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Public election records
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Zambia’s electoral journey
A source-backed timeline across the First Republic, the Second Republic one-party period, and the Third Republic multiparty era. Historical context is descriptive and does not rank leaders or political systems.
General Election
Jan 28, 1964
The final Legislative Council election before independence was held under the Self-governing Constitution. UNIP won 55 of the 65 main-roll seats, ANC won the remaining 10 main-roll seats, and NPP won the 10 reserved-roll...
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Dec 19, 1968
This election constituted Zambia’s Second National Assembly during the First Republic, when multiparty politics remained in place.
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Jun 17, 1969
The referendum asked whether Parliament should be able to amend entrenched constitutional clauses with a two-thirds majority. Parliament’s historical chart records 85 percent voting in favour and 69 percent turnout.
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Dec 5, 1973
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 descr...
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1978 — exact date not recorded in the cited official source
A general election held under Zambia’s Second Republic one-party political system. The ECZ Electoral Reform Technical Committee report confirms the election year; the exact polling date remains unrecorded here pending a...
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1983 — exact date not recorded in the cited official source
A general election held under Zambia’s Second Republic one-party political system. The ECZ Electoral Reform Technical Committee report confirms the election year; the exact polling date remains unrecorded here pending a...
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1988 — exact date not recorded in the cited official source
The final general election listed by ECZ under the Second Republic one-party system before Zambia returned to multiparty politics. The exact polling date remains unrecorded here pending a primary official citation.
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Oct 31, 1991
The election marked Zambia’s return to multiparty democracy. MMD won 125 of 150 National Assembly seats and UNIP won 25. Frederick Chiluba succeeded Kenneth Kaunda as President.
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Nov 18, 1996
A multiparty presidential and parliamentary general election. Parliament records MMD winning 131 of 150 elective National Assembly seats, while ECZ publishes the presidential final results.
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2001 — exact date not recorded in the cited official source
A multiparty general election. Parliament records MMD winning 69 National Assembly seats, UPND 49, and UNIP 13, with the remaining seats shared among other parties and an independent. ECZ publishes the presidential final...
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Sep 28, 2006
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.
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Oct 30, 2008
A presidential election held following the death of President Levy Mwanawasa. Rupiah Banda was subsequently sworn in as Zambia’s fourth Republican President.
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Sep 20, 2011
A multiparty general election. Parliament records PF winning 62 National Assembly seats, MMD 54, and UPND 29. Michael Sata was elected Zambia’s fifth Republican President.
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Jan 20, 2015
A presidential election held following the death of President Michael Sata. Edgar Lungu was subsequently sworn in as Zambia’s sixth Republican President.
Read the sourced recordGeneral Election
Aug 11, 2016
The first general election after the 2016 constitutional amendments introduced the 50-percent-plus-one presidential threshold and a running mate. ECZ records the presidential election date as 11 August 2016.
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Aug 12, 2021
A multiparty general election resulting in a change of government. The ECZ reform report records Hakainde Hichilema receiving 2,852,348 votes, 59.4 percent of valid votes, and Edgar Lungu receiving 1,870,780 votes, 38.3...
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Aug 13, 2026
Zambia’s scheduled 2026 General Election. This is an upcoming election record; no result or winner is implied.
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17 published records
General Election
A general election held under Zambia’s Second Republic one-party political system. The ECZ Electoral Reform Technical Committee report confirms t...
General Election
The parliamentary election followed the introduction of the one-party participatory system. UNIP won all elected National Assembly seats. This re...
Referendum
The referendum asked whether Parliament should be able to amend entrenched constitutional clauses with a two-thirds majority. Parliament’s histor...
General Election
This election constituted Zambia’s Second National Assembly during the First Republic, when multiparty politics remained in place.
General Election
The final Legislative Council election before independence was held under the Self-governing Constitution. UNIP won 55 of the 65 main-roll seats,...
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