Zambian general election, 1991

31 October 1991

1,325,038 registered voters

Turnout	45.27%

Nominee	Frederick Chiluba	Kenneth Kaunda
Party	MMD	UNIP
Popular vote	972,212	311,022
Percentage	75.76%	24.24%

President before election

Kenneth Kaunda
UNIP

Elected President

Frederick Chiluba
MMD

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General elections were held in Zambia on 31 October 1991 to elect a President and National Assembly. They were the first multi-party elections since 1968, and saw the ruling United National Independence Party comprehensively beaten by the Movement for Multi-Party Democracy, whose candidate, Frederick Chiluba, beat the incumbent Kenneth Kaunda in the presidential election. Voter turnout was 45%.^[1]

Results

President

Candidate	Party	Votes	%
Frederick Chiluba	Movement for Multi-Party Democracy	972,212	75.76
Kenneth Kaunda	United National Independence Party	311,022	24.24
Invalid/blank votes		41,531	–
Total		1,324,765	100
Registered voters/turnout		2,926,457	45.27
Source: EISA

National Assembly

Party	Votes	%	Seats	+/–
Movement for Multi-Party Democracy	931,945	74.01	125	New
United National Independence Party	314,711	24.99	25	–100
National Democratic Alliance	1,695	0.13	0	New
National Democratic Party	803	0.06	0	New
Democratic Party	120	0.01	0	New
Independents	9,862	0.78	0	New
Presidential appointees	–	–	8	–2
Appointed Speaker	–	–	1	0
Invalid/blank votes	46,787	–	–	–
Total	1,305,689	100	159	+23
Registered voters/turnout	2,875,960	45.40	–	–
Source: EISA

References

↑ Zambia: 1991 National Assembly national election results EISA

Elections and referendums in Zambia

Presidential elections	1968 1973 1978 1983 1988 1991 1996 2001 2006 2008 2011 2015 2016

Parliamentary elections	1918 1920 1922 1926 1929 1932 1935 1938 1941 1944 1948 1954 1959 1962 1964 1968 1973 1978 1983 1988 1991 1996 2001 2006 2011 2016

Referendums	1922 1969

See also: Elections in the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland

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