1999 Malawian general election

General elections were held in Malawi on 15 June 1999 to elect the President and National Assembly. They were originally scheduled for 25 May,[1] but were 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.

1999 Malawian general election

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Presidential election
 
Nominee Bakili Muluzi Gwanda Chakuamba
Party UDF MCPAD
Popular vote 2,442,685 2,106,790
Percentage 52.38% 45.17%

President before election

Bakili Muluzi
UDF

Elected President

Bakili Muluzi
UDF

In total, eleven parties contested the elections, with 670 candidates.[2] Voter turnout was 94%.[3]

Results

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President

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CandidatePartyVotes%
Bakili MuluziUnited Democratic Front2,442,68552.38
Gwanda ChakuambaMalawi Congress PartyAlliance for Democracy2,106,79045.17
Kamlepo KaluaMalawi Democratic Party67,8561.45
Daniel Kanfosi NkhumbweCongress for National Unity24,3470.52
Bingu wa MutharikaUnited Party22,0730.47
Total4,663,751100.00
Valid votes4,663,75198.07
Invalid/blank votes91,6711.93
Total votes4,755,422100.00
Registered voters/turnout5,071,82293.76
Source: African Elections Database

National Assembly

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Elections were not held in the Mchinji West constituency on polling day due to the death of a candidate.[4]

PartyVotes%Seats+/–
United Democratic Front2,124,99947.3293+8
Malawi Congress Party1,518,54833.8166+10
Alliance for Democracy474,21510.5629–7
United Party26,0730.580New
Malawi Democratic Party11,3840.2500
Social Democratic Party7,2970.160New
Malawi Democratic Union3,2690.0700
Congress for National Unity3,0230.070New
Sapitwa National Democratic Party1,3720.030New
National Patriotic Front1,1490.030New
Mass Movement for the Young Generation7080.020New
Independents318,9697.104+4
Vacant1
Total4,491,006100.00193+16
Valid votes4,491,00695.88
Invalid/blank votes192,9444.12
Total votes4,683,950100.00
Registered voters/turnout5,071,82292.35
Source: MEC

References

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