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1996 Ugandan presidential election

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1996 Ugandan presidential election

9 May 1996 2001 →
Registered8,492,154
Turnout72.58%
 
Candidate Yoweri Museveni Paul Ssemogerere
Party Independent Independent
Popular vote 4,428,119 1,416,139
Percentage 74.20% 23.73%

Results by district
Museveni:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90%
Ssemogerere:      50–60%      70–80%      80–90%      >90%

President before election

Yoweri Museveni
Independent

Elected President

Yoweri Museveni
Independent

Presidential elections were held in Uganda for the first time on 9 May 1996. The result was a victory for incumbent Yoweri Museveni, who received 74% of the vote.[1] All candidates ran as independents, as political parties were banned at the time. Voter turnout was 73%.

Results

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CandidatePartyVotes%
Yoweri MuseveniIndependent4,428,11974.20
Paul SsemogerereIndependent1,416,13923.73
Kibirige MayanjaIndependent123,2902.07
Total5,967,548100.00
Valid votes5,967,54896.82
Invalid/blank votes196,1303.18
Total votes6,163,678100.00
Registered voters/turnout8,492,15472.58
Source: Nohlen et al.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Elections in Uganda African Elections Database
  2. ^ Dieter Nohlen, Michael Krennerich & Bernhard Thibaut (1999) Elections in Africa: A data handbook, p934 ISBN 0-19-829645-2