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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. | |||
Political party distribution among the 150 directly elected seats is as follows: | |||
{{Zambian parliamentary election, 2011}} | |||
{{main|Zambian parliamentary election, 2011}} | |||
[[Amusaa Mwanamwambwa]] is the retired past [[Speaker (politics)|Speaker]] of the National Assembly. | |||
== Previous National Assembly election results == | |||
{| border="1" cellpadding="4" cellspacing="0" style="margin: 1em 1em 1em 0; background: #f9f9f9; border: 1px #aaa solid; border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 95%;" | |||
|- bgcolor=#e8e8e8 | |||
! align="left" scope="col" rowspan="2"| [[Political Party]] | |||
! align="center" scope="col" colspan="8"| [[Election]] Year | |||
|- | |||
|- bgcolor=#e8e8e8 | |||
! scope="col" | 1964 | |||
! scope="col" | 1968 | |||
! scope="col" | 1991 | |||
! scope="col" | 1996 | |||
! scope="col" | 2001 | |||
! scope="col" | 2006 | |||
|- | |||
| align="left" | [[United National Independence Party]] (UNIP) | |||
| align="center" | 55 | |||
| align="center" | 81 | |||
| align="center" | 25 | |||
| align="center" | - | |||
| align="center" | 13 | |||
| align="center" | -* | |||
|- | |||
| align="left" | [[Movement for Multi-Party Democracy]] (MMD) | |||
| align="center" | - | |||
| align="center" | - | |||
| align="center" | 125 | |||
| align="center" | 131 | |||
| align="center" | 69 | |||
| align="center" | 74 | |||
|- | |||
| align="left" | [[Patriotic Front (PF)]] | |||
| align="center" | - | |||
| align="center" | - | |||
| align="center" | - | |||
| align="center" | - | |||
| align="center" | 1 | |||
| align="center" | 44 | |||
|- | |||
| align="left" | [[United Party for National Development]] (UPND) | |||
| align="center" | - | |||
| align="center" | - | |||
| align="center" | - | |||
| align="center" | - | |||
| align="center" | 49 | |||
| align="center" | -* | |||
|- | |||
| align="left" | [[Forum for Democracy and Development (FDD)]] | |||
| align="center" | - | |||
| align="center" | - | |||
| align="center" | - | |||
| align="center" | - | |||
| align="center" | 12 | |||
| align="center" | -* | |||
|- | |||
| align="left" | [[United Democratic Alliance (Zambia)|United Democratic Alliance]] (UDA) | |||
| align="center" | - | |||
| align="center" | - | |||
| align="center" | - | |||
| align="center" | - | |||
| align="center" | - | |||
| align="center" | 27* | |||
|- | |||
| align="left" | [[United Liberal Party (Zambia)|United Liberal Party]] (ULP) | |||
| align="center" | - | |||
| align="center" | - | |||
| align="center" | - | |||
| align="center" | - | |||
| align="center" | - | |||
| align="center" | 2 | |||
|- | |||
| align="left" | [[Heritage Party (Zambia)|Heritage Party]] (HP) | |||
| align="center" | - | |||
| align="center" | - | |||
| align="center" | - | |||
| align="center" | - | |||
| align="center" | 4 | |||
| align="center" | - | |||
|- | |||
| align="left" | [[National Democratic Focus]] (NDF) | |||
| align="center" | - | |||
| align="center" | - | |||
| align="center" | - | |||
| align="center" | - | |||
| align="center" | - | |||
| align="center" | 1 | |||
|- | |||
| align="left" | [[Zambia Republican Party]] (ZRP) | |||
| align="center" | - | |||
| align="center" | - | |||
| align="center" | - | |||
| align="center" | - | |||
| align="center" | 1 | |||
| align="center" | - | |||
|- | |||
| align="left" | [[African National Congress (Zambia)|African National Congress]] (ANC) | |||
| align="center" | 10 | |||
| align="center" | 23 | |||
| align="center" | - | |||
| align="center" | - | |||
| align="center" | - | |||
| align="center" | - | |||
|- | |||
| align="left" | [[National Progressive Party (Zambia)|National Progressive Party]] (NPP) | |||
| align="center" | 10 | |||
| align="center" | - | |||
| align="center" | - | |||
| align="center" | - | |||
| align="center" | - | |||
| align="center" | - | |||
|- | |||
| align="left" | [[National Party (Zambia)|National Party]] (NP) | |||
| align="center" | - | |||
| align="center" | - | |||
| align="center" | - | |||
| align="center" | 05 | |||
| align="center" | - | |||
| align="center" | - | |||
|- | |||
| align="left" | [[Agenda for Zambia]] (AZ) | |||
| align="center" | - | |||
| align="center" | - | |||
| align="center" | - | |||
| align="center" | 02 | |||
| align="center" | - | |||
| align="center" | - | |||
|- | |||
| align="left" | [[Zambian Democratic Congress]] (ZDC) | |||
| align="center" | - | |||
| align="center" | - | |||
| align="center" | - | |||
| align="center" | 02 | |||
| align="center" | - | |||
| align="center" | - | |||
|- | |||
| align="left" | [[Independent (politician)|Independents]] | |||
| align="center" | - | |||
| align="center" | - | |||
| align="center" | - | |||
| align="center" | 10 | |||
| align="center" | 1 | |||
| align="center" | 2 | |||
|- | |||
| align="left" | Others | |||
| align="center" | - | |||
| align="center" | 01 | |||
| align="center" | - | |||
| align="center" | - | |||
| align="center" | - | |||
| align="center" | - | |||
|- | |||
| align="left" | '''Total''' | |||
| align="center" | '''75''' | |||
| align="center" | '''105''' | |||
| align="center" | '''150''' | |||
| align="center" | '''150''' | |||
| align="center" | '''150''' | |||
| align="center" | '''150''' | |||
|- | |||
| align="left" colspan=7| *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 == | == See also == | ||
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[[Category:Government of Zambia]] | [[Category:Government of Zambia]] |
Revision as of 13:11, 23 June 2016
National Assembly | |
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Type | |
Type | Unicameral |
Leadership | |
Patrick Matibini since 6 October 2011 | |
Structure | |
Seats | 158 (+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) |
Elections | |
First-past-the-post | |
Last election | 20 January 2015 |
Meeting place | |
Lusaka | |
Website | |
National Assembly of Zambia |
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:
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
- History of Zambia
- Politics of Zambia
- List of legislatures by country
- List of Speakers of the National Assembly of Zambia
- Legislative branch
References
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External links
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