96:
103:
1046:
392:
1498:
712:
38:
832:
The
National Assembly elections were contested by eight parties, who put forward a total of 600 candidates, as well as 13 independents. The UDF won 88 seats, three short of a majority, whilst the MCP finished second with 56 seats. Results in two seats, both won by Banda's MCP, were annulled due to
820:
With the MCP's defeat beyond doubt, Banda conceded defeat two days after the polls closed and promised his "full support and cooperation" during the transition. Reputedly in his mid-nineties, he would have been the oldest elected president in world history had he won.
816:
The UDF became the largest party in the
National Assembly, but was three seats short of a majority. The MCP finished a distant second, and was left with less than one-third of the seats in the enlarged National Assembly.
1430:"In 1994, Bakili Muluzi chose a career civil servant, Justin Malewezi as his running-mate, and despite serving with him for two terms, he lost elections in 2004 when he took a go at the presidency."
1716:
482:
1486:
749:
1464:
1735:
670:
1442:"The 95-year-old Banda's last insult to Tembo was to choose the more popular Gwanda Chakuamba as his running mate for the elections in May 1994."
657:
653:
639:
1548:
591:
568:
1755:
1704:
779:
604:
582:
1745:
1416:
1479:
1387:
1072:
880:
791:
742:
434:
298:
243:
144:
1583:
1578:
1573:
1349:
1114:
930:
775:
513:
340:
154:
1686:
1681:
1676:
1648:
1643:
1638:
1633:
1628:
1623:
1613:
1608:
1603:
1598:
1593:
1588:
1553:
1543:
1538:
1533:
1528:
1523:
552:
549:
546:
543:
540:
537:
531:
528:
525:
522:
519:
516:
62:
52:
1427:
1345:
1740:
722:
1472:
1341:
771:
735:
629:
1666:
1671:
1565:
698:
477:
264:
1439:
802:
447:
1750:
1154:
953:
102:
95:
412:
405:
1093:
905:
783:
675:
486:
319:
228:
149:
1323:
1510:
1502:
1045:
767:
616:
501:
430:
1391:
806:
382:
17:
1412:
1337:
805:
from independence until 1966), ran in his first election since being stripped of his title of
665:
611:
459:
801:, who had become president upon Malawi being proclaimed a republic in 1966 (he had served as
920:
900:
440:
345:
169:
134:
875:
787:
774:. They were the first multi-party elections in the country since prior to independence in
164:
1428:
https://www.nyasatimes.com/mutharikas-runningmate-puzzle-tembenu-faction-emerges-in-dpp/
1373:
895:
798:
693:
391:
324:
224:
129:
1729:
1404:
870:
810:
716:
303:
239:
123:
786:(MCP), which had governed the country since independence (from 1966 to 1993 as the
643:
1455:
1026:
1440:
https://www.thetimes.com/uk/obituaries/article/john-tembo-obituary-zm7tdxrr5
1459:
1374:
Malawi: Parliamentary
Chamber: National Assembly: Elections held in 1994
1497:
763:
362:
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
1468:
824:
The election completed Malawi's transition to full democracy.
1336:
Following the elections, on 25 May Muluzi formed a 25-member
291:
1717:
Elections in the
Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland
1348:. He left three posts unfilled in the hope that the
1697:
1659:
1564:
1509:
1407:, Michael Krennerich & Bernhard Thibaut (1999)
1388:"One of Africa's Last Dictators Bows to Democracy"
813:, who received 47% of the vote to Banda's 33%.
215:
1480:
743:
283:
8:
29:
1487:
1473:
1465:
1038:
845:
750:
736:
376:
273:
28:
833:irregularities. Voter turnout was 79.6%.
1361:
1320:
1307:
1294:
1281:
1268:
1264:
1247:
1023:
1012:
1001:
990:
979:
975:
964:
379:
809:in 1993. He was defeated by the UDF's
1369:
1367:
1365:
1346:United Front for Multiparty Democracy
1308:
1295:
1282:
1269:
1135:United Front for Multiparty Democracy
1052:
1013:
1002:
991:
980:
850:
7:
1409:Elections in Africa: A data handbook
780:restoration of multi-party democracy
1503:Elections and referendums in Malawi
25:
275:
1736:Presidential elections in Malawi
1496:
1352:would also join the government.
