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1999–2000 Guinea-Bissau general election
Presidential election
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Parliamentary election
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
General elections were held in Guinea-Bissau on 28 November 1999, with a second round for the presidential election on 16 January 2000. The presidential election resulted in a victory for opposition leader Kumba Ialá of the Party for Social Renewal (PRS), who defeated Malam Bacai Sanhá of the ruling African Party for the Independence of Guinea and Cape Verde . The PRS were also victorious in the National People's Assembly election, winning 38 of the 102 seats. This was the first time an opposition party won an election since the country's independence in the 1970s.
Voter turnout was 72% for the second round of the presidential election.
Results
President
Candidate Party First round Second round Votes % Votes % Kumba Ialá Party for Social Renewal 143,996 38.81 251,193 72.00 Malam Bacai Sanhá African Party for the Independence of Guinea and Cape Verde 86,724 23.37 97,670 28.00 Faustino Imbali Independent 30,484 8.22 Fernando Gomes Independent 26,049 7.02 João Tátis Sá Independent 24,117 6.50 Abubacar Baldé National Union for Democracy and Progress 20,192 5.44 Bubacar Rachid Djaló Union for Change 12,026 3.24 Joaquim Baldé Social Democratic Party 8,623 2.32 Salvador Tchongó Resistance of Guinea-Bissau-Bafatá Movement 6,937 1.87 José Catengul Mendes Struggle Front for the National Independence of Guinea 5,311 1.43 Mamadú Uri Baldé Progress and Renewal Party 3,580 0.96 Antonieta Rosa Gomes Guinean Civic Forum–Social Democracy 2,986 0.80 Total 371,025 100.00 348,863 100.00 Valid votes 371,025 88.46 348,863 96.48 Invalid/blank votes 48,387 11.54 12,746 3.52 Total votes 419,412 100.00 361,609 100.00 Registered voters/turnout 503,007 83.38 503,007 71.89 Source: African Elections Database , Rudebeck
National People's Assembly
Party Votes % Seats +/– Party for Social Renewal 105,736 29.71 38 +26 Resistance of Guinea-Bissau-Bafatá Movement 70,435 19.79 29 +9 African Party for the Independence of Guinea and Cape Verde 64,215 18.04 24 –38 Union for Change 27,976 7.86 3 –3 Social Democratic Party 19,919 5.60 3 New Democratic Alliance 17,651 4.96 3 New National Union for Democracy and Progress 14,440 4.06 1 New Guinean League for Ecological Protection 11,496 3.23 0 – Democratic Social Front 9,094 2.56 1 New United Social Democratic Party 4,712 1.32 0 0 Party for Renewal and Progress 3,692 1.04 0 New Struggle Front for the National Independence of Guinea 3,262 0.92 0 –1 Guinean Civic Forum–Social Democracy 3,262 0.92 0 New Total 355,890 100.00 102 +2 Total votes 432,604 – Registered voters/turnout 525,329 82.35 Source: Rudebeck , IFES Guinee-Bissau Rapport
References
Guinea-Bissau: Parliamentary Chamber: Assembleia nacional popular: Elections held in 1999 Inter-Parliamentary Union
Elections in Guinea-Bissau African Elections Database
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Results by region of the second round.
Elections in Guinea-Bissau