Parliamentary elections were held in

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on 11 June 1995. The first multi-party elections for the

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since independence, they saw 21 parties field 846 candidates for the 114 seats, divided between 38 single-member constituencies and 76 based on

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, although they were boycotted by the Union of Democratic Forces. The result was a victory for the

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, which won 71 of the 114 seats. Voter turnout was 61.9%.

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, Michael Krennerich & Bernhard Thibaut (1999) ''Elections in Africa: A data handbook'', p455

Results

References

{{Guinean elections Parliamentary elections in Guinea

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