National People's Assembly (Guinea-Bissau)
| National People's Assembly of Guinea-Bissau Assembleia Nacional Popular da Guiné-Bissau | |
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| Seats | 100 members |
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| Party-list proportional representation | |
Last election | April-May 2014 |
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| Palácio Colinas de Boé, Bissau | |
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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.
Current composition
Political party distribution in the current National People's Assembly is as follows:
| Parties | Votes | % | Seats |
|---|---|---|---|
| African Independence Party of Guinea and Cape Verde (Partido Africano da Independência de Guiné e Cabo Verde, PAIGC) | 227,036 | 49.75 | 67 |
| Party for Social Renewal (Partido da Renovaçao Social, PRS) | 115,409 | 25.29 | 28 |
| Republican Party for Independence and Development (Partido Republicano para Independência e Desenvolvimento, PRID) | 34,305 | 7.52 | 3 |
| New Democracy Party (Partido da Nova Democracia, PND) | 10,721 | 2.35 | 1 |
| Workers' Party (Partido dos Trabalhadores, PT) | 10,503 | 2.30 | — |
| United Social Democratic Party (Partido Unido Social Democrático, PUSD) | 7,695 | 1.69 | — |
| Party for Development, Democracy and Citizenship (Partido para Democracia, Desenvolvimento e Cidadania, PADEC) | 7,073 | 1.55 | — |
| Democratic Alliance (Aliança Democrático, AD) | 6,321 | 1.39 | 1 |
| Social Democratic Party (Partido Social Democrata, PSD) | 6,315 | 1.38 | — |
| Alliance of Patriotic Forces (Aliança de Forças Patrióticas, AFP) | 5,867 | 1.29 | — |
| Democratic Centre (Centro Democrático, CD) | 5,475 | 1.20 | — |
| Popular Democratic Party (Partido Popular Democrático, PPD) | 5,308 | 1.16 | — |
| Progress Party (Partido de Progresso, PP) | 3,095 | 0.68 | — |
| Guinean Democratic Party (Partido Democrático Guineense, PDG) | 3,065 | 0.67 | — |
| Guinean Patriotic Union (União Patriótica Guineense, UPG) | 2,807 | 0.62 | — |
| Democratic Social Party (Partido Democrático Social, PDS) | 1,697 | 0.37 | — |
| National Union for Democracy and Progress (União Nacional para Democracia e Progresso, UNDP) | 1,328 | 0.29 | — |
| National Reconciliation Party (Partido da Reconciliação Nacional, PRN) | 782 | 0.17 | — |
| Socialist Party – Guinea-Bissau (Partido Socialista – Guiné Bissau, PS–GB) | 639 | 0.14 | — |
| Guinean Democratic Movement (Movimento Democrático Guineense, MDG) | 638 | 0.14 | — |
| Guinean League for Ecological Protection (Liga Guineense para Protecção Ecológica, LIPE) | 233 | 0.05 | — |
| Total (turnout 82%) | 456,312 | 100.00 | 100 |
| Source: rulers.org, AMBP | |||
Fourteen women occupy seats in the National People's Assembly.
Cipriano Cassamá is the president of the assembly.
Previous National People's Assembly election results
| Parties | Votes | % | Seats |
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| African Independence Party of Guinea and Cape Verde (Partido Africano da Independência de Guiné e Cabo Verde) | 145,316 | 33.88 | 45 |
| Party for Social Renewal (Partido para a Renovaçao Social) | 113,656 | 26.50 | 35 |
| United Social Democratic Party (Partido Unido Social Democrático) | 75,485 | 17.60 | 17 |
| United Platform (Plataforma Unida) | 20,700 | 4.83 | - |
| Electoral Union (União Eleitoral) | 18,354 | 4.28 | 2 |
| Democratic Socialist Party (Partido Democrático Socialista) | 8,789 | 2.05 | - |
| Union for Change (União para a Mudança) | 8,621 | 2.01 | - |
| Resistance of Guinea-Bissau-Bafatá Movement (Resistência da Guiné-Bissau-Movimento Bafatá) | 7,918 | 1.85 | - |
| National Unity Party (Partido da Unidade Nacional) | 6,260 | 1.46 | - |
| United People's Alliance (Aliança Popular Unida) | 5,817 | 1.36 | 1 |
| National Union for Democracy and Progress (União Nacional para a Democracia e o Progresso) | 5,042 | 1.18 | - |
| Guinean Civic Forum-Social Democracy (Fórum Cívico Guineense-Social Democracia) | 4,209 | 0.98 | - |
| Guinean Democratic Movement (Movimento Democrático Guineense) | 4,202 | 0.98 | - |
| Manifest Party of the People (Partido do Manifesto do Povo) | 3,402 | 0.79 | - |
| Socialist Party of Guinea-Bissau (Partido Socialista da Guiné-Bissau) | 1,167 | 0.27 | - |
| Total (turnout 76.2%) | 428,937 | 100.00 | 100 |
| Registered voters | 603,639 | ||
| Total votes cast | 460,254 | ||
| Invalid votes | 31,317 | ||
| Source: African Elections Database | |||
| Political Party | Election Year | |||||||
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| 1994 | 1999 | |||||||
| African Party for the Independence of Guinea and Cape Verde (PAIGC) | 62 | 24 | ||||||
| Party for Social Renewal (PRS) | 12 | 38 | ||||||
| Resistance of Guinea-Bissau-Bafatá Movement (RGB-MB) | 19 | 29 | ||||||
| Union for Change (UM) | 06 | 03 | ||||||
| Front for the Liberation and Independence of Guinea (FLING) | 01 | - | ||||||
| Democratic Alliance (AD) | - | 03 | ||||||
| Social Democratic Party (PSD) | - | 03 | ||||||
| Democratic Social Front (FDS) | - | 01 | ||||||
| National Union for Democracy and Progress (UNDP) | - | 01 | ||||||
| Total | 100 | 102 | ||||||
See also
- History of Guinea-Bissau
- Politics of Guinea-Bissau
- List of Presidents of the National People's Assembly of Guinea-Bissau
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