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1998 Lesotho general election

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General elections were held in Lesotho on 24 May 1998, except in the Moyeni constituency, where voting was postponed until 1 August due to the death of one of the candidates.[1] The result was a comprehensive victory for the new Lesotho Congress for Democracy, which claimed 79 of the 80 seats. The party was formed by a breakaway from the Basutoland Congress Party, which had won the 1993 elections.

Of the 1,017,753 registered voters, there were 593,955 valid votes.[2]

Results

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PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Lesotho Congress for Democracy359,76460.5779New
Basotho National Party145,21024.451+1
Basutoland Congress Party62,31310.490–65
Marematlou Freedom Party7,5461.2700
Sefate Democratic Union3,1600.530New
Popular Front for Democracy3,0770.5200
National Progressive Party2,8970.490New
National Independent Party1,6440.2800
Congress for Democracy Party1,1850.200New
United Democratic Party3570.0600
Kopanang Basotho Party1740.0300
Lesotho Education Party920.0200
Independents6,5361.1000
Total593,955100.0080+15
Registered voters/turnout1,017,753
Source: Nohlen et al.

References

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  1. ^ Lesotho: 1998 National Assembly election results EISA
  2. ^ Dieter Nohlen, Michael Krennerich & Bernhard Thibaut (1999) Elections in Africa: A data handbook, p501 ISBN 0-19-829645-2