National Assembly of Guinea
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The unicameral National Assembly of Guinea is the country's legislative body.
The current National Assembly, formed following elections held on 30 June 2002, has a total of 114 members. 76 members are directly elected through a system of proportional representation using national party-lists. 38 members are elected in single member constituencies using the simple majority (or First-past-the-post) system. Members serve five-year terms.
Parties | Votes | % | Seats |
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Party of Unity and Progress (Parti de l'Unité et du Progrès) | 1,947,318 | 61.5 | 85 |
Union for Progress and Renewal (Union pour le Progrès et le Renouveau) | 842,270 | 21.7 | 20 |
Union for Progress of Guinea (Union pour le Progrès de la Guinée) | 130,065 | 4.1 | 3 |
Democratic Party of Guinea-African Democratic Rally (Parti Démocratique de Guinée-Rassemblement Démocratique Africain) | 107,666 | 3.4 | 3 |
National Alliance for Progress (Alliance Nationale pour le Progrès) | 62,780 | 2.0 | 2 |
Party of the Union for Development (Parti de l’Union pour le Développement) | 20,823 | 0.7 | 1 |
Total (turnout 71.6%) | 3,162,855 | 114 | |
Source: Democraf. The elections were boycotted by the Rassemblement du Peuple Guinéen. |
Twenty-two women occupy seats in the National Assembly.
The current president of the National Assembly is Aboubacar Somparé.
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