1998 Lesotho general election

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General elections were held in Lesotho on 24 May 1998, except in the Moyeni constituency, where voting was postponed until 1 August due to the death of one of the candidates. The result was a comprehensive victory for the new Lesotho Congress for Democracy, which claimed 79 of the 80 seats. The party was formed by a breakaway from the Basutoland Congress Party, which had won the 1993 elections.

Of the 1,017,753 registered voters, there were 593,955 valid votes.

Results


Party		Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	Lesotho Congress for Democracy	359,764	60.57	79	New
	Basotho National Party	145,210	24.45	1	+1
	Basutoland Congress Party	62,313	10.49	0	–65
	Marematlou Freedom Party	7,546	1.27	0	0
	Sefate Democratic Union	3,160	0.53	0	New
	Popular Front for Democracy	3,077	0.52	0	0
	National Progressive Party	2,897	0.49	0	New
	National Independent Party	1,644	0.28	0	0
	Congress for Democracy Party	1,185	0.20	0	New
	United Democratic Party	357	0.06	0	0
	Kopanang Basotho Party	174	0.03	0	0
	Lesotho Education Party	92	0.02	0	0
	Independents	6,536	1.10	0	0
Total		593,955	100.00	80	+15

Registered voters/turnout		1,017,753	–
Source: Nohlen et al.

References

Lesotho: 1998 National Assembly election results EISA
Dieter Nohlen, Michael Krennerich & Bernhard Thibaut (1999) Elections in Africa: A data handbook, p501 ISBN 0-19-829645-2

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