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{{Infobox Election | |||
| election_name = Zambian general election, 2016 | |||
| country = Zambia | |||
| type = presidential | |||
| ongoing = yes | |||
| previous_election = Zambian presidential election, 2015 | |||
| previous_year = 2015 | |||
| next_election = Zambian general election, 2021 | |||
| next_year = 2021 | |||
| election_date = 11 August 2016 | |||
| votes_for_election= 5,166,088 registered voters<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.elections.org.zm/media/20141130_total_counts_-_constituency.pdf |title=2014 Register of Voters | format = [[PDF]] |date= 2014 |website= |publisher=Electoral Commission of Zambia |accessdate=23 January 2015}}</ref> | |||
| needed_votes = | |||
| turnout = | |||
| image1 = [[File:Edgar Lungu January 2015.jpg|103px]] | |||
| nominee1 = [[Edgar Lungu]] | |||
| party1 = Patriotic Front (Zambia) | |||
| popular_vote1 = | |||
| percentage1 = | |||
| swing1 = | |||
| image2 = [[File:Hakainde Hichilema 2014.jpg|110px]] | |||
| nominee2 = [[Hakainde Hichilema]] | |||
| party2 = United Party for National Development | |||
| popular_vote2 = | |||
| percentage2 = | |||
| swing2 = | |||
| map_image = Zambia - Location Map (2011) - ZMB - UNOCHA.svg | |||
| map_size = | |||
| map_caption = | |||
| title = President | |||
| before_election = [[Edgar Lungu]] | |||
| before_party = Patriotic Front (Zambia) | |||
| after_election = | |||
| after_party = | |||
}}{{Politics of Zambia}} | |||
'''General elections''' will be held in Zambia on 11 August 2016 to elect the [[President of Zambia|President]] and [[National Assembly (Zambia)|National Assembly]].<ref>[http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-30891239 Zambia votes in presidential elections] BBC News, 20 January 2015</ref><ref>[http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2016/01/zambia-sets-presidential-election-august-2016-160104090148204.html Zambia sets presidential election to August 2016] Al Jazeera, 4 January 2016</ref> A [[Zambian constitutional referendum, 2016|constitutional referendum]] will be held alongside the elections, with proposals to amend the bill of rights and Article 79.<ref>[https://www.lusakatimes.com/2015/03/16/government-to-hold-referendum-along-side-the-2016-general-elections/ Government to hold Referendum along side the 2016 General Elections] Lusaka Times, 16 March 2015</ref> | |||
==Background== | |||
The [[Zambian general election, 2011|previous general elections]] in 2011 resulted in a victory for the [[Patriotic Front (Zambia)|Patriotic Front]] (PF), whose candidate [[Michael Sata]] was elected President, with the PF winning 61 of the 150 seats in the National Assembly.<ref>[http://www.ipu.org/parline-e/reports/2359_E.htm Last elections] IPU</ref> Following Sata's death in October 2014, [[Zambian presidential election, 2015|early presidential elections]] were held to elect a successor to complete the remainder of his five-year term, and PF candidate [[Edgar Lungu]] was elected. | |||
==Electoral system== | |||
Although previously the President had been elected in a single round of voting by the [[first-past-the-post voting|first-past-the-post system]], the National Assembly is debating whether to change to a [[two-round system]].<ref>[http://www.janes.com/article/56569/closely-fought-2016-election-would-increase-localised-violence-risks-and-put-pressure-on-zambia-s-austerity-plans Closely fought 2016 election would increase localised violence risks and put pressure on Zambia's austerity plans] IHS Jane's 360, 9 December 2015</ref> | |||
Of the 159 members of the National Assembly, 150 are elected by the first-past-the-post system in single-member constituencies, with a further eight appointed by the President and a Speaker elected from outside the National Assembly.<ref>[http://www.electionguide.org/elections/id/2814/ Republic of Zambia] IFES</ref> | |||
The voting age is 18, whilst National Assembly candidates must be at least 21.<ref>[http://www.ipu.org/parline-e/reports/2359_B.htm Electoral system] IPU</ref> | |||
==References== | |||
{{reflist}} | |||
{{Zambian elections}} | |||
[[Category:2016 elections in Africa]] | |||
[[Category:2016 in Zambia]] | |||
[[Category:Elections in Zambia|2016]] | |||
[[Category:Presidential elections in Zambia|2016]] | |||
