2006 Zambian general election

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2006 Zambian general election

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Presidential election

Turnout

70.77%


Nominee	Levy Mwanawasa	Michael Sata	Hakainde Hichilema
Party	MMD	PF	UDA
Popular vote	1,177,846	804,748	693,772
Percentage	42.98%	29.37%	25.32%

President before election

Levy Mwanawasa
MMD

Elected President

Levy Mwanawasa
MMD

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General elections were held in Zambia on 28 September 2006 to elect a President, members of the National Assembly and local government councillors. The result was a victory for the ruling Movement for Multi-Party Democracy, which won 75 of the 150 National Assembly seats and whose candidate, Levy Mwanawasa, won the presidential vote. Voter turnout was just over 70%.^[1]

Campaign

During the campaign, Patriotic Front leader Michael Sata was strongly critical of Chinese investment in the country and suggested that he would recognize the Republic of China (Taiwan).^[2] One opinion poll in September gave Sata a considerable lead over Mwanawasa, 52% to 27%, with Hakainde Hichilema in third place at 20%, but Mwanawasa questioned these results. Another poll earlier in the month gave Mwanawasa the lead with 33% to Sata's 24%, although this marked a drop from the 45% reported for Mwanawasa by a previous poll in August, and an increase for Sata, who had been at 15%.^[3]

Former president Kenneth Kaunda backed Hichilema and expressed disapproval for Sata.^[4] Former president Frederick Chiluba urged people to vote for Sata.^[5]

The possibility was raised that Sata could be disqualified from the election for allegedly giving a false declaration of assets in August; he had claimed that a former minister in Mwanawasa's government owed him $100,000.^[6]

Results

The winner of the presidential elections was determined in one round according to the first-past-the-post system. Initial results from the election gave Sata the lead, but further results put Mwanawasa in first place and pushed Sata into third place.^[7] Interim results released after votes from 120 of 150 constituencies were counted put Mwanawasa on just over 42% of the vote; Hakainda Hichilema had 28%; and Michael Sata had slipped to 27%. When opposition supporters heard that Sata had slipped from first to third place, riots erupted in Lusaka.^[8] According to interim results Mwanawasa still held an easy lead in constituencies counted up to 16:00 on 1 October.

Late in the afternoon of 2 October, the Zambian Electoral Commission announced that Mwanawasa had officially won the election with 43% of the vote; Sata took second place with 29% and Hichilema took third place with 25%.^[9] He was sworn in for another term on 3 October.^[10]

The total electorate was 3,941,229 and 2,789,114 votes were cast of which 48,936 were spoilt. Voter turnout was 70.77%.

President


Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Levy Mwanawasa	Movement for Multi-Party Democracy	1,177,846	42.98
	Michael Sata	Patriotic Front	804,748	29.37
	Hakainde Hichilema	United Democratic Alliance	693,772	25.32
	Godfrey Miyanda	Heritage Party	42,891	1.57
	Winwright Ngondo	All Peoples' Congress Party	20,921	0.76
Total			2,740,178	100.00

Valid votes			2,740,178	98.25
Invalid/blank votes			48,936	1.75
Total votes			2,789,114	100.00
Registered voters/turnout			3,941,229	70.77
Source: EISA

National Assembly

The elections in Lupososhi (19,230 registered voters) and Kabompo East (16,148) were postponed due to the death of candidates.^[11] Both seats were won by the MMD when the delayed elections were held.^[12]


Party		Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	Movement for Multi-Party Democracy	1,059,526	39.05	72	+3
	Patriotic Front	622,864	22.96	43	+42
	United Democratic Alliance	610,608	22.51	26	–48
	United Liberal Party	65,745	2.42	3	New
	Heritage Party	34,872	1.29	0	–4
	National Democratic Focus	28,805	1.06	1	0
	All Peoples' Congress Party	19,991	0.74	0	New
	Reform Party	7,349	0.27	0	New
	Party for Unity, Democracy and Development	3,914	0.14	0	New
	New Generation Party	1,259	0.05	0	New
	Zambia Democratic Congress	475	0.02	0	–
	Federal Democratic Party	300	0.01	0	New
	Direct Democracy Movement	271	0.01	0	New
	Independents	257,186	9.48	3	+2
Vacant				2	–
Presidential appointees				8	0
Appointed speaker				1	0
Total		2,713,165	100.00	159	0

Valid votes		2,713,165	97.55
Invalid/blank votes		68,195	2.45
Total votes		2,781,360	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		3,905,851	71.21
Source: ECZ

References

^ Zambia: 2006 Presidential elections results EISA
^ Zambian Hopeful Takes a Swing at China The Washington Post, 25 September 2006
^ Zambian president trails challenger in poll Reuters, 9 September 2006
^ Kaunda endorses opposition candidate Archived 2007-03-13 at the Wayback Machine AFP, 13 September 2006
^ Vote out president, Chiluba says BBC News, 18 September 2006.
^ Lawyers reject prosecution of Zambia's Sata Archived 2006-10-07 at the Wayback Machine DPA, 15 September 2006
^ Zambian President Takes Election Lead, Opposition Claims Irregularities Archived 2006-10-11 at the Wayback Machine, VOA News, 1 October 2006
^ Zambia vote count sparks violence BBC News, 1 October 2006
^ Poll victory for Zambia president BBC News, 2 October 2006
^ Mwanawasa Sworn in As Zambia President Associated Press, 3 October 2006
^ 2006 parliamentary election results Archived 2018-04-17 at the Wayback Machine ECZ
^ Zambia: National Assembly: Elections held in 2006 Inter-Parliamentary Union

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