UGANDA: parliamentary elections National Resistance Council (NRC), 1989

UGANDA
Parliamentary Chamber: National Resistance Council (NRC)

ELECTIONS HELD IN 1989

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Chamber:

National Resistance Council (NRC)

Dates of elections / renewal (from/to):

11 February 1989
18 February 1989

Purpose of elections:

Elections were held for all the elective seats of the New National Resistance Council in the first general elections since 1980. This new legislature replaced the appointed 98-member body of the same name.

Background and outcome of elections:

The election timetable was announced on 21 January 1989. No formal campaigning preceded the voting since political meetings were banned. The multi-stage polling process was generally peaceful and marked by a fair turnout. Final NRC results spelled defeat for a number of Cabinet Ministers and success for many first-time candidates. Presidential appointments took place in March.
On 11 April, President of the Republic Yoweri Museveni opened the first session of the NRC with a call for unity and an end to "demagoguery, intrigues, corruption and obstructionism". "All our politics must be development oriented", he added. The previous day, President Museveni had named a new, 48-member Cabinet, which included four women.

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Chamber:
	National Resistance Council (NRC)
Dates of elections / renewal (from/to):
	11 February 1989 18 February 1989
Purpose of elections:
	Elections were held for all the elective seats of the New National Resistance Council in the first general elections since 1980. This new legislature replaced the appointed 98-member body of the same name.
Background and outcome of elections:
	The election timetable was announced on 21 January 1989. No formal campaigning preceded the voting since political meetings were banned. The multi-stage polling process was generally peaceful and marked by a fair turnout. Final NRC results spelled defeat for a number of Cabinet Ministers and success for many first-time candidates. Presidential appointments took place in March. On 11 April, President of the Republic Yoweri Museveni opened the first session of the NRC with a call for unity and an end to "demagoguery, intrigues, corruption and obstructionism". "All our politics must be development oriented", he added. The previous day, President Museveni had named a new, 48-member Cabinet, which included four women.