EC To Create 37 New constituencies by 2025.

Electoral Commissioner Uganda is set to crat more thirty seven (37) constituencies before Uganda goes to her general elections in 2023. 

Currently Uganda has Five Hundred and fifty five Members of parliament in its 11th Parliamen.

The Electoral commission is also planning to create Nine Thousand Villages and Parishes according to the roadmap of 2025-2026 General Elections.

What you need to know:

• • The elections are planned to be held between January 12 and February 9, 2026, but candidates for presidential, parliamentary and local government slots will be nominated in two years’ time, from June to October 2025.

   

  Earlier this week, the Electoral Commission released the roadmap leading to the 2026 General Elections, with focus on early preparations and adequate funding for all activities.                                                                                                                                                            

  “I implore all stakeholders to carefully examine all the timelines as outlined in the roadmap, and work with the Electoral Commission to smoothly implement the electoral roadmap for 2025/2026 general elections,” said Prime Minister Robina Nabbanja, who launched the EC’s strategic plan and elections road map at an occasion attended by political parties, diplomats and other stake holders.                                                                                                                          

  “The Office of the Prime Minister will make sure that the required funds are released to the Commission to smoothly execute the activities as outlined in the roadmap for the next general election.”                                                                                                                                                   

  The PM promised that her office will make sure that the enactment of relevant laws for the 2025/2026 General Elections is done before the end of 2023/2024 financial year.                                   

  The EC Chairperson, Simon Justice Byabakama Mugenyi had earlier appealed to the government to consider and approve the creation of new administrative units in a timely manner, so that the electoral program and budget are not destabilized.                                                                                                                                           

  Nomination of candidates for the 2026 Presidential campaigns are set to take place between 2nd October and 3rd October 2025.                                                                                        

  Demarcation of the electoral areas will be done by July 2024, and general update of the National Voters’ Register by January 2025.