1342:Malawi National Democratic Party
1194:Congress for the Second Republic
1175:Malawi National Democratic Party
1044:
790:), was decisively beaten by the
710:
390:
101:
94:
36:
1386:Bill Keller (20 January 1994).
762:General elections were held in
18:Malawian general election, 1994
268:89 seats needed for a majority
30:1994 Malawian general election
1:
766:on 17 May 1994 to elect the
636:Ministry of Foreign Affairs
1340:, including members of the
1772:
1027:African Elections Database
778:, and the first since the
1756:May 1994 events in Africa
1713:
1376:Inter-Parliamentary Union
1321:
1317:
1309:Registered voters/turnout
1304:
1291:
1278:
1265:
1248:
1064:
1061:
1058:
1055:
1043:
1024:
1014:Registered voters/turnout
976:
965:
862:
859:
856:
853:
371:
367:
339:
318:
297:
272:
261:
254:
220:President before election
213:
86:
79:
73:
46:
34:
1746:1994 elections in Africa
605:Administrative divisions
1566:Parliamentary elections
1213:Malawi Democratic Union
1155:Malawi Democratic Party
1073:United Democratic Front
954:Malawi Democratic Party
881:United Democratic Front
792:United Democratic Front
782:the previous year. The
1511:Presidential elections
1350:Alliance for Democracy
1115:Alliance for Democracy
931:Alliance for Democracy
654:Diplomatic missions of
1094:Malawi Congress Party
906:Malawi Congress Party
784:Malawi Congress Party
487:Catherine Gotani Hara
263:All 177 seats in the
81:Presidential election
1456:Post-election report
380:Part of a series on
1741:Elections in Malawi
1283:Invalid/blank votes
1040:
992:Invalid/blank votes
847:
31:
1392:The New York Times
1039:
846:
807:president for life
383:Politics of Malawi
178:Popular vote
161:Running mate
1723:
1722:
1329:
1328:
1035:National Assembly
1032:
1031:
772:National Assembly
760:
759:
717:Malawi portal
671:Visa requirements
630:Foreign relations
592:Political parties
478:National Assembly
375:
374:
360:
359:
265:National Assembly
256:Assembly election
250:
249:
235:Elected President
209:
208:
75:
69:
68:
16:(Redirected from
1763:
1501:
1500:
1489:
1482:
1475:
1466:
1443:
1437:
1431:
1425:
1419:
1402:
1396:
1395:
1383:
1377:
1371:
1048:
1041:
950:
927:
921:Chakufwa Chihana
901:Gwanda Chakuamba
848:
788:sole legal party
752:
745:
738:
715:
714:
713:
688:National symbols
585:
571:
557:
441:Lazarus Chakwera
394:
377:
346:Chakufwa Chihana
293:
285:
274:
216:
170:Gwanda Chakuamba
135:Chakufwa Chihana
113:
105:
98:
88:
87:
74:
48:
47:
41:
40:
39:
32:
21:
1771:
1770:
1766:
1765:
1764:
1762:
1761:
1760:
1726:
1725:
1724:
1719:
1709:
1693:
1660:Local elections
1655:
1560:
1505:
1495:
1493:
1452:
1447:
1446:
1438:
1434:
1426:
1422:
1403:
1399:
1385:
1384:
1380:
1372:
1363:
1358:
1334:
1037:
948:
925:
876:Justin Malewezi
844:
839:
830:
756:
727:
723:Other countries
711:
709:
704:
703:
689:
681:
