1993 Equatorial Guinean legislative election

Parliamentary elections were held in Equatorial Guinea on 21 November 1993, the first multi-party election in the country since 1968. Although seven parties were allowed to run in the election, the ruling Democratic Party of Equatorial Guinea (PDGE) maintained its grip on power, winning 68 of the 80 seats in the enlarged Chamber of People's Representatives.[1] The Joint Opposition Platform, an alliance of eight opposition parties, called for a boycott and claimed voter turnout was as low as 20%,[1] although it was reported to be 67.5%.[2] The alliance's leaders were prevented from travelling to the mainland to campaign for the boycott and some were banned from leaving the country. Following the election, the Spanish Foreign Minister Javier Solana claimed the elections were not free and fair, an opinion shared by other observers.[1]

Results

Party	Votes	%	Seats	+/–
Democratic Party of Equatorial Guinea	54,589	69.8	68	+8
Social Democratic and Popular Convergence	8,042	10.3	6	New
Social Democratic Union	5,760	7.4	5	New
Liberal Party	4,974	6.4	1	New
Liberal Democratic Convention	1,963	2.5	0	New
Socialist Party of Equatorial Guinea	1,106	1.4	0	New
Social Democratic Party	909	1.2	0	New
National Democratic Union of Equatorial Guinea	880	1.1	0	New
Invalid/blank votes	512	–	–	–
Total	78,736	100	80	+20
Registered voters/turnout	116,666	67.5	–	–
Source: Nohlen et al.

References

1. Equatorial Guinea: Elections held in 1993 Inter-Parliamentary Union
2. Nohlen, D, Krennerich, M & Thibaut, B (1999) Elections in Africa: A data handbook, p. 360 ISBN 0-19-829645-2