Malagasy presidential election, 1996

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The Malagasy presidential election, 1996 was held shortly after the impeachment of President of Madagascar Albert Zafy and the appointment of his interim successor, Norbert Ratsirahonana.

After an inconclusive first round held on 3 November 1996, former President Didier Ratsiraka and Zafy entered a run-off election, held on 29 December, in which Ratsiraka achieved a narrow victory.

First round
Candidate	Party	Number of votes	Percentage of votes
Didier Ratsiraka	Pillar and Structure for the Salvation of Madagascar	1,321,388	36.6
Albert Zafy	National Union for Development and Democracy	844,459	23.4
Herizo Razafimahaleo	Economic Liberalism and Democratic Action for Recovery	546,211	15.1
Norbert Ratsirahonana	Judged By Your Work Party	365,896	10.1
Richard Andriamanjato	Party of the Independence Congress of Madagascar - Renewal	178,352	4.9
Jean Eugène Voninahitsy	Independent	100,652	2.8
Alain Ramaroson	Independent	55,930	1.6
Guy Willy Razanamasy	Confederation of Civil Societies for Development	42,873	1.2
Jérôme Marojama Razanabahiny	Independent	32,812	0.9
Tovonanahary Rabetsitonta	Action and Reflection Group for the Development of Madagascar	32,518	0.9
Philippe Rakotovao	Independent	28,777	0.8
Evariste Vazaha	Independent	16,071	0.5
Albert Andriamanana	Independent	15,202	0.4
Charles Ramanantsoa	Independent	15,160	0.4
Désiré Rakotoarijaona	Independent	13,488	0.4
Turnout: 58.4% Source: African Elections Database

Second round
Candidate	Party	Number of votes	Percentage of votes
Didier Ratsiraka	Pillar and Structure for the Salvation of Madagascar	unknown	50.7
Albert Zafy	National Union for Development and Democracy	unknown	49.3