1989 Guinea-Bissau parliamentary election

none Indirect parliamentary elections were held in Guinea-Bissau on 15 June 1989. At the time, the country was a one-party state with the African Party for the Independence of Guinea and Cape Verde as the sole legal party. Voter turnout was 53.2%,Dieter Nohlen, Michael Krennerich & Bernhard Thibaut (1999) Elections in Africa: A data handbook, p467 0-19-829645-2 and around 60% of the Assembly members were elected for the first time.Guinea-Bissau: Parliamentary Chamber: Assembleia nacional popular: Elections held in 1989 Inter-Parliamentary Union The Assembly re-elected João Bernardo Vieira to the post of President on 19 June.Elections in Guinea-Bissau https://web.archive.org/web/20110709032045/http://africanelections.tripod.com/gw.html 2011-07-09 African Elections Database Electoral system The indirect election saw voters elect the 473 members of eight regional councils on 1 June, who in turn elected the 150 members of the National People's Assembly on 15 June.Guinea Bissau IPU At least 50% of registered voters had to cast ballot in an electoral district for the election to be valid. Anyone aged at least 18 and with Guinea-Bissau citizenship was entitled to vote, unless they had been disqualified, whilst candidates had to be at least 21 years old. Results African Party for the Independence of Guinea and Cape Verde 214201 150 Against 9390 0 420285 Nohlen et al. References Guinea-Bissau Parliamentary Category:Parliamentary elections in Guinea-Bissau Category:One-party elections Category:Election and referendum articles with incomplete results Guinea-Bissau