75%

*Most opposition parties boycotted the election.

June/November 2010 Presidential Election

First Round (27 June 2010)

Registered Voters	3,778,177
Total Votes (Voter Turnout)	1,949,392 (51.6%)
Invalid/Blank Votes	177,416
Total Valid Votes	1,771,976

Second Round (7 November 2010) [Results by Prefecture]

Registered Voters	4,270,531
Total Votes (Voter Turnout)	2,898,233 (67.9%)
Invalid/Blank Votes	89,594
Total Valid Votes	2,808,639

Candidate (Party)	First Round	Second Round
Candidate (Party)	% of Votes	Number of Votes	% of Votes
Alpha Condé (RPG)	18.25%	1,474,973	52.52%
Cellou Dalein Diallo (UFDG)	43.69%	1,333,666	47.48%
Sidya Touré (UFR)	13.02%	-	-
Lansana Kouyaté (PEDN)	7.04%	-	-
Papa Koly Kourouma (RDR)	5.74%	-	-
Ibrahima Abe Sylla (NGR)	3.23%	-	-
Jean Marc Telliano (RDIG)	2.33%	-	-
Aboubacar Somparé (PUP)	0.95%	-	-
Boubacar Barry (PNR)	0.80%	-	-
Ousmane Bah (UPR)	0.68%	-	-
Ibrahima Kassory Fofana (GPT)	0.66%	-	-
Ousmane Kaba (PLUS)	0.54%	-	-
François Lounceny Fall (FUDEC)	0.46%	-	-
Mamadou Sylla (UDG)	0.45%	-	-
Saran Daraba Kaba (CDP)	0.39%	-	-
Mamady Diawara (PTS)	0.31%	-	-
Boubacar Bah (ADPG)	0.30%	-	-
Alpha Ibrahima Keira (PR)	0.25%	-	-
M'Bemba Traoré (PDU)	0.24%	-	-
Mamadou Baadiko Bah (UFD)	0.19%	-	-
Joseph Bangoura (PUDIG)	0.18%	-	-
Abraham Bouré (RGUD)	0.12%	-	-
Fodé Mohamed Soumah (GECI)	0.11%	-	-
Bouna Keita (RGP)	0.07%	-	-