National Assembly of Zambia

National Assembly of Zambia
Zambia

This article is part of the series:
Politics and government of
Zambia



Other countries · Atlas
Politics portal
view · talk · edit

The unicameral National Assembly of Zambia is the country's legislative body.

The current National Assembly, formed following elections held on 20 September 2011, has a total of 156 members (2 pending bye-elections). 150 members are directly elected in single-member constituencies using the simple majority (or First-past-the-post) system. The remaining 8 seats are filled through presidential appointment. All members serve five-year terms.

Political party distribution among the 150 directly elected seats is as follows:

e • d Summary of the 20 September 2011 National Assembly of Zambia election results
Parties Votes % +/– Seats +/–
Patriotic Front 1,028,793 38.25 60 +17
Movement for Multi-Party Democracy 902,619 33.56 55 −20
United Party for National Development 456,873 16.99 28 +2
Independents 208,294 7.74 3 ±0
Alliance for Democracy and Development 31,638 1.18 1 New
Forum for Democracy and Development 20,243 0.75 1 New
United National Independence Party 18,444 0.69
National Movement for Progress 11,828 0.44
National Restoration Party 4,688 0.17
Zambians for Empowerment and Development 3,059 0.11
New Generation Party 657 0.02
National Revolution Party 505 0.02
Heritage 485 0.02
Unified Party for Democracy and Development 442 0.02
National Party 193 0.01
Zambia Direct Democracy Movement 177 0.01
Zambian Conservative Party 168 0.01
All People's Congress Party 139 0.01
Citizens Democratic Party 137 0.01
United Liberal Party 131 0.00
Federal Democratic Party 27 0.00
vacant 2
Total 2,689,540 100.00 150
Source: Electoral Commission of Zambia (votes), Electoral Commission of Zambia (seats)

By-elections are to be held in the constituencies of Magoye (Southern Province) and Nakonde (Northern Province).[1]

Amusaa Mwanamwambwa is the retired past Speaker of the National Assembly.

Contents

Previous National Assembly election results

Political Party Election Year
1964 1968 1991 1996 2001 2006
United National Independence Party (UNIP) 55 81 25 - 13 -*
Movement for Multiparty Democracy (MMD) - - 125 131 69 74
Patriotic Front (PF) - - - - 1 44
United Party for National Development (UPND) - - - - 49 -*
Forum for Democracy and Development (FDD) - - - - 12 -*
United Democratic Alliance (UDA) - - - - - 27*
United Liberal Party (ULP) - - - - - 2
Heritage Party (HP) - - - - 4 -
National Democratic Focus (NDF) - - - - - 1
Zambia Republican Party (ZRP) - - - - 1 -
African National Congress (ANC) 10 23 - - - -
National Progressive Party (NPP) 10 - - - - -
National Party (NP) - - - 05 - -
Agenda for Zambia (AZ) - - - 02 - -
Zambian Democratic Congress (ZDC) - - - 02 - -
Independents - - - 10 1 2
Others - 01 - - - -
Total 75 105 150 150 150 150
*UPND, FDD, and UNIP contested the 2006 election under the UDA alliance

Notes: Zambia was a one-party state with the United National Independence Party (UNIP) as the sole legal party from 1972 to 1990.

See also

  • History of Zambia
  • List of national legislatures
  • List of Speakers of the National Assembly of Zambia
  • Legislative branch

References

External links


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Поможем сделать НИР

Look at other dictionaries:

  • National Restoration Party (Zambia) — National Restoration Party Leader Elias Chipimo Jnr Founded 2010 (2010) Headquarters 43 Nalikwanda Road, Woodlands, Lusaka Official colour …   Wikipedia

  • National Assembly — Part of the Politics series Politics List of political topics Politics by country …   Wikipedia

  • National Assembly of Nigeria — Type Type Bicameral Houses Senate House of Representatives Leadership …   Wikipedia

  • National Assembly F.C. — National Assembly Full name National Assembly Football Club Ground Edwin Imboela Stadium Lusaka, Zambia (Capacity: 6,000) …   Wikipedia

  • National Assembly of Djibouti — 6th National Assembly of Djibouti Type Type Unicameral Leadership Speaker …   Wikipedia

  • National Assembly of Niger — Niger This article is part of the series: Politics and government of Niger Constitution President …   Wikipedia

  • National Assembly of Cape Verde — Cape Verde This article is part of the series: Politics and government of Cape Verde President Jorge Carlos Fonseca …   Wikipedia

  • National Assembly of São Tomé and Príncipe — São Tomé and Príncipe This article is part of the series: Politics and government of São Tomé and Príncipe President …   Wikipedia

  • National Assembly of Angola — Angola This article is part of the series: Politics and government of Angola Constitution President (List) …   Wikipedia

  • National Assembly of Tanzania — Tanzania This article is part of the series: Politics and government of Tanzania President (List) Jakaya Kikwete …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”