Malawi: Election archive

Presidential & National Assembly elections 2009

Election day: 19 May 2009
Inspection of voters roll: 30 Mar-3 Apr 2009
Presidential candidate nominations: 6-7 Jan 2009
National Assembly candidate nominations: 5-9 Jan 2009
Voter registration: Originally 2 Jun 2008-14th Sep 2008; extended to 9 Nov 2008

Active registered parties

2004 Presidential & National Assembly elections

Presidential elections results
National Assembly elections results

EISA electoral observer mission report [PDF]
EISA observer mission press release

Malawi Election Updates 2004

KHEMBO, NS (ed) 2005 Elections and Democratisation in Malawi: An Uncertain Process [PDF document], EISA Research Report No 10.

COMMONWEALTH EXPERT TEAM 2004, Report on the Observation of the Inspection and Verification of the Provisional Register of Electors in Malawi 26 - 30 April 2004, [www] http://www.thecommonwealth.org/ shared_asp_files/uploadedfiles/%7BC8C016FB-AB7F-44B5-8715-1E1BFCA7AA77%7D_FINAL %20CET%20REPORT%20-%20MALAWI%20APRIL%202004.pdf [PDF document, opens new window] (accessed 24 Oct 2007).
SADC PF 2004 Election Observer Mission to Malawi Presidential and Parliamentary, [www] http://www.sdnp.org.mw/~solomon/mec/observer-sadc-parliamentary-forum.htm [PDF document, opens new window] (accessed 24 Oct 2007).
EUROPEAN UNION 2004 Presidential and Parliamentary Elections 20 May 2004: European Union Election Observation Mission Final Report, [www] http://ec.europa.eu/comm/ external_relations/human_rights/eu_election_ass_observ/malawi/ eu_eom_malawi_fin_rep_04.pdf [PDF document, opens new window] (accessed 24 Oct 2007).
JØDAL, M 2004 Malawi: Presidential and Parliamentary Elections May 2004, NORDEM Report 10/2004, [www] http://www.humanrights.uio.no/forskning/publ/nr/2004/10.pdf [PDF document, opens new window] (accessed 8 August 2008).
CMI 2006 The Institutional Context of the 2004 General Elections in Malawi, [www] [PDF document, opens new window] (accessed 22 Aug 2008).

2000 Local government election

POTTIE, D 2000 Voter apathy hits local elections, EISA.

1999 Presidential and National Assembly elections

Presidential results
National Assembly results

Summary of the ECF Report on the 1999 elections

1994 Presidential & National Assembly elections

Presidential election results
National Assembly election results

1993 Referendum

Results

1966-1994 One-party state

In 1966 Malawi became a one-party state under the Malawi Congress Party and its leader Dr Hastings Kamuzu Banda was proclaimed president-for-life in 1971. Single party legislative elections with multiple candidates, all vetted by President Banda, were held in 1971, 1976, 1978, 1983 and 1987 (LODGE, T, KADIMA, D & POTTIE, D (eds) 2002 Compendium of Elections in Southern Africa, EISA, 124).

1964 Legislative Assembly election

Pre-independence election of 1964
1964 Legislative Assembly election results

1962 Local government election

1961 Legislative Council election

Pre-independence election of 1961
1961 Legislative Council election results