Zambia General Election 1964

The 1964 independence constitution gave zambia a pluralist political system dominated by a powerful executive presidency.

Zambia general election 1964. There were two voter rolls for the legislative council a main roll that elected 65 seats and a reserved roll that elected 10. Kenneth kaunda served as the movements chairman 1970 1973. General elections were held in zambia on 19 december 1968 to elect the national assembly and 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.

Since its establishment the commission has delivered five 5 general elections in 1996 2001 2006 2011 and 2016 two 2 presidential elections in 2008 and 2015 and several national assembly and local government by elections. Other ethnicities were allowed to choose which roll to be part of. The elections held in january 1964 heralded the beginning of the era of independence.

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. The result was a victory for unip which won 55 of the 75 seats allowing kenneth kaunda to become prime minister and subsequently president when zambia became independent on 24 october 1964. 1964 elections extracted from.

General elections were held in northern rhodesia on 20 and 21 january 1964. Among the nam countries zambia was especially close to yugoslavia. Africans elected the main roll whilst europeans elected the reserve roll.

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. General elections were held in northern rhodesia on 20 and 21 january 1964. Zambia 1964 present crisis phase october 24 1964 november 8 1991.

British north rhodesia zambia formally achieved its independence from britain and became a member of the commonwealth of nations con on october 24 1964. Kaela lcw 2002 zambia in compendium of elections in southern africa 2002 edited by tom lodge denis kadima and david pottie eisa 377 378. The next elections in 1964 were held under another new system with 65 seats elected by an african main roll and ten seats by a reserved roll primarily for europeans.