At stake in this election:

• 214 seats in the National Assembly

Description of government structure:

• Chief of State: President Lt. Gen. Yoweri Kaguta MUSEVENI
• Head of Government: President Lt. Gen. Yoweri Kaguta MUSEVENI
• Assembly: Uganda has a unicameral National Assembly with 292 seats.

Description of electoral system:

• The President is elected by popular vote to serve a 5-year term.
• In the National Assembly, 214 members are elected by simple majority vote in single-member constituencies to serve 5-year terms and 81 members are elected by special interest groups to serve 5-year terms.

Main parties in the parliamentary election:

• Independents*
  • Seats won in this election: 214

*On 29 June 2000, Ugandans approved a referendum that established a non-partisan political system.

Last Parliamentary election:

• Parliamentary elections were last held on June 27, 1996; 214 seats were decided.

Population and number of registered voters:

• Population: 24,534,668 (2001)
• Registered Voters: 10,775,836 (2001)

Gender Data:

·         Female Population: 12,334,598 (2001)

·         Is Uganda a signatory to CEDAW: Yes (30 July 1980)

·         Has Uganda ratified CEDAW: Yes (22 July 1985)

·         Gender Quota: Yes

·         Female candidates in this election: Yes

·         Number of Female Parliamentarians: 75 (following the 2001 elections)

·         Human Development Index Position: 163 (2014)

·         Social Institutions and Gender Index (SIGI) Categorization: Medium (2014)

Disability Data:

·         Is Uganda a signatory to CRPD: Yes (30 March 2007)

·         Has Uganda ratified CRPD: Yes (25 September 2008)

·         Population with a disability: 3,680,200 (est.)