2014 Malawian general election

none December 2019 Malawi 2009 Malawian general election 2009 2014 05 20 yes 2019 Malawian general election 2019 yes Presidential election presidential 7,470,806 70.75% ( 3.39 pp) Arthur Peter Mutharika 2014 (cropped).jpg Peter Mutharika Democratic Progressive Party (Malawi) Saulos Chilima 1,904,399 36.42% Lazarus Chakwera 2017.jpg Lazarus Chakwera Malawi Congress Party Richard Msowoya 1,455,880 27.84% Joyce Banda Department for International Development photo crop.jpg 170 120 150 0 23 Joyce Banda People's Party (Malawi) Sosten Gwengwe 1,056,236 20.20% Atupele at US Embassy (profile).jpg Atupele Muluzi United Democratic Front (Malawi) Godfrey Chapola 717,224 13.72% 2014 Malawian presidential election - Results by region and district.svg Results by region (left) and district (right) President Joyce Banda People's Party (Malawi) Peter Mutharika Democratic Progressive Party (Malawi) yes Legislative election All 193 seats in the National Assembly 97 70.42% ( 7.59 pp) Democratic Progressive Party (Malawi) Peter Mutharika 21.84 50 113 People's Party (Malawi) Joyce Banda 18.16 26 New Malawi Congress Party Lazarus Chakwera 17.41 48 27 United Democratic Front (Malawi) Atupele Muluzi 9.64 14 17 Alliance for Democracy (Malawi) Godfrey Shawa 0.62 1 1 Chipani cha Pfuko Davis Katsonga 0.21 1 New Independents – 29.74 52 32 Results by constituency General elections were held in Malawi on 20 May 2014. They were Malawi's first tripartite elections, the first time the president, National Assembly and local councillors were elected on the same day."Malawi Election Commission News https://web.archive.org/web/20140201233745/http://www.mec.org.mw/News/TripatiteElections/tabid/110/Default.aspx 1 February 2014 ", 2009 The presidential election was won by opposition candidate Peter Mutharika of the Democratic Progressive Party, who defeated incumbent President Joyce Banda. Background Malawi's CPI increased by 27.7% in 2013, but its GDP grew by only 5%. http://www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/weo/2014/01/weodata/weorept.aspx?pr.x=49&pr.y=13&sy=2013&ey=2013&scsm=1&ssd=1&sort=country&ds=.&br=1&c=676&s=NGDP_RPCH%2CPCPIPCH&grp=0&a= World Economic Outlook Database International Monetary Fund April 2014 Malawi has maintained a polity score of 6 since 2005, designating it as a democracy. http://www.systemicpeace.org/polity/maw2.htm Authority Trends, 1964–2010: Malawi 5 May 2014 Polity IV Project Malawi's previous presidential election in 2009 was only the fourth such election in the country's history following the end of Hastings Banda's period of one-man rule in 1994. Bingu wa Mutharika, who had won the 2004 election, picked his foreign minister Joyce Banda to be vice president after successfully contesting the 2009 election. She was expelled from the Democratic Progressive Party and formed the People's Party when she refused to endorse President Bingu wa Mutharika's younger brother Peter Mutharika for president in the 2014 general election.Madonna attacks Malawi's president after attempt to nullify elections The Guardian Bingu wa Mutharika died of a heart attack on 5 April 2012, and Joyce Banda took the presidency two days later, in accordance with the constitution, despite protests from some ruling party officials that Banda's expulsion from the ruling party made her ineligible.Kim Yi Dionne and Boniface Dulani. (1 January 2013) Constitutional provisions and executive succession: Malawi's 2012 transition in comparative perspective. African Affairs. Retrieved 14 March 2019. The People's Party entered the election with a sitting president, but little in the way of a grass-roots machine. Presidential candidates Twelve candidates were allowed to contest in the election by the Malawi Electoral Commission:http://www.thezambezian.com/malawi-electoral-body- https://archive.today/20140503210002/http://www.thezambezian.com/malawi-electoral-body- dead 3 May 2014 Malawi electoral body releases names of May 20, 2014 Presidential candidates, however, a court later approved a twelfth candidate, Professor John Chisi, who at the time was technically a civil servant and therefore not allowed to run for president. The following are the Presidential candidates. Fazilla Tembo 21 February 2014 thezambezian.com 29 April 2014 Portrait NomineeParty Running mate 75px Joyce Banda People's Party (PP) Sosten Gwengwe 