Political Parties and Elections
For other political parties see List of political parties in Uganda. An overview on elections and election results is included in Elections in Uganda.On 4 May 2005, the Ugandan Parliament voted to conduct a referendum on the reintroduction of party politics in Uganda. The referendum was held on July 28, 2005 and Ugandans voted for a return to multi-party politics.
| Candidates - nominating parties | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|
| Yoweri Museveni - National Resistance Movement | 4,109,449 | 59.26 |
| Kizza Besigye - Forum for Democratic Change | 2,592,954 | 37.39 |
| John Ssebaana Kizito - Democratic Party | 109,583 | 1.58 |
| Abed Bwanika - Independent | 65,874 | 0.95 |
| Miria Obote - Uganda People's Congress | 57,071 | 0.82 |
| Total | 6,934,931 | 100.00 |
| Source: New Vision newspaper, Electoral Commission of Uganda | ||
| Parties | Votes | % | Constituency seats |
District woman reps. |
Indirect seats |
Total seats |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| National Resistance Movement | 142 | 49 | 14 | 205 | ||
| Forum for Democratic Change | 27 | 10 | - | 37 | ||
| Uganda People's Congress | 9 | - | - | 9 | ||
| Democratic Party | 8 | - | - | 8 | ||
| Conservative Party | 1 | - | - | 1 | ||
| Justice Forum | 1 | - | - | 1 | ||
| Independents | 26 | 10 | 1 | 37 | ||
| Vacant | 1 | - | - | 1 | ||
| Uganda People's Defence Force Representatives | 10 | |||||
| Ex-officio members | 10 | |||||
| Total (turnout 72 %) | 215 | 69 | 15 | 319 | ||
| Source: Inter-Parliamentary Union | ||||||
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