Elections in Guinea-Bissau

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Elections in Guinea-Bissau gives information on election and election results in Guinea-Bissau.

Guinea-Bissau elects on national level a head of state (the president) and a legislature. The president is elected for a five year term by the people. The National People's Assembly (Assembleia Nacional Popular) has 102 members, elected for a four year term in multi-member constituencies. Guinea-Bissau has a multi-party system, with numerous parties in which no one party often has a chance of gaining power alone, and parties must work with each other to form coalition governments.

1 Latest elections
- 1.1 2005 Presidential election
- 1.2 2004 Parliamentary election
2 Past elections
3 See also
4 External links

Main article: Guinea-Bissau presidential election, 2005

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**Summary of the 19 June and 24 July 2005 Guinea-Bissau presidential election results**
Candidates - Nominating parties	Votes 1st round	% 1st round	Votes 2nd round	% 2nd round
Malam Bacai Sanhá - African Independence Party of Guinea and Cape Verde	158,276	35.45%	196,759	47.65%
João Bernardo "Nino" Vieira - Independent	128,918	28.87%	216,167	52.35%
Kumba Ialá - Party for Social Renewal	111,606	25.00%	-	-
Francisco Fadul - United Social Democratic Party	12,733	2.85%	-	-
Aregado Mantenque Té - Workers' Party	9,000	2.02%	-	-
Mamadú Iaia Djaló - Independent	7,112	1.59%	-	-
Mário Lopes da Rosa - Independent	4,863	1.09%	-	-
Idrissa Djaló - National Unity Party	3,604	0.81%	-	-
Adelino Mano Queta - Independent	2,816	0.63%	-	-
Faustino Fadut Imbali - Manifest Party of the People	2,330	0.52%	-	-
Paulino Empossa Ié - Independent	2,215	0.50%	-	-
Antonieta Rosa Gomes - Guinean Civic Forum-Social Democracy	1,642	0.37%	-	-
João Tátis Sá - Guinean People's Party	1,378	0.31%	-	-
Total (turnout 87.6% / 78.6%)	446,493		412,926

Main article: Guinea-Bissau legislative election, 2004

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**Summary of the 28 March 2004 National People's Assembly of Guinea-Bissau election results**
Parties	Votes	%	Seats
African Independence Party of Guinea and Cape Verde (Partido Africano da Independência de Guiné e Cabo Verde)	145,316	33.88	45
Party for Social Renewal (Partido para a Renovaçao Social)	113,656	26.50	35
United Social Democratic Party (Partido Unido Social Democrático)	75,485	17.60	17
United Platform (Plataforma Unida)	20,700	4.83	-
Electoral Union (União Eleitoral)	18,354	4.28	2
Democratic Socialist Party (Partido Democrático Socialista)	8,789	2.05	-
Union for Change (União para a Mudança)	8,621	2.01	-
Resistance of Guinea-Bissau-Bafatá Movement (Resistência da Guiné-Bissau-Movimento Bafatá)	7,918	1.85	-
National Unity Party (Partido da Unidade Nacional)	6,260	1.46	-
United People's Alliance (Aliança Popular Unida)	5,817	1.36	1
National Union for Democracy and Progress (União Nacional para a Democracia e o Progresso)	5,042	1.18	-
Guinean Civic Forum-Social Democracy (Fórum Cívico Guineense-Social Democracia)	4,209	0.98	-
Guinean Democratic Movement (Movimento Democrático Guineense)	4,202	0.98	-
Manifest Party of the People (Partido do Manifesto do Povo)	3,402	0.79	-
Socialist Party of Guinea-Bissau (Partido Socialista da Guiné-Bissau)	1,167	0.27	-
Total (turnout 76.2%)	428,937	100.00	100
Registered voters	603,639
Total votes cast	460,254
Invalid votes	31,317
Source: African Elections Database