75px Peter Mutharika Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) Saulos Chilima75x75px Lazarus Chakwera Malawi Congress Party (MCP) Richard Msowoya75x75px Atupele Muluzi United Democratic Front (UDF) Godfrey Chapola James Nyondo National Salvation Front (NASAF) Ethel Changa Mark Katsonga Progressive Party Movement (PPM) Jacob Mbunge Davis Katsonga Chipani cha Pfuko (CCP) Godfrey Matenganya George Nnesa Tisinthe Alliance (TA) Sylvester Chabuka Hellen Singh United Independent Party (UIP) Chrissy Tembo Kamuzu Chibambo People's Transformation Party (Petra) White Scander 111x111px Friday Jumbe Labour Party (LP) Joseph Kubwalo John Chisi Umodzi Party (UP) William Tayub Opinion polls The Malawi Electoral Commission cautions that opinion pollsters in Malawi often have questionable credentials and publish biased reports. http://www.nyasatimes.com/2013/10/02/malawi-media-cautioned-on-opinion-polls-ahead-of-2014-tripartite-elections/ Malawi media cautioned on opinion polls ahead of 2014 tripartite elections 2 October 2013 Nyasa Times dead https://web.archive.org/web/20140912060552/http://www.nyasatimes.com/2013/10/02/malawi-media-cautioned-on-opinion-polls-ahead-of-2014-tripartite-elections/ 12 September 2014 dmy-all Some opinion polls have been criticised for lacking credibility and using non-scientific methods. Poll sourceDateSample sizeJoyce Banda(PP)Peter Mutharika(DPP)Lazarus Chakwera(MCP)Atupele Muluzi(UDF)Research Tech Consultants http://www.nyasatimes.com/2014/04/29/malawi-opposition-in-denial-mode-over-opinion-polls/ Malawi opposition in denial mode over opinion polls 29 April 2014 Nyasa Times Muheya Green dead https://web.archive.org/web/20140505235400/http://www.nyasatimes.com/2014/04/29/malawi-opposition-in-denial-mode-over-opinion-polls/ 5 May 2014 dmy-allApril 20143,88342%10%23%10%Nyasa Times Media http://www.nyasatimes.com/2014/04/15/jb-in-front-survey-tips-tight-race-for-lop-post/ JB in front, survey tips tight race for LoP post 15 April 2014 Kufa Charles Nyasa Times dead https://web.archive.org/web/20140429080035/http://www.nyasatimes.com/2014/04/15/jb-in-front-survey-tips-tight-race-for-lop-post/ 29 April 2014 dmy-allApril 201479,03030%19% 29%22%Afrobarometer http://www.afrobarometer.org/files/documents/dispatches/ab_r6_dispatchno1.pdf Malawi's 2014 Elections: Amid Concerns About Fairness, Outcome is Too Close to Call April 2014 Afrobarometer 30 May 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140515002359/http://www.afrobarometer.org/files/documents/dispatches/ab_r6_dispatchno1.pdf 15 May 2014 dead April 20142,40014%27%21%14%Election Results30 May 2014 20.2% 36.4% 27.8% 13.7% Results Amid a breakdown in electronic systems for relaying results back to IEC headquarters, Banda claimed fraud and attempted to cancel the election after only one third of the votes were counted, and Peter Mutharika, brother of the president who died in 2012, was well ahead. Banda said another vote should be held within 90 days, and she said she would not be standing, but opposition parties and the Malawi Law Society objected.Malawi to recount votes after fraud claims News24 Court action ensued,Malawi court demands election results before recount but the IEC said the first count would be completed, and a recount started. The result would only be announced after the recount, estimated to take two months. On 30 May 2014, the High Court ruled that any recount must be done within eight days of the vote; since the allowed period had already ended, the court ruled that the electoral commission should announce the results.Zawadi Chilunga, "Court rules MEC should declare winner of Malawi presidential polls" https://web.archive.org/web/20140531090358/http://www.nyasatimes.com/2014/05/30/court-rules-mec-should-declare-winner-of-malawi-presidential-polls/ 31 May 2014 , Nyasa Times, 30 May 2014. Accordingly, the electoral commission declared later in the day that Mutharika had won the presidential election with 36.4% of the vote. Another opposition candidate, Lazarus Chakwera of the MCP, received 27.8%, while Banda trailed in third place with 20.2%. The head of the commission, Maxon Mbendera, said that "the rule of law compels us to release the results", although he acknowledged that some of the commission's members had "reservations" about them.Zawadi Chilunga, "Mutharika declared winner in Malawi 2014 presidential