At Stake in this Election:

• 193 seats in the National Assembly
• * The above seats sum to 192. One seat in Lilongwe, the capital, has not been filled due to the death of a candidate. An election for that seat will be held later this year.

Government Structure:

• Chief of State: President Peter MUTHARIKA
• Head of Government: President Peter MUTHARIKA
• Assembly: Malawi has a unicameral National Assembly with 193 seats.

Electoral System:

• In the National Assembly, 193 members are elected by plurality vote in single-member constituencies to serve 5-year terms.

Main parties in this Election:

• Party: Democratic Progressive Party (DPP)
  • Leader: Peter MUTHARIKA
  • Seats won in last election: 51
• Party: United Transformation Movement (UTM)
  • Leader: Saulos CHILIMA
  • Seats won in last election: N/A
• Party: Malawi Congress Party (MCP)
  • Leader: Lazurus CHAKWERA
  • Seats won in last election: 48
• Party: United Democratic Front (UDF)
  • Leader: Atupele MULUZI
  • Seats won in last election: 14
• Party: People’s Party (PP)
  • Leader: Joyce BANDA
  • Seats won in last election: 26
• Party: Alliance for Democracy (AFORD)
  • Leader: Enoch CHIHANA
  • Seats won in last election: 1
• Party: Democratic People’s Congress (DEPECO)
  • Leader: Chris DAZA
  • Seats won in last election: 0
• Party: Freedom Party (FP)
  • Leader: Khumbo KACHALI
  • Seats won in last election: 0
• Party: Umodzi Party (UP)
  • Leader: John CHISI
  • Seats won in last election: 0
• Party: Tikonze People’s Movement (TPM)
  • Leader: Cassim CHILUMPHA
  • Seats won in last election: N/A
• Party: Mbakuwaku Movement for Development Party (MMD)
  • Leader: Peter KUWANI
  • Seats won in last election: 0
• Party: People’s Transformation Party (PETRA)
  • Leader: Kamuzu CHIBAMBO
  • Seats won in last election: 0
• Party: National Salvation Front (NASAF)
  • Leader: Loudon Malingamoyo PHIRI
  • Seats won in last election: 0
• Independents:
  • Seats won in last election: 52

Population and Registered Voters:

• Population: 19,718,743 (2019 est.)
• Registered Voters: 8,525.538

Gender Data:

• Female Population: 9,946,712 (2019 est.)
• Is Malawi a signatory to CEDAW: No
• Has Malawi ratified CEDAW: Yes, accession (12 March 1987)
• Gender Quota: No, but there are political parties with voluntary gender quotas
• Female candidates in this election: Yes
• Number of Female Parliamentarians: 32 of 193 (16.6%) in the National Assembly (following the 2014 elections)
• Human Development Index Position: 171 (2018)
• Social Institutions and Gender Index (SIGI) Categorization: High (2019)

Disability Data:

• Is Malawi a signatory to CRPD: Yes (27 September 2007)
• Has Malawi ratified CRPD: Yes (27 August 2009)
• Population with a disability: 2,694,705 (est.)