Museveni wins in all regions
Feb 21, 2011
PRESIDENT Yoweri Museveni’s victory in this year’s presidential elections was sealed with an overwhelming poll margin over other candidates in all regions.
By Taddeo Bwambale
PRESIDENT Yoweri Museveni’s victory in this year’s presidential elections was sealed with an overwhelming poll margin over other candidates in all regions.
According to results announced by the Electoral Commission on Sunday, Museveni scored 80.3% of the votes in the western region, twice the total number of votes other candidates obtained there. He followed his lead in all other regions including the central region where he obtained 62.7%, eastern 68.2% and the north with 56.9%.
At district level, Museveni got the highest number of votes in Nakapiripirit (93%), Nakasongola (92%), as well as Buhweju and Kibaale at 91.1% of votes cast. However, his worst performing districts were Nwoya where he got 26.7% of votes cast, Gulu (29%) and Soroti (34.6%).
Kizza Besigye
His closest rival in the race, the Inter-Party Cooperation candidate, Kizza Besigye, performed best in the central region with 31.7% followed by eastern (28%), northern region (26%) and western at 18%.
Besigye won in Soroti with 41,872 votes, (61%), Serere with 32,453 votes (55%) and Kaberamaido where he got 261,197 votes (51%).
Olara Otunnu
The UPC flag-bearer, Olara Otunnu’s best performance was in the northern region where he got 7.2% of the votes cast, followed by the eastern region (0.9%), western (0.3%) and the central region (0.2%).
He got his highest number of votes in Kitgum his home district with 35.4% of votes cast (but Museveni beat him with 38% in the same area), followed by Amudat (29%). He, however, performed dismally in Bulambuli, where only five people voted him. In Lyantonde and Kween districts, 10 and seven people gave him their vote respectively.
Norbert Mao
Democratic Party candidate, Norbert Mao, also performed best in the northern region with 6.4% of votes, followed by the central region with 2.3%, eastern (0.5%) and western 0.2%. He beat all the other candidates in Nwoya district with 9,837 votes (57.5% of votes cast). He also performed well in Amuru with 44.1% of votes cast, followed by Gulu (42.8%). However, his worst districts were Bulambuli and Ntoroko, where he was voted by six and 26 people, respectively.
Beti Kamya
Uganda Federal Alliance candidate, Beti Kamya’s best performance was in central region where she obtained 1.5% of the votes cast, followed by the northern region (0.6%), eastern (0.4%) and western (0.2%).
Her best score was in Mpigi district, where she got 3.4% of votes cast, followed by Masaka and Wakiso where she got 2.1% in each. She, however, performed poorly in Amudat and Bulambuli, where she was voted by eight and 10 people, respectively.
Bidandi Ssali
People’s Progressive Party candidate, Bidandi Ssali’s best performance in the polls was in the central region with 0.6%, followed by the northern region at 0.6%, eastern region 0.4% and western 0.2%.
He managed to score above 1% in seven districts, and earned his highest number of votes in Wakiso district.
Abed Bwanika
Abed Bwanika of the People’s Development Party performed well in the north with 1.2% of the votes, followed by central region with 0.7%, eastern 0.6% and western Uganda with 0.3%.
Samuel Lubega
Independent presidential candidate, Samuel Lubega got more votes in the north than any other region. He scored 0.9% of the votes in the north followed by central region (0.7%), eastern (0.6% and western (0.3%).
He earned his highest number of votes in Namutumba (1,109) and his lowest in Bulambuli (8).
Bidandi-Ssali, Kamya and Bwanika were beaten by Mao in their home regions, after they all got less than 1% of the votes.
Museveni won the election with 68.3% of the votes cast, while Besigye got 26% of the 8,272,760 votes cast.
Compared to his score in the 2006 presidential election when he secured 59.2%, Museveni’s support rose by 10%. Besigye’s support, however, dropped by 11%, having scored 37.3% of the votes in 2006.
PRESIDENT Yoweri Museveni’s victory in this year’s presidential elections was sealed with an overwhelming poll margin over other candidates in all regions.
According to results announced by the Electoral Commission on Sunday, Museveni scored 80.3% of the votes in the western region, twice the total number of votes other candidates obtained there. He followed his lead in all other regions including the central region where he obtained 62.7%, eastern 68.2% and the north with 56.9%.
At district level, Museveni got the highest number of votes in Nakapiripirit (93%), Nakasongola (92%), as well as Buhweju and Kibaale at 91.1% of votes cast. However, his worst performing districts were Nwoya where he got 26.7% of votes cast, Gulu (29%) and Soroti (34.6%).
Kizza Besigye
His closest rival in the race, the Inter-Party Cooperation candidate, Kizza Besigye, performed best in the central region with 31.7% followed by eastern (28%), northern region (26%) and western at 18%.
Besigye won in Soroti with 41,872 votes, (61%), Serere with 32,453 votes (55%) and Kaberamaido where he got 261,197 votes (51%).
Olara Otunnu
The UPC flag-bearer, Olara Otunnu’s best performance was in the northern region where he got 7.2% of the votes cast, followed by the eastern region (0.9%), western (0.3%) and the central region (0.2%).
He got his highest number of votes in Kitgum his home district with 35.4% of votes cast (but Museveni beat him with 38% in the same area), followed by Amudat (29%). He, however, performed dismally in Bulambuli, where only five people voted him. In Lyantonde and Kween districts, 10 and seven people gave him their vote respectively.
Norbert Mao
Democratic Party candidate, Norbert Mao, also performed best in the northern region with 6.4% of votes, followed by the central region with 2.3%, eastern (0.5%) and western 0.2%. He beat all the other candidates in Nwoya district with 9,837 votes (57.5% of votes cast). He also performed well in Amuru with 44.1% of votes cast, followed by Gulu (42.8%). However, his worst districts were Bulambuli and Ntoroko, where he was voted by six and 26 people, respectively.
Beti Kamya
Uganda Federal Alliance candidate, Beti Kamya’s best performance was in central region where she obtained 1.5% of the votes cast, followed by the northern region (0.6%), eastern (0.4%) and western (0.2%).
Her best score was in Mpigi district, where she got 3.4% of votes cast, followed by Masaka and Wakiso where she got 2.1% in each. She, however, performed poorly in Amudat and Bulambuli, where she was voted by eight and 10 people, respectively.
Bidandi Ssali
People’s Progressive Party candidate, Bidandi Ssali’s best performance in the polls was in the central region with 0.6%, followed by the northern region at 0.6%, eastern region 0.4% and western 0.2%.
He managed to score above 1% in seven districts, and earned his highest number of votes in Wakiso district.
Abed Bwanika
Abed Bwanika of the People’s Development Party performed well in the north with 1.2% of the votes, followed by central region with 0.7%, eastern 0.6% and western Uganda with 0.3%.
Samuel Lubega
Independent presidential candidate, Samuel Lubega got more votes in the north than any other region. He scored 0.9% of the votes in the north followed by central region (0.7%), eastern (0.6% and western (0.3%).
He earned his highest number of votes in Namutumba (1,109) and his lowest in Bulambuli (8).
Bidandi-Ssali, Kamya and Bwanika were beaten by Mao in their home regions, after they all got less than 1% of the votes.
Museveni won the election with 68.3% of the votes cast, while Besigye got 26% of the 8,272,760 votes cast.
Compared to his score in the 2006 presidential election when he secured 59.2%, Museveni’s support rose by 10%. Besigye’s support, however, dropped by 11%, having scored 37.3% of the votes in 2006.