Election in Guinea-Bissau

Description of election in Guinea-Bissau.......

Guinea-Bissau elects on national level a head of state (the president) and a legislature. The president is elected for a five-year term by the people. 

The National People's Assembly (Assembleia Nacional Popular) has 102 members, elected for a four-year term in multi-member constituencies.

The unicameral National People's Assembly (Portuguese: Assembleia Nacional Popular) is Guinea-Bissau's legislative body.

The current National People's Assembly, formed following elections held on 28 March 2004, has a total of 102 seats. 100 members are elected through a system of party-list proportional representation. 

The remaining two seats are reserved for Guinea-Bissau citizens living overseas, but they were not filled in the most recent election. Members serve five-year terms.

Population (as of July 1, 2013)=1,660,870

Registered Voters (as of )   

Elections in our database=13
   
Average Turnout=68.09%

Election For         Date                Votes         Registered      Turn Out
Transitional                                                   Voters                      
President              1999-11-28     371,025     503,007         73.76%
People's National
Assembly             1999-11-28     -                 499,152          -
Transitional
President               2000-01-16     361,609     503,007         71.89%
People's National
Assembly             2004-03-28     449,924     605,018         74.37%
Transitional
President              2005-06-19      -                -                      -
Transitional
President              2005-07-24      -                -
People's National      
Assembly            2008-11-16     486,873     593,739         82.0%
Transitional
President             2009-06-28     356,340     593,782         60.01%
Transitional   
President             2009-07-26     354,232     593,782         59.66%
Transitional
President             2012-03-18     326,399     593,765         54.97%
Transitional
President             2012-04-29     -                  -                     -
President             2014-04-13     -                  -                     -
People's National
Assembly            2014-04-13     -                  -                     -