Elections in Malawi

Malawi

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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 194 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

Main article: Malawian general election, 2009

**Summary of the 19 May 2009 Malawian presidential election results**
Candidates	Parties	Votes	%
Bingu wa Mutharika	Democratic Progressive Party	2,946,103	65.98
John Tembo	Malawi Congress Party	1,370,044	30.69
Kamuzu Chibambo	People's Transformation Party	35,167	0.79
Stanley Masauli	Republican Party	33,887	0.76
Loveness Gondwe	New Rainbow Coalition	32,160	0.72
James Mbowe Nyondo	Independent	27,328	0.61
Dindi Gowa Nyasulu	Alliance for Democracy	20,151	0.45
Total (turnout %)		4,464,840	100.00
Source: mec.org.mw

**Summary of the 19 May 2009 National Assembly of Malawi election results**
	Seats
Democratic Progressive Party	114
Malawi Congress Party	26
United Democratic Front	17
Alliance for Democracy	1
Maravi People's Party	1
Malawi Forum for Unity and Development	1
Independents	32
Vacant (death of candidate)	1
Total (turnout %)	193
Source: IPU

Previous Elections

Referendums

Malawian referendum for democracy, 1993

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.

References

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↑ "Malawi commences registration for 2014 tripartite elections". Nyasa Times. Retrieved 31 October 2013.

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Elections and referendums in Malawi

Presidential elections	1994 1999 2004 2009 2014

Parliamentary elections	1956 1961 1964 1971 1976 1978 1983 1987 1992 1994 1999 2004 2009 2014

Referendums	1993

See also: Elections in the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland

Elections in Africa

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