Zambian general election, 1973: Difference between revisions

'''General elections''' were held in [[Zambia]] on 5 December 1973. These followed the 1972 decision to make the country a [[one-party state]], and as a result, the [[United National Independence Party]] was the sole contestant in the elections. Its candidate [[Kenneth Kaunda]] was re-elected as [[President of Zambia|President]] with 88.8% of the vote, whilst UNIP won all 125 seats in the [[National Assembly of Zambia|National Assembly]]. Voter turnout was 39% of the 1,746,107 registered voters for the presidential election,<ref>Nohlen, D, Krennerich, M & Thibaut, B (1999) ''Elections in Africa: A data handbook'', p953 ISBN 0-19-829645-2</ref> and 33% for the National Assembly election.<ref>[http://africanelections.tripod.com/zm.html Elections in Zambia] African Elections Database</ref>

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