1993 Guinean presidential election

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]

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Results
Candidate Party Votes %
Lansana ContéParty of Unity and Progress1,077,01751.70
Alpha CondéRally of the Guinean People407,22119.55
Mamadou Boye BahUnion for the New Republic278,63813.37
Siradiou DialloRenewal and Progress Party247,10011.86
Facinet TouréNational Union for the Prosperity of Guinea29,2661.4
Jean Marie DoréUnion for the Progress of Guinea19,0070.9
Mansour KabaDyama Party12,8900.6
Ismael GusheinDemocratic Party of Guinea – African Democratic Rally11,6960.6
Invalid/blank votes153,586-
Total2,236,426100
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
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