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2001 Zambian general election
Presidential election Turnout 67.81%
General elections were held in Zambia on 27 December 2001 to elect a President and National Assembly . The result was a victory for the ruling Movement for Multi-Party Democracy , which won 69 of the 150 National Assembly seats and whose candidate, Levy Mwanawasa , won the presidential vote.
The results of the elections were disputed by main opposition parties, including the United Party for National Development , which many observers claimed had won the elections. Both domestic and international election monitors cited serious irregularities with the campaign and election, including vote rigging, flawed voter registration, unequal and biased media coverage, and the MMD's improper use of state resources. In January 2002, three opposition candidates petitioned the Supreme Court to overturn Mwanawasa's victory. While the court agreed that the poll was flawed, it ruled in February 2005 that the irregularities did not affect the results and declined the petition.
Results
President
Candidate Party Votes % Levy Mwanawasa Movement for Multiparty Democracy 506,694 29.15 Anderson Mazoka United Party for National Development 472,697 27.20 Christon Tembo Forum for Democracy and Development 228,861 13.17 Tilyenji Kaunda United National Independence Party 175,898 10.12 Godfrey Miyanda Heritage Party 140,678 8.09 Benjamin Mwila Zambia Republican Party 85,472 4.92 Michael Sata Patriotic Front 59,172 3.40 Nevers Mumba National Citizens' Coalition 38,860 2.24 Gwendoline Konie Social Democratic Party 10,253 0.59 Inonge Mbikusita-Lewanika Agenda for Zambia 9,882 0.57 Yobert K. Shamapande National Leadership for Development 9,481 0.55 Total 1,737,948 100.00 Valid votes 1,737,948 98.39 Invalid/blank votes 28,408 1.61 Total votes 1,766,356 100.00 Registered voters/turnout 2,604,761 67.81 Source: EISA
National Assembly
Party Votes % Seats +/– Movement for Multi-Party Democracy 490,680 28.02 69 –62 United Party for National Development 416,236 23.77 49 New Forum for Democracy and Development 272,817 15.58 12 New United National Independence Party 185,535 10.59 13 +13 Heritage Party 132,311 7.55 4 New Zambia Republican Party 97,010 5.54 1 New Patriotic Front 49,362 2.82 1 New National Citizens' Coalition 35,632 2.03 0 New Zambia Alliance for Progress 3,963 0.23 0 –2 National Leadership for Development 3,155 0.18 0 New Agenda for Zambia 2,832 0.16 0 –2 National Party 1,228 0.07 0 –5 Social Democratic Party 809 0.05 0 New Liberal Progressive Front 175 0.01 0 0 Zambia United Development Party 138 0.01 0 New Democratic Party 115 0.01 0 New Zambia Progressive Party 19 0.00 0 New Independents 59,335 3.39 1 –9 Presidential appointees 8 0 Appointed speaker 1 0 Total 1,751,352 100.00 159 0 Valid votes 1,751,352 98.09 Invalid/blank votes 34,133 1.91 Total votes 1,785,485 100.00 Registered voters/turnout 2,604,761 68.55 Source: EISA
See also
References
Zambia's Fourth Democratic Elections: A Country of Minority Governments Archived 2008-06-14 at the Wayback Machine Africa Liberal Network
Freedom in the World – Zambia (2006) Archived 2011-02-01 at the Wayback Machine Freedom House
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