1999 Mozambican general election
General elections were held in Mozambique between 3 and 5 December 1999 to elect a president and the Assembly of the Republic. Incumbent president Joaquim Chissano won a narrow victory against Afonso Dhlakama, whilst Chissano's FRELIMO party won the Assembly elections, taking 133 of the 250 seats. Voter turnout for the elections was around 68-70%.[1]
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Presidential election
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
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| Joaquim Chissano | FRELIMO | 2,338,333 | 52.29 |
| Afonso Dhlakama | RENAMO | 2,133,655 | 47.71 |
| Invalid/blank votes | 462,364 | - | |
| Total | 4,934,352 | 100 | |
| Source: African Elections Database | |||
Assembly elections
Assembly results showing number of seats won by each party per constituency
| Party | Votes | % | Seats |
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| FRELIMO | 2,005,713 | 48.54 | 133 |
| RENAMO-Electoral Union | 1,603,811 | 38.81 | 117 |
| Labor Party | 111,139 | 2.96 | 0 |
| Liberal and Democratic Party of Mozambique | 101,970 | 2.47 | 0 |
| Social Liberal Party | 83,440 | 2.02 | 0 |
| Mozambican Opposition Union | 64,117 | 1.55 | 0 |
| Democratic Union | 61,122 | 1.48 | 0 |
| Mozambique Democratic Liberal Party | 33,247 | 0.80 | 0 |
| Independent Party of Mozambique | 29,456 | 0.71 | 0 |
| Party of Freedom and Solidarity | 20,686 | 0.88 | 0 |
| National Workers and Peasants Party | 24,527 | 0.59 | 0 |
| Progressive Liberal Party of Mozambique | 11,628 | 0.28 | 0 |
| Mozambique Social Broadening Party | 2,153 | 0.05 | 0 |
| Invalid/blank votes | 701,438 | - | - |
| Total | 4,833,761 | 100 | 250 |
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References
- Elections in Mozambique African elections database
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