election" https://web.archive.org/web/20140531090303/http://www.nyasatimes.com/2014/05/30/mutharika-declared-winner-in-malawi-2014-presidential-election/ 31 May 2014 , Nyasa Times, 30 May 2014. Banda quickly said that she accepted the outcome, although she continued to describe the vote as "fraudulent".Wanga Gwede, "JB accepts to hand over power to APM: Malawi presidency" https://web.archive.org/web/20140531090402/http://www.nyasatimes.com/2014/05/30/jb-accepts-to-hand-over-power-to-apm-malawi-presidency/ 31 May 2014 , Nyasa Times, 30 May 2014. Mutharika was sworn in as president on the morning of 31 May 2014.Zawadi Chilunga, "'So help me God': Mutharika sworn in as Malawi President, Chilima VP" https://web.archive.org/web/20140601004431/http://www.nyasatimes.com/2014/05/31/so-help-me-god-mutharika-sworn-in-as-malawi-president-chilima-vp/ 1 June 2014 , Nyasa Times, 31 May 2014. Banda congratulated Mutharika and called for national unity, urging the people to support the new president and wishing him success.Thom Chiumia, "Defeated JB congratulates Mutharika: 'Malawi must move forward'" https://web.archive.org/web/20140601004412/http://www.nyasatimes.com/2014/05/31/defeated-jb-congratulates-mutharika-malawi-must-move-forward/ 1 June 2014 , Nyasa Times, 31 May 2014. An inauguration ceremony for Mutharika was held in Blantyre on 2 June 2014. Banda was not present at the inauguration, held at Kamuzu Stadium, and her absence was viewed by some as a snub, given the history of bitter rivalry between the two. Mutharika said that he was offering an olive branch and wanted to "bury the past", expressing "regret" at Banda's absence. He said that he was not interested in "vengeance", although he added that "those who have broken the law will face the full course of justice".Zawadi Chilunga, "Mutharika regrets JB's snub in power handover: Muluzi cheered" https://web.archive.org/web/20140606212425/http://www.nyasatimes.com/2014/06/02/mutharika-regrets-jbs-snub-in-power-handover-muluzi-cheered/ 6 June 2014 , Nyasa Times, 2 June 2014. President Peter Mutharika Saulos Chilima Democratic Progressive Party 1904399 Lazarus Chakwera Richard Msowoya Malawi Congress Party 1455880 Joyce Banda Sosten Gwengwe People's Party 1056236 Atupele Muluzi Godfrey Chapola United Democratic Front 717224 Kamuzu Chibambo White Scander People's Transformation Party 19360 Mark Katsonga Jacob Mbunge People's Progressive Movement 15830 John Chisi William Tayub Umodzi Party 12048 George Nnesa Sylvester Chabuka Malawi Forum for Unity and Development 11042 James Nyondo Ethel Changa National Salvation Front 10623 Hellen Singh Chrissy Tembo United Independent Party 9668 Friday Jumbe Joseph Kubwalo Labour Party 8819 Davis Katsonga Godfrey Matenganya Chipani cha Pfuko 7454 56695 7470806 Presidential Election Results 2014 https://mec.org.mw/Portals/0/presidential%20Results.zip https://web.archive.org/web/20141027233445/http://mec.org.mw/Portals/0/presidential%20Results.zip 27 October 2014 Malawi Electoral Commission ZIP National Assembly File:Malawi Assemblee Nationale 2014.svg Democratic Progressive Party 1123020 50 −63 People's Party 933923 26 New Malawi Congress Party 895528 48 +21 United Democratic Front 495865 14 −3 People's Progressive Movement 33817 0 0 Alliance for Democracy 31907 1 0 United Independent Party 24132 0 New National Salvation Front 19616 0 New Nthanda Congress Party 16497 0 New New Rainbow Coalition 14091 0 0 Chipani cha Pfuko 10545 1 New New Labour Party 4473 0 New Umodzi Party 3145 0 New Malawi Forum for Unity and Development 2814 0 −1 People's Transformation Party 2746 0 0 Maravi People's Party 733 0 −1 People's Democratic Movement 471 0 New Independents 1529739 52 +20 Vacant 1 – 0 74634 7409288 Parliamentary Election Results 2014 https://mec.org.mw/Portals/0/Parliament%20results.pdf https://web.archive.org/web/20140808054450/http://www.mec.org.mw/Portals/0/Parliament%20results.pdf 8 August 2014 Malawi Electoral Commission PDF Local government Democratic Progressive Party 165 Malawi Congress Party 131 People's Party 65 United Democratic Front 57 Chipani cha Pfuko 2 Alliance for Democracy 1 National Salvation Front 1 Independents 35 Vacant 5 5032823 121170 0 Nyasa Times, Shanghai Daily References Category:Presidential elections in Malawi Category:Parliamentary elections in Malawi Category:2014 in Malawi Malawi Category:May 2014 in Africa