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This chapter on elections and electoral systems in Uganda follows the same format as all the other country chapters in the book. The first section is introductory and contains a historical overview, discussion of the evolution of electoral provisions, an account of the current electoral provisions, and a comment on the electoral statistics. The second section consists of ten tables. These are: 2.1 Dates of National Elections, Referendums, and Coups d’Etat (there have been no referendums); 2.2 Electoral Body 1961–1996 (data on population size, registered voters, and votes cast); 2.3 Abbreviations (abbreviations and full names of political parties and alliances used in tables 2.6, 2.7, and 2.9); 2.4 Electoral Participation of Parties and Alliances 1961–1996 (participation of political parties and alliances in chronological order and including the years and number of contested elections); 2.5 Referendums 1962–1996 (details of registered voters and votes cast); 2.6 Elections for Constitutional Assembly 1994 (details of registered voters and votes cast); 2.7 Parliamentary Elections 1961–1996 (details of registered voters and votes cast); 2.8 Composition of Parliament (the national assembly) 1961–1996; 2.9 Presidential Elections 1996 (details of registered voters and votes cast); and 2.10 List of Power Holders 1962–1998.
Keywords: alliances; constitutional assembly elections; coups d’état; elections; electoral body; electoral participation; electoral provisions; electoral statistics; electoral systems; history; national elections; parliamentary composition; parliamentary elections; political parties; power holders; presidential elections; registered voters; Uganda; votes cast
Chapter. 4169 words.
Subjects: Politics
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