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Ndola Central
Ndola Central is a constituency of the National Assembly of Zambia. It covers Ndola city centre and the suburbs of Kansenshi, Northrise, Nkwazi, Chipulukusu, Kanini, Hillcrest, Twapia and Dag Hammarskjöld in the Ndola District of Copperbelt Province Copperbelt Province is a province in Zambia which covers the mineral-rich Copperbelt, and farming and bush areas to the south. It was the backbone of the Northern Rhodesian economy during British colonial rule and fuelled the hopes of the immed .... List of MPs Election results 2021 general elections 2008 by-election References {{Zambian constituencies Constituencies of the National Assembly of Zambia Ndola 1929 establishments in Northern Rhodesia Constituencies established in 1929 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Assembly (Zambia)
The National Assembly is Zambia's unicameral legislative body. Between 1972 and 1990, Zambia was a one-party state with the United National Independence Party (UNIP) as the sole legal party. The current National Assembly, formed following elections held on 11 August 2016, has a total of 166 members. 156 members are directly elected in single-member constituencies using the simple plurality (or first-past-the-post) system. Eight additional seats are filled through presidential appointment. The Speaker, first deputy speaker and the Vice President are also granted a seat in the assembly. Electoral system Of the 167 members of the National Assembly, 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 one deputy speakers (one elected from outside the National Assembly, while another is chosen among the elected members of th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1944 Ndola By-election
Ndola Central is a constituency of the National Assembly of Zambia. It covers Ndola city centre and the suburbs of Kansenshi, Northrise, Nkwazi, Chipulukusu, Kanini, Hillcrest, Twapia and Dag Hammarskjöld in the Ndola District of Copperbelt Province Copperbelt Province is a province in Zambia which covers the mineral-rich Copperbelt, and farming and bush areas to the south. It was the backbone of the Northern Rhodesian economy during British colonial rule and fuelled the hopes of the immed .... List of MPs Election results 2021 general elections 2008 by-election References {{Zambian constituencies Constituencies of the National Assembly of Zambia Ndola 1929 establishments in Northern Rhodesia Constituencies established in 1929 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zambian General Election, 1968
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, won 81 of the 105 seats in the National Assembly. Voter turnout was 82.5% in the parliamentary election, but 87.1% in the presidential election. The only other contestants in the National Assembly elections were the Zambian African National Congress (73 candidates), and three independents. 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.Zambia: 1968 Elections EISA The election campaign w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Progressive Party (Zambia)
The National Progressive Party was a political party in Zambia led by John Roberts. History The party was established in April 1963 as a Northern Rhodesian successor to the United Federal Party The United Federal Party (UFP) was a political party in the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland. History The UFP was formed in November 1957 by a merger of the Federal Party, which had operated at the federal level, and the Southern Rhodesian .... It won all 10 seats reserved for Europeans in the 1964 general elections. However, with the reserved seats due to be abolished before the 1968 elections, the party dissolved itself in August 1966, with its MPs sitting as independents until the end of the terms. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Northern Rhodesian General Election, 1964
General elections were held in Northern Rhodesia on 20 and 21 January 1964. There were two voter rolls for the Legislative Council, a main roll that elected 65 seats, and a reserved roll that elected 10. Africans elected the main roll, whilst Europeans elected the reserve roll. Other ethnicities were allowed to choose which roll to be part of. The United National Independence Party won the elections, taking 55 of the common roll seats. Its leader, Kenneth Kaunda became Prime Minister, leading the country to independence in October that year, at which point he became President. Voter turnout was 94.8% for the main roll and 74.1% for the reserved roll. Background The Northern Rhodesian African National Congress (NRANC) sought to delay the elections, claiming that twelve of its candidates had been prevented from registering, and its request for the nomination process to be extended was granted. NRANC leader Harry Nkumbula claimed that failure to postpone the elections would lead to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
United Federal Party