680:
662:
650:
632:
622:
621:
607:
597:
596:
586:
581:
572:
567:
558:
512:
504:
494:
493:
473:
465:
464:
426:
418:
417:
408:
385:
363:
267:
262:
257:
242:
237:
227:
222:
214:
165:Justin Malewezi
114:
109:
82:
42:
37:
35:
23:
22:
15:
12:
11:
5:
1769:
1767:
1759:
1758:
1753:
1751:1994 in Malawi
1748:
1743:
1738:
1728:
1727:
1721:
1720:
1714:
1711:
1710:
1708:
1707:
1701:
1699:
1695:
1694:
1692:
1691:
1684:
1679:
1674:
1669:
1663:
1661:
1657:
1656:
1654:
1653:
1646:
1641:
1636:
1631:
1626:
1621:
1616:
1611:
1606:
1601:
1596:
1591:
1586:
1581:
1576:
1570:
1568:
1562:
1561:
1559:
1558:
1551:
1546:
1541:
1536:
1531:
1526:
1521:
1515:
1513:
1507:
1506:
1494:
1492:
1491:
1484:
1477:
1469:
1463:
1462:
1451:
1450:External links
1448:
1445:
1444:
1432:
1420:
1397:
1378:
1360:
1359:
1357:
1354:
1333:
1330:
1327:
1326:
1319:
1318:
1316:
1313:
1310:
1306:
1305:
1303:
1300:
1297:
1293:
1292:
1290:
1287:
1284:
1280:
1279:
1277:
1274:
1271:
1267:
1266:
1263:
1262:
1259:
1256:
1253:
1250:
1246:
1245:
1242:
1239:
1236:
1233:
1230:
1227:
1226:
1223:
1220:
1217:
1214:
1211:
1208:
1207:
1204:
1201:
1198:
1195:
1192:
1189:
1188:
1185:
1182:
1179:
1176:
1173:
1170:
1169:
1166:
1163:
1160:
1157:
1152:
1149:
1148:
1145:
1142:
1139:
1136:
1133:
1130:
1129:
1126:
1123:
1120:
1117:
1112:
1109:
1108:
1105:
1102:
1099:
1096:
1091:
1088:
1087:
1084:
1081:
1078:
1075:
1070:
1067:
1066:
1063:
1060:
1057:
1054:
1050:
1049:
1036:
1033:
1030:
1029:
1022:
1021:
1018:
1015:
1011:
1010:
1007:
1004:
1000:
999:
996:
993:
989:
988:
985:
982:
978:
977:
974:
973:
970:
967:
963:
962:
959:
956:
951:
946:
943:
940:
939:
936:
933:
928:
923:
918:
915:
914:
911:
908:
903:
898:
896:Hastings Banda
893:
890:
889:
886:
883:
878:
873:
868:
865:
864:
861:
858:
855:
852:
843:
840:
838:
835:
829:
826:
803:Prime Minister
799:Hastings Banda
758:
757:
755:
754:
747:
740:
732:
729:
728:
726:
725:
719:
706:
705:
702:
701:
696:
690:
687:
686:
683:
682:
679:
678:
673:
668:
661:
660:
649:
648:
647:
646:
633:
628:
627:
624:
623:
620:
619:
614:
608:
603:
602:
599:
598:
595:
594:
589:
588:
587:
580:
575:
574:
573:
566:
561:
560:
559:
511:
505:
500:
499:
496:
495:
492:
491:
490:
489:
474:
471:
470:
467:
466:
463:
462:
457:
456:
455:
448:Vice-President
445:
444:
443:
427:
424:
423:
420:
419:
416:
415:
409:
404:
403:
400:
399:
396:
395:
387:
386:
381:
373:
372:
369:
368:
365:
364:
361:
358:
357:
354:
351:
348:
343:
337:
336:
333:
330:
327:
325:Hastings Banda
322:
316:
315:
312:
309:
306:
301:
295:
294:
289:
286:
281:
278:
270:
269:
259:
258:
255:
252:
251:
248:
247:
232:
225:Hastings Banda
211:
210:
207:
206:
203:
200:
195:
191:
190:
187:
184:
179:
175:
174:
172:
167:
162:
158:
157:
152:
147:
142:
138:
137:
132:
130:Hastings Banda
127:
120:
116:
115:
108:
106:
99:
92:
84:
83:
80:
77:
76:
71:
70:
67:
66:
60:
55:
44:
43:
