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General Election
Third Republic
2006 General Election
Tripartite presidential, parliamentary and local-government elections. Parliament records MMD winning 74 National Assembly seats, PF 44, and the UDA alliance 27. ECZ publishes the presidential results.
Archived
: Election status from the public election record.
Unverified
: This record has not yet been verified.
Election outcome
How the election was won
President re-elected
Levy Mwanawasa
Movement for Multiparty Democracy (MMD)
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
Election format
Presidential, parliamentary and local government
MMD seats
74
PF seats
44
UDA seats
27
What was happening before the election
Nine political parties contested, while UPND, UNIP and FDD participated through the United Democratic Alliance. MMD, PF and the UDA were the largest parliamentary groupings after the vote.
How the election worked
Tripartite elections combined presidential, National Assembly and local-government voting. The presidency was decided by plurality; National Assembly seats were constituency contests.
How the outcome was decided
Levy Mwanawasa was re-elected President for a second term. ECZ publishes the final presidential results by constituency.
What happened in Parliament
Parliament records MMD winning 74 seats, PF 44 and the UDA alliance 27, with the remaining seats held by smaller parties and independents.
Why this election mattered
The election returned Mwanawasa and MMD to office while establishing PF as a major opposition force in the National Assembly.