The United Federal Party (UFP) was a political party in the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland. History The UFP was formed in November 1957 by a merger of the Federal Party, which had operated at the federal level, and the Southern Rhodesian United Rhodesia Party.Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland, United Federal Party Political Parties: A Cross-National Survey However, after conservative elements gained control of the party, the liberal faction led by broke away to re-establish the United Rhodesia Party. In the [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cecil Dennistoun Burney
Sir Cecil Dennistoun Burney, 3rd Baronet (8 January 1923 – 19 April 2002) was a British businessman and politician in Zambia (1959-1970), having emigrated in 1951 but returning to Britain in 1970. Biography Burney was born in London in 1923 to the British naval officer and politician Dennistoun Burney (a Conservative Party MP for Uxbridge) and his American wife Gladys. He was educated at Eton College and then joined the Royal Navy in 1942, serving as a radar officer in the Arctic convoys. After the war he attended Trinity College, Cambridge and studied engineering, also rowing for the college. After leaving university, Burney moved to Northern Rhodesia to work for Anglo American in the Nchanga Mines in 1948. In 1951 he established a car dealership named Northern Motors, and in 1957 he married Hazel Coleman, with whom he had two sons. Between 1956 and 1959 he was President of the Northern Rhodesia Motor Traders' Association. In the 1959 general elections, Burney contested t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Northern Rhodesian General Election, 1959
General elections were held in Northern Rhodesia on 20 March 1959,"Racial Issue In N. Rhodesia Elections: African Boycott", ''The Times'', 12 March 1959, p11, Issue 54407 although voting did not take place in two constituencies until 9 April. The United Federal Party (UFP) was expected to win the elections, and did so by taking 13 of the 22 elected seats on the Legislative Council. Electoral system The elections were the first held under the Lennox-Boyd constitution."Election Move By Africans" ''The Times'', 23 December 1958 It provided for a 30-member Legislative Council with 22 elected members, six official members and two appointed members. The 22 elected seats were divided into 12 "ordinary" seats with mostly European voters, six "special" seats mainly reserved for African voters, two reserved for African candidates and two reserved for European candidates."Sir R. Welensky Gains Election Victory: Party Sure Of 13 Seats", ''The Times'', 23 March 1959, p10, Issue 54416 "Ordinary ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Federal Party (Rhodesia And Nyasaland)
The Federal Party was a party in the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland. History The Federal Party was formed on 7 August 1953 by the leaders of the ruling parties in the three territories in order to contest the federal elections in December.Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland, United Federal Party Political Parties: A Cross-National Survey The elections saw the new party win 24 of the 35 seats. In the in Northern Rhodesia the following year, it won ten of the twelve elected seats."Federal Party Success In N. Rhodesia: Mining Area Victori ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bill Rendall
Bill(s) may refer to: Common meanings * Banknote, paper cash (especially in the United States) * Bill (law), a proposed law put before a legislature * Invoice, commercial document issued by a seller to a buyer * Bill, a bird or animal's beak Places * Bill, Wyoming, an unincorporated community, United States * Billstown, Arkansas, an unincorporated community, United States * Billville, Indiana, an unincorporated community, United States People * Bill (given name) * Bill (surname) * Bill (footballer, born 1978), ''Alessandro Faria'', Togolese football forward * Bill (footballer, born 1984), ''Rosimar Amâncio'', a Brazilian football forward * Bill (footballer, born 1999), ''Fabricio Rodrigues da Silva Ferreira'', a Brazilian forward Arts, media, and entertainment Characters * Bill (''Kill Bill''), a character in the ''Kill Bill'' films * William “Bill“ S. Preston, Esquire, The first of the titular duo of the Bill & Ted film series * A lizard in Lewis Carroll's ''Alice's Adv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Northern Rhodesian General Election, 1954
General elections were held in Northern Rhodesia on 19 February 1954. The result was a victory for the Federal Party, which won 10 of the 12 elected European seats in the Legislative Council."Federal Party Success In N. Rhodesia: Mining Area Victories", ''The Times'', 19 February 1954, p7, Issue 52860 Campaign Although Geoffrey Beckett, leader of the elected members in the Legislative Council, had called for the elections to be fought on a non-party basis, the Federal Party voted to contest the elections at a congress held on 6 January. Beckett was prevented from contesting the elections after his nomination papers were rejected by the returning officer after he failed to return his declaration form in time."Mr. G. B. Beckett's Nomination Invalid" ''East Africa and Rhodesia'', 28 January 1954, p678 In Livingstone the local Federal Party selected Llewellyn Oxenham as its candidate, but the party headquarters refused to ratify his nomination, instead nominating Harry Thom, who it ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
