List of heads of state of Malawi

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List of Heads of State of Malawi

(Dates in italics indicate de facto continuation of office)

Term	Incumbent	Affiliation
Dominion of Malawi
6 July 1964 to 6 July 1966	Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II represented by:- Sir Glyn Smallwood Jones, Governor-General
Republic of Malawi
6 July 1966 to 21 May 1994	Hastings Kamuzu Banda, President	Malawi Congress Party
21 May 1994 to 20 May 2004	Bakili Muluzi, President	United Democratic Front
20 May 2004 to Present	Bingu wa Mutharika, President	United Democratic Front/Democratic Progressive Party

For colonial heads prior to independence see: Colonial Heads of Malawi (Nyasaland)

e • d **Summary of the 19 May 2009 Malawian presidential election results**
Candidates	Parties	Votes	%
Bingu wa Mutharika	Democratic Progressive Party	2,946,103	65.98
John Tembo	Malawi Congress Party	1,370,044	30.69
Kamuzu Chibambo	People's Transformation Party	35,167	0.79
Stanley Masauli	Republican Party	33,887	0.76
Loveness Gondwe	New Rainbow Coalition	32,160	0.72
James Mbowe Nyondo	independent	27,328	0.61
Dindi Gowa Nyasulu	Alliance for Democracy	20,151	0.45
Total (turnout %)		4,464,840	100.00
Source: mec.org.mw