1976 Malawian general election

none Malawi parliamentary 24 May 1976 1971 Malawian general election 1971 1978 Malawian general election 1978 All 85 seats in the National Assembly 43 Dr HK Banda, first president of Malawi.jpg Hastings Banda Malawi Congress Party 56 70 14 1976 Malawian parliamentary election - Results by constituency.svg Results by constituency General elections were due to be held in Malawi on 24 May 1976. They were the first to be held after President Hastings Banda became president for life in 1971. Banda's Malawi Congress Party had been the only legally permitted party since 1966. Each of the 70 constituencies had a maximum of five candidates proposed by at least two registered voters and nominated by MCP committees. All prospective candidates had to declare their allegiance to Banda in order to stand. These candidates' names were then submitted to Banda, who personally vetted the prospective candidates before selecting a single candidate for each constituency. As a result, no voting took place on election day and all 70 candidates were returned unopposed.Malawi: Era of One Party Rule (1964-1992) EISAhttps://www.cia.gov/readingroom/docs/CIA-RDP79-00891A001000040001-8.pdf Malawi Handbook Central Intelligence Agency 1971 Following the elections, Banda nominated another 15 members to the National Assembly.Malawi Inter-Parliamentary Union Results Malawi Congress Party 70 +14 Appointed members 15 +8 +17 IPU References Category:Single-candidate elections General Category:Parliamentary elections in Malawi Category:One-party elections Malawi Malawi Category:Uncontested elections