|
1999 Elections
The following elections occurred in the year 1999. * 1999 electoral calendar Africa * 1999 Algerian presidential election * 1999 Botswana general election * 1999 Beninese parliamentary election * 1999 Central African Republic presidential election * 1999 Djiboutian presidential election * 1999 Equatorial Guinean legislative election * 1999–2000 Guinea-Bissau general election * 1999 Malawian general election * 1999 Mozambican general election * 1999 Namibian general election * 1999 Nigerian parliamentary election * 1999 Nigerian presidential election * 1999 Nigerien parliamentary election * 1999 Nigerien presidential election * 1999 South African general election * 1999 Togolese parliamentary election Asia * 1999 Indonesian legislative election * 1999 Israeli legislative election * 1999 Israeli prime ministerial election * 1999 Kuwaiti general election * 1999 Nepalese legislative election * 1999 Singaporean presidential election * 1999 Sri Lankan presidential election * 199 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1999 Electoral Calendar ...
This national electoral calendar for the year 1999 lists the national/federal direct elections to be held in 1999 in the ''de jure'' and ''de facto'' sovereign states. By-elections are excluded, though national referendums are included. January February March April May June July August September October * October 10 – The Socialist Party under António Guterres wins re-election to a second term in Portugal. November * November 27 – The Labour Party under Helen Clark becomes the new government in New Zealand. December {{Electoral calendar navigation National National may refer to: Common uses * Nation or country ** Nationality – a ''national'' is a person who is subject to a nation, regardless of whether the person has full rights as a citizen Places in the United States * National, Maryland, ce ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1999 Indonesian Legislative Election
Early legislative elections were held in Indonesia on 7 June 1999. They were the first elections since the end of the New Order and the first free elections in Indonesia since 1955. With the ending of restrictions on political activity following the fall of Suharto, a total of 48 parties contested the 462 seats up for election in the People's Representative Council. A further 38 seats were reserved for members of the armed forces. Background Under the New Order, only two political parties forcibly merged in 1973 – Indonesian Democratic Party (PDI) and United Development Party (PPP) – plus the functional group Golkar had been allowed to participate in elections.Liddle (1978) p40Evans (2003) pp. 21-21 With the start of the Reform Era, more than 100 new political parties emerged.Evans (2003) p28 New elections were called for 1999 and 148 parties registered with the Ministry of Justice and Human Rights. Of these, only 48 passed the selection process, overseen by intellectual ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1999 Indian General Election In Andhra Pradesh
The 1999 Indian general election polls in United Andhra Pradesh were held for 42 seats in the state. The result was a landslide victory for the National Democratic Alliance National Democratic Alliance (NDA) () is a Centre-right politics, centre-right to Right-wing politics, right-wing and Conservatism, conservative Indian big tent political alliance led by the right-wing Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). It was foun ... and its ally Telugu Desam Party, which together won 36 out of 42 seats. Voting and results Results by Alliance * TDP had seat-sharing agreements with the BJP. List of elected members External links Website of Election Commission of IndiaCNN-IBN Lok Sabha Election History {{Andhra Pradesh general elections, state=expanded 1999 Indian general election by state or union territory Indian general elections in Andhra Pradesh 1990s in Andhra Pradesh A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1999 Indian General Election
General elections were held in India between 5 September and 3 October 1999, a few months after the Kargil War. Results were announced on 6 October 1999. The elections saw the National Democratic Alliance led by the Bharatiya Janata Party win a majority in the Lok Sabha, the first time since 1984 that a party or alliance had won an outright majority and the second since the 1977 elections that a non-Congress coalition had done so. The elections gave Atal Bihari Vajpayee the record of being the first non-Congress Prime Minister to serve a full five-year term. The decisive result also ended the political instability the country had seen since 1996. The Indian National Congress' 114 seat tally was its worst-ever performance in a general election until it surpassed by the 2014 and 2019 general elections Background 1999 Lok Sabha vote of confidence On 17 April 1999, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) coalition government led by prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee failed to win a con ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1999 Yemeni Presidential Election
Direct presidential elections were held in Yemen for the first time on 23 September 1999.Dieter Nohlen, Florian Grotz & Christof Hartmann (2001) ''Elections in Asia: A data handbook, Volume I'', p301 Candidates had to be approved by at least 10% of the 301 members of the House of Representatives; however, in practice this meant that only two parties, the ruling General People's Congress (GPC) and Al-Islah had enough seats to nominate their candidates. However, al-Islah backed the GPC candidate, incumbent President Ali Abdullah Saleh rather than running a candidate of their own. The only candidates that received approval from Parliament were Saleh and Najeeb Qahtan Al-Sha'abi, another member of the GPC. The main opposition candidate, Ali Saleh Obad of the Yemeni Socialist Party, failed to gain enough support in the House of Representatives; his party subsequently boycotted the elections. The reported voter turnout of 67.5% was contested by the opposition. Nominations Nomination ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1999 Wakayama Gubernatorial Election
