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]

1999 Mozambican general election
3 and 5 December 1999
Turnout69.54% 18.33 pp
 
Nominee Joaquim Chissano Afonso Dhlakama
Party FRELIMO RENAMO
Popular vote 2,338,333 2,133,655
Percentage 52.29% 47.71%
Presidential election results map. Red denotes provinces won by Chissano, and Blue denotes those won by Dhlakama.
President before election

Joaquim Chissano
FRELIMO

 Elected President

Joaquim Chissano
FRELIMO

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Presidential election
Candidate Party Votes %
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
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
  1. Elections in Mozambique African elections database
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