Ugandan general election, 1980

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General elections were held in Uganda on 10 and 11 December 1980.^[1] They followed the overthrow of Idi Amin the previous year and were the first since the pre-independence elections in 1962. The result was a victory for the Uganda People's Congress of President Milton Obote, which won 75 of the 126 seats. Voter turnout was 85.2%.^[2]

The UPC was the only party to contest all 126 seats, and its candidates were returned unopposed in seventeen constituencies. The opposition claimed that the UPC had only won through widespread fraud.

Results

Party	Votes	%	Seats	+/–
Democratic Party	1,966,244	47.1	50	+26
Uganda People's Congress	1,963,679	47.1	75	+38
Uganda Patriotic Movement	171,785	4.1	1	New
Conservative Party	70,181	1.6	0	New
Invalid/blank votes	2,419	–	–	–
Total	4,174,328	100	126	+44
Registered voters/turnout	4,898,117	85.2	–	–
Source: Nohlen et al.

References

↑ Uganda Inter-Parliamentary Union
↑ Nohlen, D, Krennerich, M & Thibaut, B (1999) Elections in Africa: A data handbook, p933 ISBN 0-19-829645-2

Elections and referendums in Uganda

Presidential elections	1996 2001 2006 2011 2016

Parliamentary elections	1958 1961 1962 1980 1989 1994 1996 2001 2006 2011 2016

Referendums	2000 2005

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