Guinean presidential election, 1993

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Presidential elections were held in Guinea on 19 December 1993. They were the first since the country returned to multi-party politics in 1990, and the first to feature more than one candidate. The result was a victory for Lansana Conté of the Party of Unity and Progress, who won 51.7% of the vote. Voter turnout was 78.5%.[1]

Results

Candidate Party Votes %
Lansana Conté Party of Unity and Progress 1,077,017 51.70
Alpha Condé Rally of the Guinean People 407,221 19.55
Mamadou Ba Union for the New Republic 278,638 13.37
Siradiou Diallo Union for Progress and Renewal 247,100 11.86
Facinet Touré National Union for the Prosperity of Guinea 29,266 1.4
Jean Marie Doré Union for the Progress of Guinea 19,007 0.9
Mansour Kaba Dyama Party 12,890 0.6
Ismail Ghussein Democratic Party of Guinea – African Democratic Rally 11,696 0.6
Invalid/blank votes 153,586 -
Total 2,236,426 100
Source: Nohlen et al.

References

  1. Nohlen, D, Krennerich, M & Thibaut, B (1999) Elections in Africa: A data handbook, p457 ISBN 0-19-829645-2