Elections in Sierra Leone 1996
The 1996 elections in Sierra Leone took place on February 26 and 27, 1996 in Sierra Leone .
The winner of the presidential election was Ahmad Tejan Kabbah of the Sierra Leone People's Party (SLPP) with 59.5 percent of the vote in the second round of the election. In the parliamentary elections, the SLPP won 27 of the 68 seats.
General election
Political party | Result | Seats | Change of seat * |
---|---|---|---|
SLPP | 33.09% | 27 | New |
UNPP | 21.64% | 17th | New |
PDP | 15.32% | 12 | New |
APC | 5.68% | 5 | 100 |
NUP | 5.26% | 4th | New |
CDP | 4.77% | 3 | New |
PPP | 2.86% | 0 | 0 |
NDA | 2.69% | 0 | 0 |
PNC | 2.55% | 0 | 0 |
NUM | 1.19% | 0 | 0 |
SDP | 0.79% | 0 | 0 |
NADP | 0.62% | 0 | 0 |
NPP | 0.53% | 0 | 0 |
Elected Chiefs | - | 12 | 0 |
* It was the first multi-party election since 1977. In 1982 and 1986 only the APC was allowed.
Presidential election
candidate | Political party | Result |
---|---|---|
Ahmad Tejan Kabbah | SLPP | 35.80% |
John Karefa-Smart | UNPP | 22.62% |
Thaimu Bangura | PDP | 16.07% |
John Karimu | NUP | 5.31% |
Edward Turay | APC | 5.14% |
Abu Aiah Koroma | DCP | 4.93% |
Abass Bundu | PPP | 2.89% |
Amadu Jalloh | NDA | 2.33% |
Edward Kargbo | PNC | 2.12% |
Desmond Luke | NUM | 1.06% |
Andrew Lungay | SDP | 0.70% |
Andrew Turay | NPP | 0.53% |
Mohamed Sillah | NADP | 0.50% |
Whoever receives at least 55% of the votes in the basic election is elected. Otherwise there will be a runoff between the two best candidates.
Runoff
The runoff election took place on March 15, 1996.
candidate | Political party | Result |
---|---|---|
Ahmad Tejan Kabbah | SLPP | 59.5% |
John Karefa-Smart | UNPP | 40.5% |
See also
- List of heads of state of Sierra Leone
- List of Governors of Sierra Leone
- List of political parties in Sierra Leone
Individual evidence
- ↑ February 26-27, 1996 House of Representatives Election. African Elections Database. Retrieved June 6, 2014
- ^ A b February / March 1996 Presidential Election. African Elections Database. Retrieved June 6, 2014