National Assembly of Zambia

National Assembly of Zambia
National Assembly of Zambia
Type
Type	Unicameral
Leadership
Speaker	Nelly Butete Kashumba Mutti ; since 3 September 2021
Structure
Seats	156 (+ Vice President and 10 appointees)
Political groups	Government (82) UPND (82); Opposition (60) PF (59); (1); Others (14) Independents (13); Vacant (1);
Elections
Voting system	First-past-the-post
Last election	12 August 2021
Meeting place
	Lusaka
Website
	National Assembly of 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.^[1]

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.

Location[]

At the time of Zambia’s independence in 1964, the National Assembly was housed in inadequate and unsuitable premises behind the Government’s Central Offices in Lusaka, commonly known as the "Secretariat Area". It was, therefore, apparent at the time of independence that a more fitting building should be constructed to meet future expansion and also to provide adequate members’ sitting and office accommodations.^[2]

A site was chosen on the crown of a low hill in Lusaka, which dominate the surrounding landscape of the city. In fact, the site was also, at one time, the site of the dwelling place of the village headman, Lusaka, after whom the city is now named.^[3]

The new National Assembly building was planned so that its external appearance expresses the dignity and power of the Government, while internally, it is planned to function as a centre of administration. The focal point of the building is the Chamber, which is rich in decoration and colour, in contrast to the rest of the building.^[4]

2021 election results[]


Party		Votes	%	Seats	+/–

	United Party for National Development			82	+24
	Patriotic Front			59	–21
	Socialist Party			0	New
	Democratic Party			0	0
	People's Alliance for Change			0	0
	Party of National Unity and Progress			1	+1
	United National Independence Party			0	0
	Forum for Democracy and Development			0	–1
	Leadership Movement			0	New
	Christian Democratic Party			0	New
	Movement for Multi-Party Democracy			0	–3
	National Democratic Congress			0	New
	New Heritage Party			0	0
	Golden Party Zambia			0	New
	National Restoration Party			0	0
	Zambians United for Sustainable Development			0	New
	Green Party of Zambia			0	0
	United Prosperous and Peaceful Zambia			0	New
	Movement for Democratic Change			0	New
	Patriots for Economic Progress			0	New
	Economic Freedom Fighters			0	0
	Independents			13	–1
Vacant				1	–
Appointed and ex-officio				11	–
Total				167	0

Registered voters/turnout		7,023,499	–
Source: ECZ, ECZ

Previous National Assembly election results[]

Political Party	Election Year
Political Party	1964	1968	1973	1978	1983	1991	1996	2001	2006	2011	2016	2021
United National Independence Party (UNIP)	55	81	125	125	125	25	-	13	-*	-	-	-
Movement for Multi-Party Democracy (MMD)	-	-	-	-	-	125	131	69	74	55	3	-
Patriotic Front (PF)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	44	60	80	59
United Party for National Development (UPND)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	49	-*	28	58	82
Alliance for Democracy and Development	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-
Forum for Democracy and Development (FDD)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	12	-*	1	1	-
United Liberal Party (ULP)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	-	-	-
New Heritage Party (NHP)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4	-	-	-	-
Zambia Republican Party (ZRP)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-
National Party (NP)	-	-	-	-	-	-	5	-	-	-	-	-
Zambia Democratic Congress (ZDC)	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	-	-	-	-	-
(PNUP)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1
United Democratic Alliance (UDA)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	27*	-	-	-
National Democratic Focus (NDF)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-
Zambian African National Congress (ZANC)	10	23	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
National Progressive Party (NPP)	10	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Agenda for Zambia (AZ)	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	-	-	-	-	-
Independents	-	-	-	-	-	-	10	1	2	3	14	13
Others	-	1	11	11	11	-	-	-	-	11	-	-
Total	75	105	136	136	136	150	150	150	150	159	156	167
*UPND, FDD, and UNIP contested the 2006 election under the UDA alliance^[5] Italics denote defunct parties and alliances

References[]

^ Mushingeh, Chiponde (1994). "Unrepresentative 'democracy': One-Party Rule in Zambia, 1973-1990". Transafrican Journal of History. 23: 117–141. ISSN 0251-0391. JSTOR 24520273.
^ "National Assembly". National Assembly. 2020-05-27. Retrieved 2020-05-27.
^ "National Assembly". National Assembly. 2020-05-27. Retrieved 2020-05-27.
^ "National Assembly of Zambia". National Assembly of Zambia. 2020-05-27. Retrieved 2020-05-27.
^ "Inter-Parliamentary Union". Inter-Parliamentary Union. Retrieved May 24, 2020.

National Assembly of Zambia

External links[]

Official website

[1] Mushingeh, Chiponde (1994). "Unrepresentative 'democracy': One-Party Rule in Zambia, 1973-1990". Transafrican Journal of History. 23: 117–141. ISSN 0251-0391. JSTOR 24520273.

[2] "National Assembly". National Assembly. 2020-05-27. Retrieved 2020-05-27.

[3] "National Assembly". National Assembly. 2020-05-27. Retrieved 2020-05-27.

[4] "National Assembly of Zambia". National Assembly of Zambia. 2020-05-27. Retrieved 2020-05-27.

[5] "Inter-Parliamentary Union". Inter-Parliamentary Union. Retrieved May 24, 2020.

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