1974 Guinean general election

General elections were held in Guinea on 27 December 1974 to elect a President and National Assembly. The country was a one-party state at the time, with the Democratic Party of Guinea – African Democratic Rally as the sole legal party.[1] Its leader Ahmed Sékou Touré was re-elected President unopposed, whilst in the National Assembly elections the party produced a list of 150 candidates for the 150 seats (increased from 75). It was ultimately approved by 100% of voters with turnout reported to be 99.7%.[2]

1974 Guinean general election
Guinea
← 1968 27 December 1974 1982 →

Results

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President

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CandidatePartyVotes%
Ahmed Sékou TouréDemocratic Party of Guinea2,432,129100.00
Total2,432,129100.00
Registered voters/turnout2,436,485
Source: Nohlen et al.

National Assembly

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PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Democratic Party of Guinea2,432,129100.00150+75
Total2,432,129100.00150+75
Registered voters/turnout2,436,487
Source: Nohlen et al., IPU

References

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  1. ^ Elections in Guinea African Elections Database
  2. ^ Dieter Nohlen, Michael Krennerich & Bernhard Thibaut (1999) Elections in Africa: A data handbook, p452 ISBN 0-19-829645-2