Ugandan presidential election, 2001

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Presidential elections were held in Uganda on 12 March 2001. The result was a victory for incumbent Yoweri Museveni, who won 69% of the vote.[1] All candidates were independents, as political parties were banned at the time. Voter turnout was 70.3%.

Results

Candidate Votes %
Yoweri Museveni5,123,36069.33
Kizza Besigye2,055,79527.82
Aggrey Awori103,9151.41
Kibirige Mayanja73,7901.00
Francis Bwengye22,7510.31
Karuhanga Chapaa10,0800.14
Invalid/blank Votes186,453-
Total7,576,144100
Source: African Elections Database

References

  1. Elections in Uganda African Elections Database