Ugandan presidential election, 2001

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Presidential elections were held in Uganda on 12 March 2001. The result was a victory for incumbent Yoweri Museveni, who won 69% of the vote.^[1] All candidates were independents, as political parties were banned at the time. Voter turnout was 70.3%.

Results

Candidate	Votes	%
Yoweri Museveni	5,123,360	69.33
Kizza Besigye	2,055,795	27.82
Aggrey Awori	103,915	1.41
Kibirige Mayanja	73,790	1.00
Francis Bwengye	22,751	0.31
Karuhanga Chapaa	10,080	0.14
Invalid/blank Votes	186,453	–
Total	7,576,144	100
Registered voters/turnout	10,775,836	70.31
Source: African Elections Database

References

↑ Elections in Uganda African Elections Database

Elections and referendums in Uganda

Presidential elections	1996 2001 2006 2011 2016

Parliamentary elections	1958 1961 1962 1980 1989 1994 1996 2001 2006 2011 2016

Referendums	2000 2005

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