Sierra Leonean general election, 1996
- Sierra Leonean general election, 1996
General elections were held in Sierra Leone on 26 and 27 February 1996 to elect a president and Parliament of Sierra Leone. A second round of voting in the presidential election was held on 15 March. It was the first election since multi-party politics had been reintroduced following a referendum on a new constitution in 1991.
The parliamentary elections were won by the Sierra Leone People's Party, whilst the All People's Congress (which was the sole legal party between 1978 and 1991) finished fourth. The presidential election was won by the SLPP's candidate, Ahmed Tejan Kabbah. However, he was deposed by a coup led by Johnny Paul Koroma in May 1997. In July 1999, Kabbah signed the Lomé Peace Accord, which returned him to power.
Presidential elections
As no candidate won more than 55% of the vote in the first round, a second round of voting was held.
Results
Parliamentary elections
The SLPP won the most seats in the elections, but fell well short of a majority, with only 27 of the 68 elected seats.
Results
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