General elections were held in
Zambia
Zambia (), officially the Republic of Zambia, is a landlocked country at the crossroads of Central Africa, Central, Southern Africa, Southern and East Africa, although it is typically referred to as being in Southern Africa at its most cent ...
on 12 December 1978. At the time, the country was a
one-party state
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with the
United National Independence Party
The United National Independence Party (UNIP) is a political party in Zambia. It governed the country from 1964 to 1991 under the socialist presidency of Kenneth Kaunda, and was the sole legal party in the country between 1973 and 1990. On 4 A ...
(UNIP) as the sole legal party. UNIP leader
Kenneth Kaunda was automatically elected to a fourth five-year term as
President
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, with 80.7% of voters voting to confirm him in office. UNIP also won all 125 seats in the
National Assembly
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. Voter turnout was around 65% in the parliamentary election, but 66.7% in the presidential election.
Campaign
Prior to the elections,
primary elections were held to elect candidates for the 125 constituencies. Only UNIP members could vote in the primaries, and the top three candidates would be able to stand for the National Assembly election.
[Zambia: 1973 and 1978 one-party elections]
EISA However, 30 candidates who had won primaries, including six sitting MPs, were vetoed by the party's central committee. In total, 732 people stood for election to the National Assembly.
[ In six constituencies (in which there were 87,482 registered voters) there was only one candidate, who was returned unopposed.]
African Elections Database
Results
President
Kaunda was the sole candidate for president, and voters voted yes or no to his candidacy.
National Assembly
See also
*
List of members of the National Assembly of Zambia (1978–83)
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References
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Zambia
Zambia (), officially the Republic of Zambia, is a landlocked country at the crossroads of Central Africa, Central, Southern Africa, Southern and East Africa, although it is typically referred to as being in Southern Africa at its most cent ...
1978 in Zambia
1978
Events January
* January 1 – Air India Flight 855, a Boeing 747 passenger jet, crashes off the coast of Bombay, killing 213.
* January 5 – Bülent Ecevit, of Republican People's Party, CHP, forms the new government of Turkey (42nd go ...
One-party elections
1978
Events January
* January 1 – Air India Flight 855, a Boeing 747 passenger jet, crashes off the coast of Bombay, killing 213.
* January 5 – Bülent Ecevit, of Republican People's Party, CHP, forms the new government of Turkey (42nd go ...
1978
Events January
* January 1 – Air India Flight 855, a Boeing 747 passenger jet, crashes off the coast of Bombay, killing 213.
* January 5 – Bülent Ecevit, of Republican People's Party, CHP, forms the new government of Turkey (42nd go ...
December 1978 events in Africa