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Feb. 18, 2016 Held

Uganda

Republic of Uganda

Election for Ugandan Presidency

Results

Voter Participation

Voter
Turnout*
Cast Votes:9,701,738
Valid Votes:9,246,563
Invalid Votes:455,175
Registered Voters:15,277,198

Vote Share by Candidate:

President Lt. Gen. Kaguta Yoweri MUSEVENI5,617,503

60.75

Kiiza BESIGYE3,270,290

35.37

Amama Mbabazi132,574

1.43

Abed BWANIKA86,075

0.9308864277461798

Venansius BARYAMUREBA51,086

0.5524863670966174

Maureen KYALYA40,598

0.43906043791622895

Benon BIRARO24,675

0.26685591175878

Joseph MABIRIZI23,762

0.2569819726529739
Election Results Modified: Feb 22, 2016

General Information

Republic of Uganda: President, 18 February 2016

At stake in this election:

  • The office of the President of the Republic of Uganda

Description of government structure:

  • Chief of State: President Yoweri Kaguta MUSEVENI (since 26 January 1986)
  • Head of Government: President Yoweri Kaguta MUSEVENI (since 26 January 1986)
  • Assembly: Uganda has a unicameral Parliament with 375 seats.[1]

Description of electoral system:

  • The President is elected by absolute majority popular vote through a two-round system.

Last Election:

  • The last presidential elections were held on 18 February 2011. President Yoweri Kaguta MUSEVENI won re-election with 68.38% of the cast votes, with a turnout of 59%.

Main candidates in the election:

Population and number of registered voters:

  • Population: 37,101,745 (July 2015 est.)
  • Registered Voters: 15,277,196 (10 December 2015)

Gender Data:

  • Female Population: 18,670,877 (July 2015 est.)
  • Is Uganda a signatory to CEDAW: Yes (30 July 1980)
  • Has Uganda ratified CEDAW: Yes (22 July 1985)
  • Gender Quota: Yes, 112 seats are reserved in Parliament for women.
  • Female candidates in this election: Yes
  • Number of Female Parliamentarians: 131 (34.93%)
  • Human Development Index Position: 163 (2014)
  • Social Institutions and Gender Index (SIGI) Categorization: Medium

Disability Data:

  • Is Uganda a signatory to CRPD: Yes (30 March 2007)
  • Has Uganda ratified CRPD: Yes (25 September 2008)
  • Population with a disability: 5,565,262 (July 2015 est.)

[1] The Ugandan Parliament will increase to 418 seats following the 2016 parliamentary election due to the addition of 43 new constituency seats.

Election Modified: Aug 17, 2023

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