Zimbabwean presidential election, 1996

Zimbabwean presidential election, 1996
Zimbabwe
16–17 March 1996

 
Candidate Robert Mugabe Abel Muzorewa
Party ZANU-PF United Parties
Popular vote 1,404,501 72,600
Percentage 92.76% 4.8%

President before election

Robert Mugabe
ZANU-PF

Elected President

Robert Mugabe
ZANU-PF

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Presidential elections was held in Zimbabwe on 16 and 17 March 1996. The elections were contested by the incumbent President Robert Mugabe, Zimbabwe Rhodesia-era Prime Minister Abel Muzorewa, and ZANU-Ndonga leader Ndabaningi Sithole. Mugabe won, claiming over 90% of the vote, though turnout was just 32.3%, largely as a result of Sithole and Muzorewa withdrawing their candidacies shortly before the election (though their names remained on the ballot).

Sithole (who was under virtual house arrest due to charges of attempting to assassinate Mugabe) withdrew after claiming that Mugabe's ZANU-PF was undermining his campaign, whilst Muzorewa pulled out after the Supreme Court turned down his bid to postpone the elections on the basis that the electoral rules were unfair (as state funds were only available to parties with 15 or more seats in parliament).[1] In December 1997 Sithole was convicted of conspiring to assassinate Mugabe; he appealed but died whilst out on bail.

There were 4,822,289 voters registered for the election.

Results

Candidate Party Votes %
Robert MugabeZANU-PF1,404,50192.76
Abel MuzorewaUnited Parties72,6004.80
Ndabaningi SitholeZANU-Ndonga36,9602.44
Invalid/blank votes43,497
Total1,557,558100
Registered voters/turnout4,822,28932.30
Source: African Elections database

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