At stake in this election:

• 214 seats in the National Assembly

Description of government structure:

• Chief of State: President Yoweri Kaguta MUSEVENI *
• Head of Government: President Yoweri Kaguta MUSEVENI
• Assembly: Uganda has a unicameral National Assembly with 332 seats.

* The president is both chief of state and head of government.

Description of electoral system:

• The President is elected by absolute majority vote through a two-round system to serve a 5-year term.
• In the National Assembly, 215 members are elected by plurality vote in single-member constituencies to serve 5-year terms, 79 members are reserved for women to serve 5-year terms, 13 members are designated ex officio to serve 5-year terms and 25 members are reserved by legally established special interest groups.***

*** Of the special interest group members, there are 10 Uganda People's Defence Forces Representatives, 5 Representatives of the Youth, 5 Representatives of Persons with Disabilities, and 5 Representatives of Workers.

Main parties in the electoral race:

• Party: National Resistance Movement (NRM)
  • Leader: Yoweri Kaguta MUSEVENI
  • Seats won in last election: 279
• Party: Forum for Democratic Change (FDC)
  • Leader: Kifeefe Kizza BESIGYE
  • Seats won in last election: 34
• Party: Uganda People's Congress (UPC)
  • Leader: Olara OTUNNU
  • Seats won in last election: 9
• Party: Democratic Party (DP)
  • Leader: Norbert MAO
  • Seats won in last election: 11
• Party: Conservative Party (CP)
  • Leader: Ken LUKYAMUZI
  • Seats won in last election: 1

Population and number of registered voters:

• Population: 34,260,342 (2011)
• Registered Voters: 14,000,000 (February 2011 Approx.)

Gender Data:

·         Female Population: 17,147,670 (2011)

·         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: 131 (following the 2011 elections)

·         Human Development Index Position: 163

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

Disability Data:

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

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

·         Population with a disability: 5,139,051 (est.)