1999–2000 Guinea-Bissau general election

General elections were held in Guinea-Bissau on 28 November 1999, with a second round for the presidential election on 16 January 2000. The presidential election resulted in a victory for opposition leader Kumba Ialá of the Party for Social Renewal (PRS), who defeated Malam Bacai Sanhá of the ruling African Party for the Independence of Guinea and Cape Verde. The PRS were also victorious in the National People's Assembly election, winning 38 of the 102 seats. This was the first time an opposition party won an election since the country's independence in the 1970s.

1999–2000 Guinea-Bissau general election

Presidential election

28 November 1999 (first round) 16 January 2000 (second round)

Nominee Kumba Ialá Malam Bacai Sanhá Party PRS PAIGC Popular vote 251,193 97,670 Percentage 72.00% 28.00%

Results by region of the second round.

President before election Malam Bacai Sanhá PAIGC Elected President Kumba Ialá PRS

Legislative election

28 November 1999

Party Leader % Seats +/– PRS Kumba Ialá 38 +26 RGB-BM Salvador Tchongó 29 +9 PAIGC Malam Bacai Sanhá 24 −38 UM Bubacar Rachid Djaló 3 −3 PDS Joaquim Baldé 3 New AD Jorge Mandinga 3 New UNDP Abubácar Baldé 1 New FDS Rafael Paula Barbosa 1 New This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below. Seats by constituency. Prime Minister before Prime Minister after Francisco Fadul Independent Francisco Fadul Independent

Voter turnout was 72% for the second round of the presidential election.

Results

President

Candidate		Party	First round		Second round
			Votes	%	Votes	%
	Kumba Ialá	Party for Social Renewal	143,996	38.81	251,193	72.00
	Malam Bacai Sanhá	African Party for the Independence of Guinea and Cape Verde	86,724	23.37	97,670	28.00
	Faustino Imbali	Independent	30,484	8.22
	Fernando Gomes	Independent	26,049	7.02
	João Tátis Sá	Independent	24,117	6.50
	Abubacar Baldé	National Union for Democracy and Progress	20,192	5.44
	Bubacar Rachid Djaló	Union for Change	12,026	3.24
	Joaquim Baldé	Social Democratic Party	8,623	2.32
	Salvador Tchongó	Resistance of Guinea-Bissau-Bafatá Movement	6,937	1.87
	José Catengul Mendes	Struggle Front for the National Independence of Guinea	5,311	1.43
	Mamadú Uri Baldé	Progress and Renewal Party	3,580	0.96
	Antonieta Rosa Gomes	Guinean Civic Forum–Social Democracy	2,986	0.80
Total			371,025	100.00	348,863	100.00
Valid votes			371,025	88.46	348,863	96.48
Invalid/blank votes			48,387	11.54	12,746	3.52
Total votes			419,412	100.00	361,609	100.00
Registered voters/turnout			503,007	83.38	503,007	71.89
Source: African Elections Database, Rudebeck

National People's Assembly

Party		Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	Party for Social Renewal	105,736	29.71	38	+26
	Resistance of Guinea-Bissau-Bafatá Movement	70,435	19.79	29	+9
	African Party for the Independence of Guinea and Cape Verde	64,215	18.04	24	–38
	Union for Change	27,976	7.86	3	–3
	Social Democratic Party	19,919	5.60	3	New
	Democratic Alliance	17,651	4.96	3	New
	National Union for Democracy and Progress	14,440	4.06	1	New
	Guinean League for Ecological Protection	11,496	3.23	0	–
	Democratic Social Front	9,094	2.56	1	New
	United Social Democratic Party	4,712	1.32	0	0
	Party for Renewal and Progress	3,692	1.04	0	New
	Struggle Front for the National Independence of Guinea	3,262	0.92	0	–1
	Guinean Civic Forum–Social Democracy	3,262	0.92	0	New
Total		355,890	100.00	102	+2
Total votes		432,604	–
Registered voters/turnout		525,329	82.35
Source: Rudebeck, IFES Guinee-Bissau Rapport