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{{Infobox election
|election_name    = Zambian general election, 2011
|country          = Zambia
|type              = presidential
|previous_election = Zambian presidential election, 2008
|previous_year    = 2008
|next_election    = Zambian presidential election, 2015
|next_year        = 2015
|election_date    = 20 September 2011
|image1            = [[File:Michael Sata (cropped).jpg|120x120px]]
|nominee1          = [[Michael Sata]]
|popular_vote1    = 1,170,966
|percentage1      = 41.98%
|party1            = Patriotic Front (Zambia)
|image2            = [[File:Rupiah Banda.jpg|120x120px]]
|nominee2          = [[Rupiah Banda]]
|popular_vote2    = 987,866
|percentage2      = 35.42%
|party2            = Movement for Multi-Party Democracy
|image3            = [[File:Hakainde Hichilema 2014.jpg|120x120px]]
|nominee3          = {{nowrap|[[Hakainde Hichilema]]}}
|popular_vote3    = 506,763
|percentage3      = 18.17%
|party3            = United Party for National Development
|map_image        =
|map_size          = 
|map_caption      =
|title            = President
|posttitle        = President-elect
|before_election  = [[Rupiah Banda]]
|before_party      = Movement for Multi-Party Democracy
|after_election    = [[Michael Sata]]
|after_party      = Patriotic Front (Zambia)
}}
'''General elections''' were held in [[Zambia]] on 20 September 2011,<ref>[http://www.times.co.zm/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=632:its-september-20&catid=46:other-headlines It’s September 20! ] The Times </ref> electing a [[President of Zambia|President]] and members of the [[National Assembly]]. [[Michael Sata]] of the [[Patriotic Front]] (PF) won the presidential elections, defeating incumbent [[Rupiah Banda]] of the [[Movement for Multi-Party Democracy]] (MMD), and was sworn into office on 23 September. The PF emerged as the largest party in the National Assembly, winning 60 of the 148 seats decided on election day.
'''General elections''' were held in [[Zambia]] on 20 September 2011,<ref>[http://www.times.co.zm/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=632:its-september-20&catid=46:other-headlines It’s September 20! ] The Times </ref> electing a [[President of Zambia|President]] and members of the [[National Assembly]]. [[Michael Sata]] of the [[Patriotic Front]] (PF) won the presidential elections, defeating incumbent [[Rupiah Banda]] of the [[Movement for Multi-Party Democracy]] (MMD), and was sworn into office on 23 September. The PF emerged as the largest party in the National Assembly, winning 60 of the 148 seats decided on election day.


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