1996 Ugandan presidential election

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. All candidates ran as independents, as political parties were banned at the time. Voter turnout was 73%.

1996 Ugandan presidential election

9 May 1996
Registered	8,492,154
Turnout	72.58%
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

Results

Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Yoweri Museveni	Independent	4,428,119	74.20
	Paul Ssemogerere	Independent	1,416,139	23.73
	Kibirige Mayanja	Independent	123,290	2.07
Total			5,967,548	100.00
Valid votes			5,967,548	96.82
Invalid/blank votes			196,130	3.18
Total votes			6,163,678	100.00
Registered voters/turnout			8,492,154	72.58
Source: Nohlen et al.