Elections in Malawi

Malawi elects on national level a head of state - the president - and a legislature. The president and the vice-president are elected on one ballot for a five-year term by the people. A simple plurality is required to win; there is no provision for a runoff election. The National Assembly has 193 members, elected for a five-year term in single-seat constituencies. Malawi is a multi-party system, which means that there are multiple parties as well as a number of independent politicians who do not formally associate with any party.

Malawian citizens who are 18 or over are entitled to vote. Foreign nationals who have lived in Malawi for 7 years can also vote.[1]

Latest elections

President

Candidate Party Votes %
Peter MutharikaDemocratic Progressive Party1,904,39936.4
Lazarus ChakweraMalawi Congress Party1,455,88027.8
Joyce BandaPeople's Party1,056,23620.2
Atupele MuluziUnited Democratic Front717,22413.7
Kamuzu ChibamboPeople's Transformation Party19,3600.4
Mark KatsongaProgressive Party Movement15,8300.3
John ChisiUmodzi Party12,0480.2
George NnesaTisinthe Alliance11,0420.2
James NyondoNational Salvation Front10,6230.2
Hellen SinghUnited Independent Party9,6680.2
Friday JumbeLabour Party8,8190.2
Davis KatsongaChipani cha Pfuko7,4540.1
Invalid/blank votes56,695–
Total5,285,278100
Registered voters/turnout7,470,80670.7
Source: MEC

National Assembly

Party Votes % Seats +/–
Democratic Progressive Party1,133,40221.9851–63
People's Party935,99418.1526New
Malawi Congress Party895,65917.3748+22
United Democratic Front496,7659.6314–3
Progressive Party Movement33,8170.6600
Alliance for Democracy31,9070.6210
United Independent Party24,1320.470New
National Salvation Front19,6160.380New
Nthanda Congress Party16,4970.320New
New Rainbow Coalition14,0910.2700
Chipani cha Pfuko10,5450.201New
New Labour Party4,4730.090New
Umodzi Party3,1450.060New
Malawi Forum for Unity and Development2,8140.050–1
People's Transformation Party2,7460.0500
Maravi People's Party7330.010–1
People's Democratic Movement4710.010New
Independents1,530,48529.6852+20
Invalid/blank votes74,889–––
Total5,232,181100193–
Registered voters/turnout7,448,24770.25––
Source: MEC, MEC

Previous Elections

Referendums

Elections

Upcoming Elections

The next Malawian general elections will be on May 20, 2014 in Malawi.[2] This will also be tripartite elections, including for the first time ever, elections for local democracy.

See also

References

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  2. ↑ "Malawi commences registration for 2014 tripartite elections". Nyasa Times. Archived from the original on 3 November 2013. Retrieved 31 October 2013.


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