Zambia: 1996 Presidential elections national results

Updated June 2007

The new constitution adopted prior to the election effectively barred the president and vice-president of the opposition United National Independence Party (UNIP) from standing for the Presidency; the UNIP, along with five other allied parties, boycotted the presidential and National Assembly elections (Lodge et al 2002, 327-328).

Voting statistics

Registered voters	2 267 382
Total votes	1 325 053
% Turnout	58.44
Valid votes	1 258 805
Spoilt ballots	66 248
% Spoilt ballots	5.00

Source

Compiled from Electoral Commission of Zambia 1996.

Election results

Candidate	Party	No votes	% Votes
Frederick JT Chiluba	Movement for Multiparty Democracy (MMD)	913 770	72.59
Dean N Mung'omba	Zambia Democratic Congress (ZDC)	160 439	12.75
Humphrey Mulemba	National Party (NP)	83 875	6.66
Akashamatwa Mbikusita-Lewanika	Agenda for Zambia (AZ)	59 250	4.71
Chama M Chakomboka	Movement for Democratic Process (MDP)	41 471	3.29
Total		1 258 805	100.00

Table source

Compiled from Electoral Commission of Zambia 1996.

References

LODGE, T, KADIMA, D & POTTIE, D (eds) 2002 Compendium of Elections in Southern Africa, EISA.

ZAMBIAN ELECTORAL COMMISSION 1996 "Presidential Results by Province" IN Election Results Index, [www] http://www.elections.org.zm/results_index/results_index.html [opens new window] (accessed 29 Oct 2007).