General elections were held in
Zambia on 18 November 1996 to elect a
President and
National Assembly. They were boycotted by the main opposition party, the
United National Independence Party, together with five other allied parties, following changes to the constitution which they failed to have reversed following a court challenge. The changes imposed a two-term limit on the presidency, required presidential candidates to be born to two Zambian citizens by birth or descent, and required National Assembly candidates to give up their chieftaincy. UNIP believed these changes were specifically aimed at their longtime leader,
Kenneth Kaunda, whose parents were
Malawian and had previously served as the country's first president from 1964 to 1991. The changes would have also excluded UNIP's vice president, a chief. Subsequently, the ruling
Movement for Multi-Party Democracy won a comfortable victory in both elections, taking 131 of the 150 elected seats in the National Assembly, and its candidate,
Frederick Chiluba, winning 73% of the vote in the presidential election.
Out of an estimated 4,500,000 eligible voters, only 2,267,382 registered. Amongst registered voters, turnout was 58%.
Zambia: 1996 Presidential elections national results
EISA
Results
President
National Assembly
See also
*List of members of the National Assembly of Zambia (1996–2001)
The members of the National Assembly of Zambia from 1996 until 2001 were elected on 18 November 1996. Of the 150 elected members, 131 were from the Movement for Multi-Party Democracy, five from the National Party, two from Agenda for Zambia and ...
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