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[[File:Zambia National Assembly Building.jpg|thumbnail|The National Assembly Building]]
[[File:Zambia National Assembly Building.jpg|thumbnail|The National Assembly Building]]
The [[unicameral]] '''National Assembly''' is [[Zambia]]'s legislative body.
The unicameral '''National Assembly''' is [[Zambia]]'s legislative body.


The current National Assembly, formed following elections held on 20 September 2011, has a total of 156 members (2 pending by-elections). 150 members are directly elected in single-member [[Constituency|constituencies]] using the simple majority (or [[First-past-the-post]]) system. The remaining 8 seats are filled through [[President of Zambia|presidential]] appointment. All members serve five-year terms.
The current National Assembly, formed following elections held on 20 September 2011, has a total of 156 members (2 pending by-elections). 150 members are directly elected in single-member constituencies using the simple majority (or [[First-past-the-post]]) system. The remaining 8 seats are filled through [[President of Zambia|presidential]] appointment. All members serve five-year terms.


Political party distribution among the 150 directly elected seats is as follows:
Political party distribution among the 150 directly elected seats is as follows:

Revision as of 12:54, 24 June 2016

National Assembly
Coat of arms or logo
Type
Unicameral
Patrick Matibini
since 6 October 2011
Seats158 (+1 Speaker)
Political groups
Elected[1]
     PF (70)
     MMD (36)
     UPND (31)
     Independent (2)
     ADD (1)
     FFD (1)
vacant (9)
Other
     Speaker (1)
     Presidential Appointee's (8)
First-past-the-post
The National Assembly Building

The unicameral National Assembly is Zambia's legislative body.

The current National Assembly, formed following elections held on 20 September 2011, has a total of 156 members (2 pending by-elections). 150 members are directly elected in single-member constituencies using the simple majority (or First-past-the-post) system. The remaining 8 seats are filled through presidential appointment. All members serve five-year terms.

Political party distribution among the 150 directly elected seats is as follows:

Main article: Zambian parliamentary election, 2011

Amusaa Mwanamwambwa is the retired past Speaker of the National Assembly.

Previous National Assembly election results

Political Party Election Year
1964 1968 1991 1996 2001 2006
United National Independence Party (UNIP) 55 81 25 - 13 -*
Movement for Multi-Party Democracy (MMD) - - 125 131 69 74
Patriotic Front (PF) - - - - 1 44
United Party for National Development (UPND) - - - - 49 -*
Forum for Democracy and Development (FDD) - - - - 12 -*
United Democratic Alliance (UDA) - - - - - 27*
United Liberal Party (ULP) - - - - - 2
Heritage Party (HP) - - - - 4 -
National Democratic Focus (NDF) - - - - - 1
Zambia Republican Party (ZRP) - - - - 1 -
African National Congress (ANC) 10 23 - - - -
National Progressive Party (NPP) 10 - - - - -
National Party (NP) - - - 05 - -
Agenda for Zambia (AZ) - - - 02 - -
Zambian Democratic Congress (ZDC) - - - 02 - -
Independents - - - 10 1 2
Others - 01 - - - -
Total 75 105 150 150 150 150
*UPND, FDD, and UNIP contested the 2006 election under the UDA alliance

Notes: Zambia was a one-party state with the United National Independence Party (UNIP) as the sole legal party from 1972 to 1990.

See also

References

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  1. ↑ List of Members of Parliament as at 13 May 2014
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