2014 Guinea-Bissau general election

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2014 Guinea-Bissau general election
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Presidential election
  2012 13 April 2014 (first round)
18 May 2014 (second round)
2019  
  Jose Mario Vaz 2014.jpg Nuno Gomes Nabiam.png
Nominee José Mário Vaz Nuno Gomes Nabiam
Party PAIGC Independent
Popular vote364,394224,089
Percentage61.92%38.08%

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2014 Guinea-Bissau presidential election -.Results by region (Second round).svg
Legislative election
  2008 13 April 2014 2019  
PartyLeaderVote %Seats+/–
PAIGC Malam Bacai Sanhá 47.9857−10
PRS Abel Incanda30.7641+13
PND Mamadú Iaia Djaló 4.871New
PCD Victor Mandinga3.372+1
UM Bubacar Rachid Djaló1.841+1
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
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Results by constituency.
Prime Minister beforePrime Minister after
Rui Duarte de Barros
Independent (acting)
Domingos Simões Pereira
PAIGC

General elections were held in Guinea-Bissau on 13 April 2014, with a second round for the presidential elections held on 18 May since no candidate received a majority in the first round. Several logistic problems and delays caused the elections to be repeatedly postponed, having initially been scheduled for 24 November 2013 and then 16 March 2014. [1] In the second round, José Mário Vaz of the African Party for the Independence of Guinea and Cape Verde was declared the president-elect with 62% of the vote. [2]

Contents

Background

The elections were the result of a military coup in 2012 cancelling the elections that year. [3] On 26 February 2014, the UN Security Council urged Guinea-Bissau's transitional government to abide by announced election plans, warning of sanctions against those opposing a return to constitutional order.

Former President Kumba Ialá died a few weeks before the elections. [4]

Electoral system

The President were elected using the two-round system, whilst the 102 members of the National People's Assembly were elected using proportional representation from 27 multi-member constituencies. [5] Article 33 of Guinea-Bissau's Electoral Law prohibits the publishing of any opinion polls. [6]

Candidates and parties

Thirteen presidential candidates were confirmed by the High Court of Justice, [7] whilst eight candidates were rejected. [8]

The Court approved fifteen parties to contest the National People's Assembly election, but rejected applications from seven other parties; the National African Congress, the Guinean Civic Forum-Social Democracy, the Democratic Party for Development, the Guinean Democratic Movement, the Patriotic Movement, the Guinean League for Ecological Protection and the Party for Democracy, Development and Citizenship. [8]

Results

President

CandidatePartyFirst roundSecond round
Votes%Votes%
José Mário Vaz African Party for the Independence of Guinea and Cape Verde 257,57240.89364,39461.92
Nuno Gomes Nabiam Independent156,16324.79224,08938.08
Paulo GomesIndependent65,49010.40
Abel Incanda Party for Social Renewal 43,8906.97
Mamadú Iaia Djaló New Democracy Party 28,5354.53
Ibraima Sory DjalóNational Reconciliation Party19,4973.10
Antonio Afonso Té Republican Party for Independence and Development 18,8082.99
Helder Vaz LopesIndependent8,8881.41
Domingos QuadéIndependent8,6071.37
Aregado Mantenque Té Workers' Party 7,2691.15
Luis NancassaIndependent7,0121.11
Jorge MalúIndependent6,1250.97
Cirilo Rodrigues de Oliveira Socialist Party 2,0700.33
Total629,926100.00588,483100.00
Valid votes629,92690.97588,48397.02
Invalid/blank votes62,5149.0318,0532.98
Total votes692,440100.00606,536100.00
Registered voters/turnout775,50889.29775,50878.21
Source: CNE, CNE

National People's Assembly

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PartyVotes%Seats+/–
African Party for the Independence of Guinea and Cape Verde 281,40847.9857–10
Party for Social Renewal 180,43230.7641+13
New Democracy Party 28,5814.8710
Democratic Convergence Party 19,7573.372+1
Republican Party for Independence and Development 17,9193.060–3
Union for Change 10,8031.841+1
Guinean Patriotic Union10,9191.8600
Resistance of Guinea-Bissau-Bafatá Movement 9,5021.620New
National Reconciliation Party7,9031.3500
Manifest Party of the People 4,1010.700New
United Social Democratic Party 4,0480.6900
Workers' Party 3,6590.6200
Socialist Part 3,4800.5900
Social Democratic Party 2,3020.3900
Democratic Social Front 1,7100.2900
Total586,524100.00102+2
Valid votes586,52485.39
Invalid/blank votes100,35214.61
Total votes686,876100.00
Registered voters/turnout775,50888.57
Source: CNE (seats), CNE (votes)

References

  1. Guinea-Bissau postpones post-coup election until March Archived 2020-11-03 at the Wayback Machine Reuters, 15 November 2013
  2. "Vaz elected President of Guinea-Bissau". Voice Of America. 20 May 2014. Archived from the original on 21 May 2014. Retrieved 20 May 2014.
  3. "Electoral Calendar - international elections world elections" . Retrieved 2011-05-12.
  4. Ex-president of Guinea-Bissau dies Archived 2014-04-05 at the Wayback Machine SBS, 4 April 2014
  5. Electoral system Archived 2014-04-14 at the Wayback Machine IPU
  6. "Holding of Elections Brings Guinea Bissau Closer to Constitutional Normalcy" (PDF). European Union Election Observation Mission. Hotel Azalai, Bissau. 14 April 2014. Archived (PDF) from the original on 5 May 2014. Retrieved 5 May 2014.
  7. Look, Anne (26 March 2014). "Guinea Bissau: Tight Timeline As Nation Prepares April 13 Polls". allAfrica. Archived from the original on 15 April 2014. Retrieved 14 April 2014.
  8. 1 2 GUINÉ-BISSAU: SUPREMO “CHUMBA” OITO CANDIDATURAS PRESIDENCIAIS E SETE PARTIDOS A Nação, 16 March 2014