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Malawi (Presidential)
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ELECTION TYPE |
DATE |
| Republic of Malawi |
Presidential |
June 15, 1999 |
At stake
in this election:
- The office of the president of Malawi
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Description
of government structure:
- Parliament: Malawi's lower house of
parliament, the National Assembly, will consist of 193 members.
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Description
of electoral system:
- The president is directly elected by
simple majority vote for a five-year term.
- Members of the National Assembly are
directly elected by simple majority vote from 193 single-member constituencies.
- Sixteen new electoral constituencies
have been added to the National Assembly since the last election.
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Results of the election for president:
- Presidential
Candidate: Bakili MULUZI
Party: United Democratic Front (UDF)
Valid Votes Received: 2,442,685
Percent of Valid Votes Received: 52.38
- Presidential
Candidate: Gwanda CHAKUAMBA
Party: Malawi Congress Party/AFORD (MCP/AFORD)
Valid Votes Received: 2,106,790
Percent of Valid Votes Received: 45.17
- Presidential
Candidate: Kamlepo KALUA
Party: Malawi Democratic Party (MDP)
Valid Votes Received: 67,856
Percent of Valid Votes Received: 1.45
- Presidential
Candidate: Daniel NKHUMBWE
Party: Congress for National Unity (CONU)
Valid Votes Received: 24,347
Percent of Valid Votes Received: 0.52
- Presidential
Candidate: Bingu wa MUTHARIKA
Party: United Party (UP)
Valid Votes Received: 22,073
Percent of Valid Votes Received: 0.47
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When was
the last presidential election?
- Last presidential election held: May 17,
1994
- In the 1994 election,
Bakili MULUZI received 47.16% of the vote and thus defeated Hastings Kamuzu BANDA, his
closest competitor with 33.45% of the vote.
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Population
and number of registered voters:
- Population: 9,840,474 (July 1998
estimate.)
- Number of registered voters: 5,071,822
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Of Interest:
- The High Court in Malawi ruled in
April 1999 that presidential and vice-presidential candidates from two different political
parties may run on the same electoral ticket. This ruling allowed presidential candidate
Gwanda CHAKUAMBA of the Malawi Congress Party (MCP) to choose Chakufwa CHIHANA of the
Alliance for Democracy (AFORD) as his running mate.
- Originally planned for May 18, the
Electoral Commission rescheduled the polling date first for May 25 and then June 15 due
mainly to logistical delays with voter registration.
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| SOURCE: INTERNATIONAL FOUNDATION FOR ELECTION SYSTEMS (IFES) |
| For additional information:
IFES ElectionGuide Online |
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