Parliamentary elections were held in Uganda on 26 June 2001. At the time, the constitution banned all political parties (a referendum on changing to a multi-party system having failed the previous year), so all members were elected as independents. 214 of the 295 in Parliament were up for election,[1] with the others reserved for the Army (10 seats), youth and women.
The majority of members (more than 200) supported the Movement system, although twelve ministers lost their seats.[1]
Results
edit| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independents | 214 | 0 | |||
| Indirectly-elected seats | 81 | +12 | |||
| Total | 295 | +12 | |||
| Total votes | 7,576,144 | – | |||
| Registered voters/turnout | 10,561,779 | 71.73 | |||
| Source: IPU | |||||
References
edit- ^ a b Uganda: Elections held in 2001 Inter-Parliamentary Union