1997 Kenyan general election

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1997 Kenyan general election
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Presidential election
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Nominee Daniel arap Moi Mwai Kibaki Raila Odinga
Party KANU Democratic NDP
Popular vote2,500,8651,911,742667,886
Percentage40.40%30.89%10.79%
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Nominee Michael Kijana Wamalwa Charity Ngilu
Party FORD-K SDP
Popular vote505,704488,600
Percentage8.17%7.89%
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Results by province
President before election

Daniel arap Moi
Kenya African National Union

Elected President

Daniel arap Moi
KANU

Parliamentary election
PartyLeaderSeats+/–
KANU Daniel Arap Moi 107+7
Democratic Mwai Kibaki 39+16
NDP Raila Odinga 21+21
FORD–Kenya Michael Kijana Wamalwa 17−14
SDP Charity Ngilu 15+15
Safina Paul Muite 5New
FORD–People Kimani wa Nyoike3New
FORD–Asili Martin Shikuku 1−30
KSC George Anyona 10
Shirikisho 1New
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
Speaker of the National Assembly beforeSpeaker of the National Assembly after
Francis ole Kaparo
KANU 		Francis ole Kaparo
KANU

General elections were held in Kenya on 29 December 1997 to elect the President and the members of the National Assembly. The result was a victory for the ruling Kenya African National Union, which won 107 of the 210 seats in the National Assembly, and whose candidate Daniel arap Moi won the presidential election. Following the election, Moi appointed a further 12 members to the Assembly. [1]

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Results

President

CandidatePartyVotes%
Daniel arap Moi Kenya African National Union 2,500,86540.40
Mwai Kibaki Democratic Party 1,911,74230.89
Raila Odinga National Development Party 667,88610.79
Michael Kijana Wamalwa FORD–Kenya 505,7048.17
Charity Ngilu Social Democratic Party 488,6007.89
Martin Shikuku FORD–Asili 36,5120.59
Katama Mkangi Kenya National Congress 23,5540.38
George Anyona Kenya Social Congress 16,4280.27
Kimani wa Nyoike FORD–People 8,3060.13
Koigi wa Wamwere Kenya National Democratic Alliance 7,7450.13
Munyua Waiyaki United Patriotic Party6,1940.10
Godfrey M' MwereriaGreen African Party4,6270.07
Wangari Maathai Labour Party4,2460.07
Stephen OludheIndependent Economic Party3,6910.06
David Waweru Ng'etheUmma Patriotic Party3,5840.06
Total6,189,684100.00
Registered voters/turnout9,063,390–
Source: Nohlen et al. [2]

By province

ProvinceMoiKibakiOdingaWamalwaNgilu
Votes%Votes%Votes%Votes%Votes%
Central56,3675.6891,48489.46,8690.73,0580.330,5353.1
Eastern370,95435.6296,33528.57,7870.77,0170.7349,75433.6
Coast257,06563.451,90912.824,8446.111,3062.838,0899.4
Nairobi75,27220.6160,12443.959,41516.324,9716.839,70710.9
North Eastern70,50673.220,40421.23110.34,4314.64400.5
Nyanza215,92323.6138,20215.1519,18056.814,6231.615,3011.7
Rift Valley1,140,10969.5343,52921.036,0222.2102,1786.211,3450.7
Western314,66944.99,7551.413,4581.9338,12048.23,4290.5
Total2,500,86540.41,911,74230.9667,88610.8505,7048.2488,6007.9
Source: Nohlen et al.

National Assembly

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PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Kenya African National Union 107+7
Democratic Party 39+16
National Development Party 21New
FORD–Kenya 17–14
Social Democratic Party 15+15
Safina 5New
FORD–People 3New
FORD–Asili 1–30
Kenya Social Congress 10
Shirikisho Party of Kenya 1New
Appointed members120
Total222+22
Valid votes5,813,59998.39
Invalid/blank votes95,3491.61
Total votes5,908,948100.00
Registered voters/turnout9,063,39065.20
Source: IPU

Of the 12 appointed members, six were representatives of KANU, two from the Democratic Party, and one each from the National Development Party, FORD–Kenya, the Social Democratic Party and Safina. [3]

Aftermath

In 1998 Mwai Kibaki took a petition against Moi to court, having served Moi by publishing the notice of the petition in the Kenya Gazette . However, judges Emmanuel O'Kubasu, Mbogholi Msagha and Moijo ole Keiwua ruled that Kibaki should have served Moi with the petition personally. Their position was upheld at the Court of Appeal by judges Omolo, Bernard Chunga (Chief Justice), AB Shah, AA Lakha and Owuor JJ. [4]

References

  1. ↑ Elections in Kenya African Elections Database
  2. ↑ Dieter Nohlen, Michael Krennerich & Bernhard Thibaut (1999) Elections in Africa: A data handbook, p488 ISBN   0-19-829645-2
  3. ↑ Elections held in 1997 Inter-Parliamentary Union
  4. ↑ Why this election may be won in courts The Star, 12 January 2013
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