General elections in Malawi were held on June 15, 1999 to elect the president and deputies of the National Assembly . Voting was originally scheduled for May 25 [1] , but was postponed twice at the request of the opposition to extend the voter registration period [2] . Bakili Muluzi from the United Democratic Front was re-elected president, receiving a majority of votes, and his United Democratic Front won a victory in the parliamentary elections, receiving 93 of 192 seats.
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| Presidential Election in Malawi (1999) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | |||
| June 15 | |||
| Voter turnout | 93.59% | ||
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| Candidate | Bakili Muluzi | Gwanda Chakuamba | |
| The consignment | United Democratic Front | Malawi Congress Party - Alliance for Democracy | |
| Votes | 2,442,685 (52.34%) | 2,106,790 (45.21%) | |
| Election result | Bakili Muluzi re-elected President of Malawi. | ||
8 parties participated in the elections, which nominated 670 candidates for 192 parliamentary seats [2] . Turnout was 94% [3] .
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Results
Presidential Election
| Candidate | The consignment | Vote | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bakili Muluzi | United Democratic Front | 2,442,685 | 52,34 | |
| Gwanda Chakuamba | Malawi Congress Party - Alliance for Democracy | 2,106,790 | 45.21 | |
| Kamlepo Kaloua | Malawi Democratic Party | 67 856 | 1.45 | |
| Daniel Kanfosi Nkumbwe | Congress for national unity | 24 349 | 0.52 | |
| Bingu wa Mutharika | United Party | 22,064 | 0.47 | |
| Invalid / blank bulletins | 80 021 | - | ||
| Total | 4,746,765 | 100 | ||
| Registered Voters / Turnout | 5,071,822 | 93.59 | ||
| Source: MEC | ||||
Parliamentary elections
| The consignment | Vote | % | Places | +/- | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United Democratic Front | 2 124 999 | 47.32 | 93 | +8 | |||||
| Malawi Congress Party | 1,518,548 | 33.81 | 66 | +10 | |||||
| Alliance for Democracy | 474,215 | 10.56 | 29 | –7 | |||||
| United Party | 26 073 | 0.58 | 0 | New | |||||
| Malawi Democratic Party | 1,384 | 0.25 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Social Democratic Party | 7,297 | 0.16 | 0 | New | |||||
| Democratic Union of Malawi | 3,269 | 0.07 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| National Democratic Party Sapitva | 1,372 | 0.03 | 0 | New | |||||
| National Patriotic Front | 1,149 | 0.03 | 0 | New | |||||
| The mass movement for the younger generation | 708 | 0.02 | 0 | New | |||||
| Independent | 319 969 | 7.10 | four | +4 | |||||
| vacant | - | - | one | - | |||||
| Invalid / blank bulletins | 192 944 | - | - | - | |||||
| Total | 4,683,950 | 100 | 193 | +16 | |||||
| Registered Voters / Turnout | 5,071,822 | 92.35 | - | - | |||||
| Source: MEC | |||||||||
Notes
- ↑ Malawi: 1999 Elections (1998-1999) Archival copy of September 2, 2010 on Wayback Machine EISA
- 2 1 2 Malawi: Parliamentary Chamber: National Assembly: Elections held in 1999 Inter-Parliamentary Union
- ↑ Malawi: 1999 Presidential election results Archival copy dated May 11, 2010 at Wayback Machine EISA