Equatorial Guinean legislative election, 1999
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Legislative elections were held in Equatorial Guinea
on 7 March 1999. They were won by the Democratic Party of Equatorial Guinea
of President Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo
, which took 75 of the 80 seats in the Chamber of People's Representatives
.
Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea, officially the Republic of Equatorial Guinea where the capital Malabo is situated.Annobón is the southernmost island of Equatorial Guinea and is situated just south of the equator. Bioko island is the northernmost point of Equatorial Guinea. Between the two islands and to the...
on 7 March 1999. They were won by the Democratic Party of Equatorial Guinea
Democratic Party of Equatorial Guinea
The Democratic Party of Equatorial Guinea is the ruling political party in Equatorial Guinea. It was established by President Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo as the country's sole legal political organization on 11 October 1987...
of President Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo
Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo
Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo is an Equatoguinean politician who has been President of Equatorial Guinea since 1979. He ousted his uncle, Francisco Macías Nguema, in an August 1979 military coup and has overseen Equatorial Guinea's emergence as an important oil producer, beginning in the 1990s...
, which took 75 of the 80 seats in the Chamber of People's Representatives
Chamber of People's Representatives
The unicameral House of People's Representatives of Equatorial Guinea is the country's legislative body....
.
Results
| Equatorial Guinean legislative election, 1999 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Parties | Votes | % | Seats |
| Democratic Party of Equatorial Guinea Democratic Party of Equatorial Guinea The Democratic Party of Equatorial Guinea is the ruling political party in Equatorial Guinea. It was established by President Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo as the country's sole legal political organization on 11 October 1987... (Partido Democrático de Guinea Ecuatorial) |
156,949 | 85.5 | 75 |
| Popular Union of Equatorial Guinea | 11,771 | 6.4 | 4 |
| Convergence for Social Democracy Convergence for Social Democracy Convergence for Social Democracy is the only major opposition party in Equatorial Guinea.The CPDS is headed by a President and a Secretary-General, who are currently Santiago Obama Ndong and Plácido Micó Abogo, respectively... (Convergencia para la Democracia Social) |
9,735 | 5.3 | 1 |
| Others | 5,073 | 2.5 | 0 |
| Total (turnout 94.9%) | 184,218 | 80 | |
| Source: http://africanelections.tripod.com/gq.html#1999_House_of_Peoples_Representatives_Election | |||