FORM B

Section 57
PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS 2016
DECLARATION OF FINAL RESULTS
DECLARATION OF RESULTS WHEN THERE IS A WINNING CANDIDATE
(Under Article 103 (7) of the Constitution and Section 57 of the Presidential Elections Act, 2005)
Whereas a presidential election was held on the 18th day of February 2016 at which the candidates were Abed
Bwanika, Amama Mbabazi, Baryamureeba Venansius, Benon Buta Biraaro, Kizza Besigye Kifefe, Mabirizi Joseph,
Maureen Faith Kyalya Waluube, Yoweri Kaguta Museveni;
AND WHEREAS polling for the presidential election closed at 4:00 PM on 18th day of February 2016;
AND WHEREAS the Electoral Commission has ascertained the results of the presidential election;
Now THREFORE, in exercise of the powers conferred on the Electoral Commission by article 103 (7) of the Constitution
and section 57 of the Presidential Elections Act, the Commission publishes and declares the results of the presidential
election as follows:Candidates name
Abed Bwanika
Amama Mbabazi
Baryamureeba Venansius
Benon Buta Biraaro
Kizza Besigye Kifefe
Mabirizi Joseph
Maureen Faith Kyalya Waluube
Yoweri Kaguta Museveni

Political Party/Organisation
/Independent

Number of valid
votes Polled by
each candidate
86,075

Percentage of total
valid votes cast.

132,574

1.43%

Independent

51,086

0.55%

Farmers Party of Uganda

(FPU)
Forum for Democratic
Change (FDC)
Independent

24,675

0.27%

3,270,290

35.37%

23,762

0.26%

Independent

40,598

0.44%

National Resistance
Movement (NRM)

5,617,503

60.75%

Peoples Development
Party (PDP)
Independent

0.93%

Total number of valid votes cast for candidates 9,246,563

Total number of invalid votes 455,175 amounting to 4.69% percent of the total number of votes cast.
Total number of votes cast 9,701,738 amounting to 63.50% percent of the total number of registered voters.

FORM B
Section 57
PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS, 2016
DECLARATION OF FINAL RESULTS

Now THEREFORE Candidate Yoweri Kaguta Museveni who has obtained the highest number of votes in the
election and the votes cast in his/her favour being more than Fifty percent (50%) of the valid votes cast at the
election, the Commission declares Yoweri Kaguta Museveni elected President of the Republic of Uganda at the
Presidential Election held on the 18th day of February 2016
Dated this 20th day of February 2016

.
Eng. Dr. Badru M. Kiggundu
Chairperson