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%.
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Registered | 8,492,154 | |||||||||||||||
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Turnout | 72.58% | |||||||||||||||
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Results by district Museveni: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% >90% Ssemogerere: 50–60% 70–80% 80–90% >90% | ||||||||||||||||
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Results
editCandidate | Party | Votes | % | |
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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.[2] |
References
edit- ^ Elections in Uganda African Elections Database
- ^ Dieter Nohlen, Michael Krennerich & Bernhard Thibaut (1999) Elections in Africa: A data handbook, p934 ISBN 0-19-829645-2