National Assembly of Guinea

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The unicameral National Assembly of Guinea is the country's legislative body.

The current National Assembly, formed following elections held on 30 June 2002, has a total of 114 members. 76 members are directly elected through a system of proportional representation using national party-lists. 38 members are elected in single member constituencies using the simple majority (or First-past-the-post) system. Members serve five-year terms.

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**Summary of the 30 June 2002 **National Assembly of Guinea** election results**
Parties	Votes	%	Seats
Party of Unity and Progress (Parti de l'Unité et du Progrès)	1,947,318	61.5	85
Union for Progress and Renewal (Union pour le Progrès et le Renouveau)	842,270	21.7	20
Union for Progress of Guinea (Union pour le Progrès de la Guinée)	130,065	4.1	3
Democratic Party of Guinea-African Democratic Rally (Parti Démocratique de Guinée-Rassemblement Démocratique Africain)	107,666	3.4	3
National Alliance for Progress (Alliance Nationale pour le Progrès)	62,780	2.0	2
Party of the Union for Development (Parti de l’Union pour le Développement)	20,823	0.7	1
Total (turnout 71.6%)	3,162,855		114
Source: Democraf. The elections were boycotted by the Rassemblement du Peuple Guinéen.