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Elections under the same system were held in 1920 and 1922. In 1924 a Legislative Council with five elected member was created, with the first elections held in 1926. [4] Prior to the 1929 elections the number of elected members was increased to seven. Subsequent elections were held in 1932, 1935 and 1938.
General elections were held in Zambia on 12 August 2021 to elect the President, National Assembly, mayors, council chairs and councillors. Hakainde Hichilema of the United Party for National Development was elected president, defeating incumbent Edgar Lungu of the Patriotic Front.
Zambia became a one-party state after the enacting of the 1973 constitution. [7] The number of constituencies was increased to 125. [8] 125 1973, [9] 1978, [10] 1983 [11] and 1988 [12] 1990, 1991 Zambia returned to being a multi-party democracy in 1990 [7] and the number of constituencies was increased to 150, in 1991. [13] 150
The president is elected via the two-round system. [2] Of the 167 members of the National Assembly of Zambia, 156 are elected by the first-past-the-post system in single-member constituencies, with a further eight appointed by the president and three others being ex officio members: the vice president, the Speaker and a deputy speaker elected from outside the National Assembly (a second deputy ...
General elections were held in Zambia on 31 October 1991 to elect a President and National Assembly.They were the first multi-party elections since 1968, and only the second multi-party elections since independence in 1964.
Zambia's top court has barred former President Edgar Lungu from standing for re-election in 2026. The Constitutional Court ruled that the 68-year-old politician had already served the maximum two ...
2011 Zambian general election; 2016 Zambian general election; 2021 Zambian general election; L. Lewanika and Others vs. Chiluba
Ongoing — COVID-19 pandemic in Zambia. 12 August - Zambian President Edgar Lungu deploys army members throughout the country as Zambia holds election. [1] 14 August - Incumbent President Lungu states that the 2021 general election was not free and fair. [2] 16 August - Hakainde Hichilema is declared winner of the 2021 Zambian general election [3]