PUBLIC NOTICE

End of the voter registration drive for the 2014 Tripartite Elections
The Malawi Electoral Commission is informing the public that registration for the
2014 Tripartite Elections ended on December 18, 2013 at the end of phase 9 of
the voter registration drive.
During the exercise, the Commission registered a total 7,537,548 voters
nationwide. This represents 94.10 percent of the projected total for the exercise
which was 8,009,734 registrants. The total registered is also 16 percent above the
6,500,759 voters in 2010.
Of the total registered voters, 3,481,365 are men representing 46.19 percent
while 4,056,183 are women representing 53.81 percent.
Registration started on July 22, 2013 and covered nine phases of 14 days each.
The summary of the registered voters according to districts/councils is as follows:
ACTUAL VOTERS REGISTERED FOR 2014
TRIPARTITE ELECTIONS

PROJECTED
FIGURES FOR
2014

% VOTER
REGISTRATION
TO TOTAL
PROJECTION

COUNCIL

MALE

FEMALE

TOTAL

Chitipa

48,028

57,473

105,501

119,550

88.25

Karonga

74,511

86,235

160,746

172,579

93.14

Rumphi

53,083

55,277

108,360

122,941

88.14

Nkhatabay

62,202

66,864

129,066

135,933

94.95

Likoma

3,351

3,491

6,842

6,672

103

Mzuzu City
Mzimba
(Mmbelwa)
Northern
Region Total
Kasungu
District
Kasungu
Municipality

48,015

47,642

95,657

89,204

107.23

200,029

232,981

433,010

487,221

88.87

489,219

549,963

1,039,182

1,134,100

91.63

170,124

173,915

344039

383,137

89.80

16,036

15,340

31,376

30,194

103.91

Nkhotakota

85,420

92,568

177,988

188,673

94.34

Ntchisi

63,071

68,465

131,536

140,664

93.51

Dowa

156,006

170,133

326,139

342,683

95.17

Salima

82,343

102,122

184,465

197,414

93.44

Mchinji
Lilongwe
District

130,899

139,248

270,147

289,568

93.29

307,713

363,799

671,512

706,837

95.00

Lilongwe City

218,439

198,363

416,802

371,778

112.11

Dedza

148,654

197,041

345,695

360,663

95.85

Ntcheu
Central Region
Total
Mangochi
District
Mangochi
Town Council

116,290

148,693

264,983

277,658

95.44

1,494,995

1,669,687

3,164,682

3,289,270

96.21

181,491

245,381

426,872

452,502

94.34

12,145

13,194

25,339

27,547

91.99

Balaka

81,249

105,429

186,678

202,268

92.29

Machinga
Zomba
District
Zomba City
Council

115,655

155749

271,404

305,000

88.99

140756

176705

317461

346,393

91.65

27611

25175

52786

56,219

93.89

Chiradzulu

73,558

95,405

168,963

179,396

94.18

Blantyre Rural

98,740

116,054

214,794

239,298

89.76

Blantyre City

195,326

177,028

372,354

401,820

92.67

Mwanza

23,983

30,690

54,673

53,414

102.36

Neno

28,529

33,567

62,096

61,082

101.66

Thyolo
Luchenza
Municipality
Council

135,521

177,324

312,845

340,109

91.98

4,925

4,721

9,646

12,628

76.39

Phalombe

78,855

101,124

179,979

190,696

94.38

Mulanje

129,501

176,795

306,296

320,261

95.64

Chikhwawa

113,680

131,182

244,862

260,256

94.09

Nsanje
Southern
Region Total
National
Grand Total

55,626

71,010

126,636

139435

90.82

1,497,151

1,836,533

3,333,684

3,588,322

92.90

3,481,365

4,056,183

7,537,548

8,009,734

94.10

The Commission is also informing the public that 775,564 voters were registered in
phase 9 representing 94.10 percent of the total projected 824,912. The total
registered for phase 9 is also 115.95 percent of 669,505 voters registered in 2010.
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Phase 9 covered Nkhotakota and Salima districts, Mzuzu City, Mzimba South,
Mzimba Solola, Kasungu North, Kasungu North-West, Kasungu South and
Kasungu South-East constituencies and the total registered voters according to
councils is as follows:
Council

2013
registered
voters

2010
registered
voters

% voter
registration
to 2010
registration

Projected
registrants
for 2013

% voter
registration
to 2013
projection

Mzuzu City

95,657

72,399

132.12

89,204

107.23

Mzimba

107,389

96,250

111.57

118,592

90.55

Kasungu
district

178,689

162,999

109.63

200,835

88.97

Kasungu
municipality

31,376

24,506

128.03

30,194

103.91

Nkhotakota

177,988

153,128

116.23

188,673

94.34

Salima

184,465

160,233

115.13

197,414

93.44

(Mmbelwa)

Detailed registration figures for each centre, ward and constituency for the
entire

registration

exercise

have

been

uploaded

on

MEC

website

www.mec.org.mw.
The Commission is urging stakeholders to exercise caution with the statistics
because they are based on preliminary information captured during field
operations and might change during computerization exercises.
The Commission wishes to thank: all persons who presented themselves for voter
registration, civil society organizations who mobilized people to register,
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traditional leaders for their active participation in motivating people to register,

political parties that mobilized people to register and all registration staff (District
Elections Supervisory Teams, Quality Control Managers, Camera Operators,
Supervisors and Clerks). Their participation contributed to make the exercise a
success.
Signed this 30th day of December, 2013

Willie Kalonga
Chief Elections Officer