1996 Ugandan presidential election

9 May 1996

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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

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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%.

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.

References

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

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