The general elections in Sierra Leone were held on February 26 and 27 (parliamentary and the 1st round of the presidential) and March 15 (2nd round of the presidential) of 1996. Elections were the first in the country since 1977, after the restoration of the multi-party political system, approved by the 1991 referendum .
← 1985  2002 → | |||
| Presidential Election in Sierra Leone | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| February 26/27 and March 15, 1996 | |||
 | |||
| Candidate | Ahmad Tejan Kabba | John Karefa-Smart | |
| The consignment | Sierra Leone People's Party | United National People's Party | |
| Votes | 608,419 ( 59.5% ) | 414 335 (40.5%) | |
| Election result | Ahmad Tejan Kabba elected President of Sierra Leone . | ||
As a result, in the parliamentary elections, the largest number of seats (27) were won by the Sierra Leone People's Party , which returned to politics after 29 years. The popular congress , the formerly the only authorized party, ended up in fourth place.
The presidential election was won by People’s Party candidate Ahmad Tejan Kabba .
As a result of the coup on May 25, 1997, Kabba was ousted by Johnny Paul Koroma, but was returned to power on March 10, 1997 with the help of ECOWAS Nigerian forces.
Content
- 1 Results
- 1.1 Presidential Election
- 1.2 Parliamentary elections
- 2 notes
Results
Presidential Election
| Candidate | The consignment | 1st round | 2nd round | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vote | % | Vote | % | ||
| Ahmad Tejan Kabba | Sierra Leone People's Party | 266 893 | 35.80 | 608,419 | 59.50 |
| John Karefa-Smart | United National People's Party | 168 666 | 22.62 | 414 335 | 40.50 |
| Taimu Bangura | People's Democratic Party | 119 782 | 16.07 | ||
| John Karimu | National Unity Party | 39,617 | 5.31 | ||
| Edward Thuray | National Congress | 38 316 | 5.14 | ||
| Abu Ayah Koroma | Democratic Center Party | 36,779 | 4.93 | ||
| Abass Bundu | People's Progressive Party | 21 557 | 2.89 | ||
| Amadou Jalloch | National Democratic Alliance | 17 335 | 2,33 | ||
| Edward Cargbo | People's National Convention | 15 798 | 2.12 | ||
| Desmond Luke | National unity movement | 7 918 | 1.06 | ||
| Andrew Lungai | Social Democratic Party | 5 202 | 0.70 | ||
| Andrew Thuray | National People's Party | 3 925 | 0.53 | ||
| Mohamed Sillah | National Alliance Democratic Party | 3 723 | 0.50 | ||
| Total | 745 511 | one hundred | 1,022,754 | one hundred | |
Legislative Election
| The consignment | Vote | % | Places | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sierra Leone People's Party | 269,888 | 35.94 | 27 | |
| United National People's Party | 165,219 | 22.00 | 17 | |
| People's Democratic Party | 114 429 | 15.24 | 12 | |
| National Congress | 42,467 | 5.66 | 5 | |
| National Unity Party | 39,285 | 5.23 | four | |
| Democratic Center Party | 35 632 | 4.75 | 3 | |
| People's Progressive Party | 21 361 | 2.84 | 0 | |
| National Democratic Alliance | 20 125 | 2.68 | 0 | |
| People's National Convention | 19 019 | 2,53 | 0 | |
| National unity movement | 8 885 | 1.18 | 0 | |
| Social Democratic Party | 5,900 | 0.79 | 0 | |
| National People's Party | 3,992 | 0.53 | 0 | |
| Traditional leaders | - | - | 12 | |
| Total | 750 858 | one hundred | 80 | |
| Invalid Newsletters | 4,656 | - | - | |
| Source: Elections Today | ||||