National Assembly (Zambia)
| National Assembly | |
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| Type | |
| Type | |
| Leadership | |
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Patrick Matibini Since 6 October 2011 | |
| Structure | |
| Seats | 158 (+1 Speaker) |
Political groups |
Elected[1] Patriotic Front (70) MMD (36) UPND (31) Independent (2) ADD (1) FFD (1) vacant (9) Other Speaker (1) Presidential Appointee's (8) |
| Elections | |
| First-past-the-post | |
Last election | 20 January 2015 |
| Meeting place | |
| Lusaka | |
| Website | |
| National Assembly of Zambia | |
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| This article is part of a series on the politics and government of Zambia |
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The unicameral National Assembly is Zambia's legislative body.
The current National Assembly, formed following elections held on 20 September 2011, has a total of 156 members (2 pending by-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:
| Parties | Votes | % | +/– | Seats | +/– | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patriotic Front | 1,028,793 | 38.25 | +9.55 | 60 | +17 | |
| Movement for Multi-Party Democracy | 902,619 | 33.56 | -16.44 | 55 | −20 | |
| United Party for National Development | 456,873 | 16.99 | -0.31 | 28 | +2 | |
| Independents | 208,294 | 7.74 | +5.74 | 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 | -1.3 | — | — | |
| 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).[2] | ||||||
Main article: Zambian parliamentary election, 2011
Amusaa Mwanamwambwa is the retired past Speaker of the National Assembly.
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 | - | - | ||
| Zambia 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
- Politics of Zambia
- List of legislatures by country
- List of Speakers of the National Assembly of Zambia
- Legislative branch
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