1998 Guinean presidential election

1998 Guinean presidential election

14 December 1998
Registered3,719,197
Turnout71.42% ( 7.04pp)
 
Nominee Lansana Conté Mamadou Boye Bah Alpha Condé
Party PUP UPR RPG
Popular vote 1,455,007 638,563 429,934
Percentage 56.11% 24.63% 16.58%

President before election

Lansana Conté
PUP

Elected President

Lansana Conté
PUP

Presidential elections were held in Guinea on 14 December 1998. The result was a victory for incumbent President Lansana Conté of the Unity and Progress Party, who received 56.1% of the vote. Voter turnout was 71.4%.[1]

Results

CandidatePartyVotes%
Lansana ContéUnity and Progress Party1,455,00756.11
Mamadou Boye BahUnion for Progress and Renewal638,56324.63
Alpha CondéRally of the Guinean People429,93416.58
Jean Marie DoréUnion for the Progress of Guinea44,7461.73
Charles Pascal TolnoGuinean Peoples' Party24,7710.96
Total2,593,021100.00
Valid votes2,593,02197.62
Invalid/blank votes63,0922.38
Total votes2,656,113100.00
Registered voters/turnout3,719,19771.42
Source: African Elections Database

References

  1. ^ Elections in Guinea African Elections Database