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General Election
Second Republic
1973 General Election
The parliamentary election followed the introduction of the one-party participatory system. UNIP won all elected National Assembly seats. This record is presented in its historical constitutional context and is not described as a modern multiparty contest.
Archived
: Election status from the public election record.
Unverified
: This record has not yet been verified.
Election outcome
How the election was won
Parliamentary outcome
United National Independence Party
UNIP
About the figures: Complete official national vote totals have not yet been verified for this record. The page shows only facts supported by the linked official publications.
Key facts at a glance
Political system
One-party participatory democracy
Elected seats
125
Nominated seats
10
Party represented
UNIP
What was happening before the election
The Constitution of Zambia Act No. 27 of 1973 introduced the Second Republic one-party system. The National Assembly was expanded to 135 members, including 125 elected and 10 nominated members.
How the election worked
The election took place under the new one-party participatory constitutional order. Competition and candidate selection therefore operated within the legally permitted single-party system, not between multiple political parties.
How the outcome was decided
UNIP won all elected National Assembly seats. Kenneth Kaunda continued as President during the Second Republic.
What happened in Parliament
All elected members belonged to UNIP because it was the only legally permitted political party under the constitutional system then in force.
Why this election mattered
The election marked the formal transition from the First Republic multiparty system to the Second Republic one-party participatory system. Its outcome cannot be compared directly with a modern multiparty election.