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'''General elections''' were held in [[Zambia]] on 26 October 1988. At the time, the country was a [[one-party state]], and as such, 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 95.5% of the vote, whilst UNIP won all 125 seats in the [[National Assembly of Zambia|National Assembly]].<ref name=AED>[http://africanelections.tripod.com/zm.html Elections in Zambia] African Elections Database</ref> Voter turnout was around 60% in the parliamentary election,<ref name=IPU/> but 58.8% in the presidential election.<ref>Nohlen, D, Krennerich, M & Thibaut, B (1999) ''Elections in Africa: A data handbook'', p954 ISBN 0-19-829645-2</ref> | |||
==Campaign== | |||
Prior to the elections, [[primary elections]] were held to elect candidates for the 125 constituencies. Only UNIP members could vote in the primaries, and the top three candidates would be able to stand for the National Assembly election.<ref name=EISA>[http://www.eisa.org.za/WEP/zam1973election.htm Zambia: 1973 and 1978 one-party elections] EISA</ref> In total, 706 people stood for election to the National Assembly, of which 612 were approved the UNIP central committee.<ref name=IPU>[http://www.ipu.org/parline-e/reports/arc/ZAMBIA_1988_E.PDF Zambia 1988] Inter-Parliamentary Union</ref> | |||
==Results== | |||
===President=== | |||
Kaunda was the sole candidate for president, and voters voted yes or no to his candidacy. | |||
{| class=wikitable style=text-align:right | |||
!Choice | |||
!Votes | |||
!% | |||
|- | |||
|align=left|Yes||1,414,000||95.5 | |||
|- | |||
|align=left|No||67,000||4.5 | |||
|- | |||
|align=left|Invalid/blank votes||48,000||– | |||
|- | |||
|align=left|'''Total'''||'''1,529,000'''||'''100''' | |||
|- | |||
|align=left|Registered voters/turnout||2,600,000||58.8 | |||
|- | |||
|colspan=3 align=left|Source: Nohlen et al. | |||
|} | |||
===National Assembly=== | |||
{| class=wikitable style=text-align:right | |||
!Party | |||
!Votes | |||
!% | |||
!Seats | |||
!+/– | |||
|- | |||
|align=left|[[United National Independence Party]]|| ||100||125||0 | |||
|- | |||
|align=left|Presidential appointees||–||–||10||0 | |||
|- | |||
|align=left|Appointed [[Speaker of the National Assembly of Zambia|Speaker]]||–||–||1||0 | |||
|- | |||
|align=left|Invalid/blank votes|| ||–||–||– | |||
|- | |||
|align=left|'''Total'''||''' '''||'''100'''||'''136'''||'''0''' | |||
|- | |||
|align=left|Registered voters/turnout||2,600,000|| ||–||– | |||
|- | |||
|colspan=5 align=left|Source: [http://africanelections.tripod.com/zm.html African Elections Database] | |||
|} | |||
==Aftermath== | |||
Following protests and riots in 1990, the constitution was amended to allow other parties to challenge UNIP in the [[Zambian general election, 1991|1991 elections]]. | |||
==References== | |||
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{{Zambian elections}} | |||
[[Category:1988 in Zambia]] | |||
[[Category:Elections in Zambia|1988]] | |||
[[Category:One-party elections]] | |||
[[Category:Presidential elections in Zambia|1988]] | |||
[[Category:Election and referendum articles with incomplete results|1988]] | |||
Revision as of 21:54, 23 June 2016
General elections were held in Zambia on 26 October 1988. At the time, the country was a one-party state, and as such, the United National Independence Party was the sole contestant in the elections. Its candidate Kenneth Kaunda was re-elected as President with 95.5% of the vote, whilst UNIP won all 125 seats in the National Assembly.[1] Voter turnout was around 60% in the parliamentary election,[2] but 58.8% in the presidential election.[3]
Campaign
Prior to the elections, primary elections were held to elect candidates for the 125 constituencies. Only UNIP members could vote in the primaries, and the top three candidates would be able to stand for the National Assembly election.[4] In total, 706 people stood for election to the National Assembly, of which 612 were approved the UNIP central committee.[2]
Results
President
Kaunda was the sole candidate for president, and voters voted yes or no to his candidacy.
| Choice | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|
| Yes | 1,414,000 | 95.5 |
| No | 67,000 | 4.5 |
| Invalid/blank votes | 48,000 | – |
| Total | 1,529,000 | 100 |
| Registered voters/turnout | 2,600,000 | 58.8 |
| Source: Nohlen et al. | ||
National Assembly
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United National Independence Party | 100 | 125 | 0 | |
| Presidential appointees | – | – | 10 | 0 |
| Appointed Speaker | – | – | 1 | 0 |
| Invalid/blank votes | – | – | – | |
| Total | 100 | 136 | 0 | |
| Registered voters/turnout | 2,600,000 | – | – | |
| Source: African Elections Database | ||||
Aftermath
Following protests and riots in 1990, the constitution was amended to allow other parties to challenge UNIP in the 1991 elections.
References
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- ↑ Elections in Zambia African Elections Database
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Zambia 1988 Inter-Parliamentary Union
- ↑ Nohlen, D, Krennerich, M & Thibaut, B (1999) Elections in Africa: A data handbook, p954 ISBN 0-19-829645-2
- ↑ Zambia: 1973 and 1978 one-party elections EISA
