List of political parties in Uganda

This article lists political parties in Uganda. Until a constitutional referendum in July 2005, only one political organization, the Movement (also called the National Resistance Movement) was allowed to operate in Uganda. The president, who also chairs the Movement, maintained that the Movement was not a political party, but a mass organization that claimed the loyalty of all Ugandans.

Until the 2005 referendum, the 1995 constitution had required the suspension of political parties while the Movement organization was in governance. Other political parties could technically exist but were prohibited from sponsoring candidates and holding meetings.

Registered political parties are now allowed to operate openly and contest elections. However, sometimes they find hardship in practicing their rights by the party in power.

Political Parties without Representation in Parliament
As of September 2023, the Uganda Electoral Commission lists 26 registered political parties on its website. Some of the listed parties include the following:


 * Activist Party
 * Sammy unity Platform
 * Alliance for National Transformation
 * Congress Service Volunteers Organisation
 * Conservative Party
 * Ecological Party of Uganda
 * Forum for Integrity in Leadership
 * Green Partisan Party
 * Liberal Democratic Transparency Party
 * National Convention For Democracy
 * National Peasants’ Party
 * People's Development Party
 * People’s United Movement
 * Republican Women and Youth Party
 * Revolutionary People’s Party
 * Social Democratic Party
 * Society for Peace and Development
 * Uganda Economic Party
 * Uganda Federal Alliance
 * Uganda Patriotic Movement

Defunct political parties

 * Kabaka Yekka


 * Uganda People's Movement