Malawian general election, 1999
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General elections were held in Malawi on 15 June 1999 for President and the National Assembly, having originally been scheduled for 25 May,[1] but then postponed twice as a result of requests by the opposition to extend the voter registration period.[2] Both votes were won by the ruling United Democratic Front, who took 93 of the 192 seats in the National Assembly, and whose candidate, Bakili Muluzi, won the presidential election with an absolute majority.
In total, eleven parties contested the elections, with 670 candidates.[2] Voter turnout was 94%.[3]
Results
President
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakili Muluzi | United Democratic Front | 2,442,685 | 52.34 |
| Gwanda Chakuamba | Malawi Congress Party–Alliance for Democracy | 2,106,790 | 45.21 |
| Kamlepo Kalua | Malawi Democratic Party | 67,856 | 1.45 |
| Daniel Kanfosi Nkhumbwe | Congress for National Unity | 24,349 | 0.52 |
| Bingu wa Mutharika | United Party | 22,064 | 0.47 |
| Invalid/blank votes | 80,021 | – | |
| Total | 4,746,765 | 100 | |
| Registered voters/turnout | 5,071,822 | 93.59 | |
| Source: MEC | |||
National Assembly
Elections were not held in the Mchinji West constituency on polling day due to the death of a candidate.[4]
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United Democratic Front | 2,124,999 | 47.32 | 93 | +8 |
| Malawi Congress Party | 1,518,548 | 33.81 | 66 | +10 |
| Alliance for Democracy | 474,215 | 10.56 | 29 | –7 |
| United Party | 26,073 | 0.58 | 0 | New |
| Malawi Democratic Party | 11,384 | 0.25 | 0 | 0 |
| Social Democratic Party | 7,297 | 0.16 | 0 | New |
| Malawi Democratic Union | 3,269 | 0.07 | 0 | 0 |
| Congress for National Unity | 3,023 | 0.07 | 0 | New |
| Sapitwa National Democratic Party | 1,372 | 0.03 | 0 | New |
| National Patriotic Front | 1,149 | 0.03 | 0 | New |
| Mass Movement for the Young Generation | 708 | 0.02 | 0 | New |
| Independents | 319,969 | 7.10 | 4 | +4 |
| Vacant | – | – | 1 | – |
| Invalid/blank votes | 192,944 | – | – | – |
| Total | 4,683,950 | 100 | 193 | +16 |
| Registered voters/turnout | 5,071,822 | 92.35 | – | – |
| Source: MEC | ||||
References
- ↑ Malawi: 1999 Elections (1998-1999) EISA
- 1 2 Malawi: Parliamentary Chamber: National Assembly: Elections held in 1999 Inter-Parliamentary Union
- ↑ Malawi: 1999 Presidential election results EISA
- ↑ Elections in Malawi African Elections Database
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