24:
14:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1768:
1757:
1754:
1752:
1749:
1747:
1744:
1742:
1739:
1737:
1734:
1733:
1731:
1718:
1712:
1706:
1703:
1702:
1700:
1696:
1690:
1689:
1685:
1683:
1680:
1678:
1675:
1673:
1670:
1668:
1665:
1664:
1662:
1658:
1652:
1651:
1647:
1645:
1642:
1640:
1637:
1635:
1632:
1630:
1627:
1625:
1622:
1620:
1617:
1615:
1612:
1610:
1607:
1605:
1602:
1600:
1597:
1595:
1592:
1590:
1587:
1585:
1582:
1580:
1577:
1575:
1572:
1571:
1569:
1567:
1563:
1557:
1556:
1552:
1550:
1547:
1545:
1542:
1540:
1537:
1535:
1532:
1530:
1527:
1525:
1522:
1520:
1517:
1516:
1514:
1512:
1508:
1504:
1499:
1490:
1485:
1483:
1478:
1476:
1471:
1470:
1467:
1461:
1457:
1454:
1453:
1449:
1441:
1436:
1433:
1429:
1424:
1421:
1418:
1417:0-19-829645-2
1414:
1410:
1406:
1405:Dieter Nohlen
1401:
1398:
1393:
1389:
1382:
1379:
1375:
1370:
1368:
1366:
1362:
1355:
1353:
1351:
1347:
1343:
1339:
1331:
1325:
1314:
1311:
1301:
1298:
1288:
1285:
1275:
1272:
1260:
1257:
1254:
1251:
1243:
1240:
1237:
1234:
1231:
1229:
1228:
1224:
1221:
1218:
1215:
1212:
1210:
1209:
1205:
1202:
1199:
1196:
1193:
1191:
1190:
1186:
1183:
1180:
1177:
1174:
1172:
1171:
1167:
1164:
1161:
1158:
1156:
1153:
1151:
1150:
1146:
1143:
1140:
1137:
1134:
1132:
1131:
1127:
1124:
1121:
1118:
1116:
1113:
1111:
1110:
1106:
1103:
1100:
1097:
1095:
1092:
1090:
1089:
1085:
1082:
1079:
1076:
1074:
1071:
1069:
1068:
1051:
1047:
1042:
1034:
1028:
1019:
1016:
1008:
1005:
997:
994:
986:
983:
971:
968:
960:
957:
955:
952:
947:
945:Kamlepo Kalua
944:
942:
941:
937:
934:
932:
929:
924:
922:
919:
917:
916:
912:
909:
907:
904:
902:
899:
897:
894:
892:
891:
887:
884:
882:
879:
877:
874:
872:
871:Bakili Muluzi
869:
867:
866:
849:
841:
836:
834:
827:
825:
822:
818:
814:
812:
811:Bakili Muluzi
808:
804:
800:
795:
793:
789:
785:
781:
777:
773:
769:
765:
753:
748:
746:
741:
739:
734:
733:
731:
730:
724:
721:
720:
718:
708:
707:
700:
697:
695:
692:
691:
685:
684:
677:
674:
672:
669:
667:
664:
663:
659:
655:
652:
651:
645:
641:
638:
637:
635:
634:
631:
626:
625:
618:
615:
613:
610:
609:
606:
601:
600:
593:
590:
584:
579:
578:
576:
570:
565:
564:
563:Presidential
562:
556:
555:
551:
548:
545:
542:
539:
536:
533:
530:
527:
524:
521:
518:
515:
510:
509:
507:
506:
503:
498:
497:
488:
484:
481:
480:
479:
476:
475:
469:
468:
461:
458:
454:
451:
450:
449:
446:
442:
439:
438:
436:
432:
429:
428:
422:
421:
414:
411:
410:
407:
402:
401:
398:
397:
393:
389:
388:
384:
378:
370:
366:
355:
352:
349:
347:
344:
342:
338:
334:
331:
328:
326:
323:
321:
317:
313:
310:
307:
305:
304:Bakili Muluzi
302:
300:
296:
290:
287:
282:
279:
276:
271:
266:
260:
253:
246:
245:
241:
240:Bakili Muluzi
236:
233:
231:
230:
226:
221:
218:
217:
212:
204:
201:
199:
196:
193:
192:
188:
185:
183:
180:
177:
176:
173:
171:
168:
166:
163:
160:
159:
156:
153:
151:
148:
146:
143:
140:
139:
136:
133:
131:
128:
126:
125:
124:Bakili Muluzi
121:
118:
117:
112:
107:
104:
100:
97:
93:
90:
89:
85:
78:
72:
65: →
64:
61:
59:
56:
54:
51:←
50:
49:
45:
33:
27:
19:
1687:
1649:
1618:
1554:
1518:
1435:
1423:
1408:
1400:
1381:
1335:
1232:Independents
854:Running mate
831:
823:
819:
815:
796:
761:
577:Referendums
553:
534:
452:
413:Human rights
406:Constitution
238:
234:
223:
219:
197:
181:
122:
110:
57:
26:
1698:Referendums
1296:Total votes
1270:Valid votes
1003:Total votes
981:Valid votes
797:MCP leader
676:Visa policy
644:Nancy Tembo
472:Legislature
194:Percentage
58:17 May 1994
1730:Categories
1715:See also:
1356:References
425:Government
1332:Aftermath
1312:3,775,256
1299:3,006,006
1273:2,933,275
1252:2,933,275
1077:1,360,432
1017:3,775,256
1006:3,041,373
984:2,979,593
969:2,979,593
885:1,404,754
851:Candidate
842:President
768:President
658:in Malawi
617:Districts
502:Elections
431:President
182:1,404,754
1460:Sky News
1344:and the
1322:Source:
1025:Source:
828:Campaign
666:Passport
640:Minister
508:General
189:562,862
186:996,353
119:Nominee
1411:, p558
1338:cabinet
1119:556,457
1098:988,172
935:562,862
910:996,353
837:Results
794:(UDF).
612:Regions
483:Speaker
460:Cabinet
280:Leader
205:18.89%
202:33.44%
91:
1415:
1302:100.00
1286:72,731
1255:100.00
1009:100.00
995:61,780
972:100.00
958:15,624
949:
926:
764:Malawi
699:Anthem
453:Vacant
350:18.97
329:33.69
308:46.38
288:Seats
198:47.15%
141:Party
1315:79.62
1276:97.58
1249:Total
1235:6,159
1197:2,118
1178:2,913
1159:6,980
1138:9,721
1122:18.97
1101:33.69
1080:46.38
1062:Seats
1056:Votes
1053:Party
1020:80.56
987:97.97
966:Total
938:18.89
913:33.44
888:47.15
860:Votes
857:Party
341:AFORD
277:Party
155:AFORD
1705:1993
1688:2025
1682:2019
1677:2014
1672:2000
1667:1962
1650:2025
1644:2019
1639:2014
1634:2009
1629:2004
1624:1999
1619:1994
1614:1992
1609:1987
1604:1983
1599:1978
1594:1976
1589:1971
1584:1964
1579:1961
1574:1956
1555:2025
1549:2020
1544:2019
1539:2014
1534:2009
1529:2004
1524:1999
1519:1994
1413:ISBN
1289:2.42
1238:0.21
1219:0.01
1200:0.07
1181:0.10
1162:0.24
1141:0.33
998:2.03
961:0.52
776:1964
770:and
694:Flag
583:1993
569:2020
554:2025
550:2019
547:2014
544:2009
541:2004
538:1999
535:1994
532:1992
529:1987
526:1983
523:1978
520:1976
517:1971
514:1964
435:list
356:New
335:β46
314:New
63:1999
53:1992
1458:on
1324:MEC
1261:+26
1258:177
1244:New
1225:New
1216:323
1206:New
1187:New
1168:New
1147:New
1128:New
1107:β85
1086:New
1065:+/β
353:36
332:56
320:MCP
311:85
299:UDF
292:+/β
244:UDF
229:MCP
150:MCP
145:UDF
1732::
1390:.
1364:^
1125:36
1104:56
1083:85
656:/
642::
485::
437:)
111:AD
1488:e
1481:t
1474:v
1394:.
1241:0
1222:0
1203:0
1184:0
1165:0
1144:0
1059:%
863:%
751:e
744:t
737:v
433:(
284:%
20:)
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