Wakayama Prefecture held a gubernatorial election on November 1, 1999. Incumbent governor Isamu Nishiguchi was re-elected. 1999 elections in Japan Wakayama gubernatorial elections November 1999 events in Asia {{Japan-election-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1999 Malaysian General Election
A general election was held on Monday, 29 November 1999 for members of the 10th Parliament of Malaysia. Voting took place in all 193 parliamentary constituencies of Malaysia, each electing one Member of Parliament to the Dewan Rakyat, the dominant house of Parliament. State elections also took place in 394 state constituencies in 11 out of 13 states of Malaysia (except Sabah and Sarawak) on the same day. This was the last election for Mahathir Mohamad as Prime Minister and Chairman of Barisan Nasional, until 2018. This was also the first election held in a single day nationwide. Results Dewan Rakyat 6,631,094 out of 9,564,071 registered voters cast their vote in this election. Although Barisan Nasional maintained its majority in Parliament, its overall popular vote dropped to roughly 56%. The parliamentary results are as follows: , - ! rowspan=2 colspan=4 style="background-color:#E9E9E9;text-align:center;" , Party ! colspan=2 style="background-color:#E9E9E9;text-align:center ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1999 Tajik Presidential Election
Presidential elections were held in Tajikistan on 6 November 1999. They were won by the incumbent, Emomali Rahmonov, who took 97.6% of the vote. The opposition, who had demanded the elections be postponed, and planned to boycott them (but reversed their decision a few hours before voting began), described the result as illegal. Foreign observers were also critical of the elections, particularly regarding the issues of candidate registration, media access and voting irregularities, including multiple voting.Tajik president wins second term BBC News, 5 November 1999 Turnout was reported to be 98.9% of the 2,866,578 million registered voters., Florian Grotz & Christof Har ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1999 Sri Lankan Provincial Council Elections
The 1999 Sri Lankan provincial council election was held on 25 January 1999, 6 April 1999 and 10 June 1999 to elect members to seven provincial councils in Sri Lanka. No election was held in the eighth province, North Eastern, which had been governed directly by the national government since March 1990. The People's Alliance, which was in power nationally, won the majority of seats in two provinces (North Central and North Western). It was also able to form a majority administration in the other five provinces with the support of smaller parties such as the Ceylon Workers' Congress. Background In an attempt to end the Sri Lankan Civil War, the Indo-Lanka Accord was signed on 29 July 1987. One of the requirements of the accord was that the Sri Lankan government to devolve powers to the provinces. Accordingly, on 14 November 1987, the Sri Lankan Parliament passed the 13th Amendment to the 1978 Constitution of Sri Lanka and the Provincial Councils Act No 42 of 1987. On 3 February ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1999 Sri Lankan Presidential Election
Presidential elections were held in Sri Lanka on 21 December 1999. Nominations were accepted on 16 November 1999 and electoral participation was 73.31%. Incumbent President Chandrika Kumaratunga of the governing People's Alliance was re-elected for a second term, receiving 51% of all votes cast. Background Sri Lankan presidents are elected for six-year terms; with the previous election having taken place in 1994, an election normally would not have been held until 2000. Kumaratunga called the election early. Kumaratunga campaigned to continue her actions against the Tamil Tigers, while her main opponent Ranil Wickremasinghe called for the commencement of direct negotiations with the Tigers. Three days before the election, Kumaratunga was nearly killed by a Tamil Tiger assassination attempt at her final rally. She lost her right eye, and appeared heavily bandaged on television before the election. Results References * * * * {{Ranil Wickremesinghe Presidential elections ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1999 Singaporean Presidential Election
The 1999 Singaporean presidential election was held to elect the next President of Singapore with S. R. Nathan as the winning candidate in an uncontested election. He was the only candidate that was granted an eligibility certificate to contest in the 1999 presidential election. Candidates The Presidential Elections Committee declared S. R. Nathan (formerly known as Sellapan Ramanathan) to be the only eligible presidential candidate to be issued a Certificate of Eligibility. Nathan was successfully nominated on 18 August and was inaugurated as the sixth President of Singapore on 1 September 1999. Eligible Declared ineligible External links Presidential Elections Results Singapore Election Department Singapore-Elections.com {{Singaporean elections 1999 1999 elections in Asia Presidential election A presidential election is the election of any head of state whose official title is President. Elections by country Albania The president of Albania is elected by the Asse ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1999 Nepalese Legislative Election
General elections were held in Nepal on 3 and 17 May 1999. The Nepali Congress emerged as the largest party, gaining 28 seats, while the Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist-Leninist) (CPN–UML) lost 17. Background The previous elections o the Pratinidhi Sabha in 1994 had seen the CPN–UML emerge victorious and the first-ever popularly elected communist government formed. Yet by 1999, infighting, such as the departure of the Bam Dev Gautam and C.P. Mainali led splinter group, had got in the way of policy decisions and put certain people off voting for the party. Results Distribution of seats Image:Nc-map1999.PNG, Seats won by Nepali Congress Image:Uml-map1999.PNG, Seats won by CPN(UML) Image:Rpp-map1999.PNG, Seats won by Rashtriya Prajatantra Party Image:Left-map1999.PNG, Seats won by Rashtriya Jana Morcha, Samyukta Janamorcha Nepal and Nepal Workers Peasants Party Aftermath Following the elections, the various parties found it difficult to cooperate and fina ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
