Federal Party (Rhodesia and Nyasaland)

The Federal Party was a party in the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland.

History

The Federal Party was formed on 7 August 1953 by the leaders of the ruling parties in the three territories in order to contest the federal elections in December.^[1] The elections saw the new party win 24 of the 35 seats. In the general elections in Northern Rhodesia the following year, it won ten of the twelve elected seats.^[2]

In November 1957 the Federal Party merged with the United Rhodesia Party to form the United Federal Party.

References

↑ Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland, United Federal Party Political Parties: A Cross-National Survey
↑ "Federal Party Success In N. Rhodesia: Mining Area Victories", The Times, 19 February 1954, p7, Issue 52860

Political parties in Malawi

National Assembly (193)	DPP (51) MCP (48) PP (26) UDF (14) AFORD (1) Independent (52) Vacant (1)

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Political parties in Zambia

National Assembly	Patriotic Front (62) Movement for Multi-Party Democracy (54) United Party for National Development (29) Alliance for Democracy and Development (1) Forum for Democracy and Development (1) Independents (3)

Unrepresented	Heritage Party National Party National Restoration Party Rainbow Party United Liberal Party United National Independence Party Zambia Democratic Congress Zambians for Empowerment and Development Zambia Republican Party

Defunct	Agenda for Zambia Central Africa Party Confederate Party Dominion Party Federal Party National Citizens' Coalition National Democratic Focus National Progressive Party Northern Rhodesian Labour Party Revolutionary Socialist Party United Democratic Alliance United Federal Party United Party United Progressive Party Zambia Alliance for Progress Zambian African National Congress (1948–72) Zambian African National Congress (1958–59)

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Political parties in Zimbabwe and its antecedents

Governing parties	Zimbabwe African National Union – Patriotic Front (ZANU–PF) Movement for Democratic Change – Tsvangirai (MDC–T) Movement for Democratic Change – Ncube (MDC–N)

Minor parties	International Socialist Organisation (ISO) Liberal Democrats National Alliance for Good Governance (NAGG) Patriotic Union of MaNdebeleland (PUMA) United People's Party (UPP) United Parties Zimbabwe African National Union – Ndonga (ZANU–Ndonga) Zimbabwe African People's Union (ZAPU) Zimbabwe African People's Union – Federal Party (ZAPU–FP) Zimbabwe Development Party (ZDP) Zimbabwe People's Democratic Party Zimbabwe Youth in Alliance (ZYA)

Defunct Zimbabwean parties	Zimbabwe African National Union (ZANU) Republican Front (RF) Conservative Alliance of Zimbabwe (CAZ) United African National Council (UANC) Zimbabwe Unity Movement (ZUM) Zimbabwe United People's Organisation (ZUPO)

Defunct Rhodesian parties	Central Africa Party Confederate Party Dominion Party Federal Party Responsible Government Association (RGA) Rhodesian Action Party (RAP) Rhodesian Front (RF) Rhodesia Labour Party (RLP) Southern Rhodesia African National Congress (SRANC) Southern Rhodesia Communist Party (SRCP) Southern Rhodesia Liberal Party (SRLP) United Federal Party (UFP) United National Federal Party (UNFP) United Rhodesia Party

President	Robert Mugabe (ZANU–PF)

Prime minister	Morgan Tsvangirai (MDC–T)

Key people	Ndabaningi Sithole (ZANU, ZANU–Ndonga) Joshua Nkomo (ZAPU) Arthur Mutambara (MDC–M) Ian Smith (RF)

Armed factions	ZANLA (ZANU, ZANU–PF) ZIPRA (ZAPU) FROLIZI

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