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'''General elections''' were held in [[Zambia]] on 19 December 1968 to elect the [[National Assembly (Zambia)|National Assembly]] and [[President of Zambia|President]]. The first post-independence polls saw incumbent [[Kenneth Kaunda]] retain his post as president, whilst his [[United National Independence Party]], the only party to field candidates in all 105 constituencies,<ref name=IPU/> won 81 of the 105 seats in the National Assembly. Voter turnout was 82.5% in the parliamentary election,<ref>[http://africanelections.tripod.com/zm.html Elections in Zambia] African Elections Database</ref> but 87.1% in the presidential election.<ref>Nohlen, D, Krennerich, M & Thibaut, B (1999) ''Elections in Africa: A data handbook'', p953 ISBN 0-19-829645-2</ref> | |||
The only other contestants in the National Assembly elections were the [[Zambian African National Congress]] (73 candidates), and three independents.<ref name=IPU/> The [[United Party (Zambia)|United Party]], which had been established in 1966, was banned in 1968, with many of its members absorbed by the ZANC.<ref name=EISA>[http://www.eisa.org.za/WEP/zam1968election.htm Zambia: 1968 Elections] EISA</ref> The election campaign was marred by violence, with UNIP members in [[Northern Province, Zambia|Northern]] and [[Luapula Province]]s blocking ZANC candidates from lodging nomination papers, resulting in 30 UNIP candidates running unopposed.<ref name=EISA/> Nevertheless, the election saw a swing towards the ZANC and four ministers losing their seats.<ref name=IPU>[http://www.ipu.org/parline-e/reports/arc/ZAMBIA_1968_E.PDF Zambia 1968] Inter-Parliamentary Union</ref> | |||
==Results== | |||
===President=== | |||
{| class=wikitable style=text-align:right | |||
!Party | |||
!Votes | |||
!% | |||
!Seats | |||
|- | |||
|align=left|[[Kenneth Kaunda]]||align=left|[[United National Independence Party]]||1,079,970||81.8 | |||
|- | |||
|align=left|[[Harry Nkumbula]]||align=left|[[Zambian African National Congress]]||240,017||18.2 | |||
|- | |||
|align=left colspan=2|Invalid/blank votes||63,490||− | |||
|- | |||
|align=left colspan=2|'''Total'''||'''1,383,477'''||'''100''' | |||
|- | |||
|align=left colspan=2|Registered voters/turnout||1,587,966||87.1 | |||
|- | |||
|align=left colspan=4|Source: Nohlen et al. | |||
|} | |||
===National Assembly=== | |||
{| class=wikitable style=text-align:right | |||
!Party | |||
!Votes | |||
!% | |||
!Seats | |||
!+/– | |||
|- | |||
|align=left|[[United National Independence Party]]||657,764||73.2||81||+26 | |||
|- | |||
|align=left|[[Zambian African National Congress]]||228,277||25.4||23||+13 | |||
|- | |||
|align=left|[[Independent (politician)|Independents]]||12,619||1.4||1||+1 | |||
|- | |||
|align=left|Presidential appointees||−||−||5||New | |||
|- | |||
|align=left|Invalid/blank votes||63,490||−||−||− | |||
|- | |||
|align=left|'''Total'''||'''962,150'''||'''100'''||'''110'''||'''+35''' | |||
|- | |||
|align=left|Registered voters/turnout||1,166,637||82.5||−||− | |||
|- | |||
|align=left colspan=5|Source: [http://africanelections.tripod.com/zm.html African Elections Database] | |||
|} | |||
==References== | |||
{{reflist}} | |||
[[Category:1968 elections in Africa]] | |||
[[Category:1968 in Zambia]] | |||
[[Category:Presidential elections in Zambia|1968]] | |||
[[Category:Elections in Zambia|1968]] |
Revision as of 14:11, 18 June 2016
General elections were held in Zambia on 19 December 1968 to elect the National Assembly and President. The first post-independence polls saw incumbent Kenneth Kaunda retain his post as president, whilst his United National Independence Party, the only party to field candidates in all 105 constituencies,[1] won 81 of the 105 seats in the National Assembly. Voter turnout was 82.5% in the parliamentary election,[2] but 87.1% in the presidential election.[3]
The only other contestants in the National Assembly elections were the Zambian African National Congress (73 candidates), and three independents.[1] The United Party, which had been established in 1966, was banned in 1968, with many of its members absorbed by the ZANC.[4] The election campaign was marred by violence, with UNIP members in Northern and Luapula Provinces blocking ZANC candidates from lodging nomination papers, resulting in 30 UNIP candidates running unopposed.[4] Nevertheless, the election saw a swing towards the ZANC and four ministers losing their seats.[1]
Results
President
Party | Votes | % | Seats |
---|---|---|---|
Kenneth Kaunda | United National Independence Party | 1,079,970 | 81.8 |
Harry Nkumbula | Zambian African National Congress | 240,017 | 18.2 |
Invalid/blank votes | 63,490 | − | |
Total | 1,383,477 | 100 | |
Registered voters/turnout | 1,587,966 | 87.1 | |
Source: Nohlen et al. |
National Assembly
Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– |
---|---|---|---|---|
United National Independence Party | 657,764 | 73.2 | 81 | +26 |
Zambian African National Congress | 228,277 | 25.4 | 23 | +13 |
Independents | 12,619 | 1.4 | 1 | +1 |
Presidential appointees | − | − | 5 | New |
Invalid/blank votes | 63,490 | − | − | − |
Total | 962,150 | 100 | 110 | +35 |
Registered voters/turnout | 1,166,637 | 82.5 | − | − |
Source: African Elections Database |
References
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- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Zambia 1968 Inter-Parliamentary Union
- ↑ Elections in Zambia African Elections Database
- ↑ Nohlen, D, Krennerich, M & Thibaut, B (1999) Elections in Africa: A data handbook, p953 ISBN 0-19-829645-2
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Zambia: 1968 Elections EISA