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The '''Heritage Party''' is a [[:Category:Political parties in Zambia|political party]] in [[Zambia]]. | |||
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The party was formed in 2001 by [[Godfrey Miyanda]] after he left the [[Movement for Multi-Party Democracy]] over President [[Frederick Chiluba]]'s plans to run for a third term in office.<ref>Tom Lansford (2014) ''Political Handbook of the World 2014'', CQ Press, p1617</ref> In the [[Zambian general election, 2001|December 2001 general elections]] Miyanda stood as the party's presidential candidate, finishing fifth in a field of eleven candidates with 8% of the vote. The party also received 8% of the vote in the [[National Assembly (Zambia)|National Assembly]] elections, winning four seats. | |||
In the [[Zambian general election, 2006|2006 elections]] Miyanda was the party's presidential candidate again, but saw his vote share fall to 1.6%; in the National Assembly elections the party's vote share was reduced to 1.3% and it lost all four seats. Miyanda stood for president again in [[Zambian presidential election, 2008|2008]], but received less than 0.8% of the vote, finishing last amongst the four candidates. | |||
The [[Zambian general election, 2011|2011 general elections]] saw Miyanda's share of the presidential vote reduced to 0.2%, whilst the party received just 485 votes in the National Assembly elections (0.02%). Miyanda ran for a fifth time in the [[Zambian presidential election, 2015|2015 presidential elections]], finishing eighth in a field of eleven candidates with 0.3% of the vote. | |||
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Latest revision as of 14:00, 28 June 2016
The Heritage Party is a political party in Zambia.
History
The party was formed in 2001 by Godfrey Miyanda after he left the Movement for Multi-Party Democracy over President Frederick Chiluba's plans to run for a third term in office.[1] In the December 2001 general elections Miyanda stood as the party's presidential candidate, finishing fifth in a field of eleven candidates with 8% of the vote. The party also received 8% of the vote in the National Assembly elections, winning four seats.
In the 2006 elections Miyanda was the party's presidential candidate again, but saw his vote share fall to 1.6%; in the National Assembly elections the party's vote share was reduced to 1.3% and it lost all four seats. Miyanda stood for president again in 2008, but received less than 0.8% of the vote, finishing last amongst the four candidates.
The 2011 general elections saw Miyanda's share of the presidential vote reduced to 0.2%, whilst the party received just 485 votes in the National Assembly elections (0.02%). Miyanda ran for a fifth time in the 2015 presidential elections, finishing eighth in a field of eleven candidates with 0.3% of the vote.
References
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- ↑ Tom Lansford (2014) Political Handbook of the World 2014, CQ Press, p1617
