1973 Zambian general election

none 1973 Zambian general election Zambia 1964 presidential no 1968 Zambian general election 1968 1978 Zambian general election 1978 5 December 1973 39.4% 140x140px Kenneth Kaunda United National Independence Party 581,245 88.8% President Kenneth Kaunda United National Independence Party Kenneth Kaunda United National Independence Party File:1973 Zambian presidential election (results by province).svg 300px General elections were held in Zambia on 5 December 1973. They were the first elections held since the country was formally declared a one-party state in August, with the United National Independence Party (UNIP) as the only legally permitted party.The State of Political Parties In Zambia. National Democratic Institute, 2003 UNIP leader Kenneth Kaunda was automatically elected to a third five-year term as President, and was confirmed in office via a referendum in which 88.8% of voters approved his candidacy. UNIP also won all 125 seats in the National Assembly. Voter turnout was 39% of the 1,746,107 registered voters for the presidential election,Dieter Nohlen, Michael Krennerich & Bernhard Thibaut (1999) Elections in Africa: A data handbook, p953 0-19-829645-2 and 33% for the National Assembly election.Elections in Zambia African Elections Database Prior to the elections, primary elections were held to elect candidates for the 125 constituencies. Only UNIP members could vote in the primaries, and the top three candidates would be able to stand for the National Assembly election.Zambia: 1973 and 1978 one-party elections EISA In total, 532 people stood for election to the National Assembly. Results President Kaunda was the sole candidate for president, and voters voted yes or no to his candidacy. Kenneth Kaunda United National Independence Party 581245 Against 73115 34326 1746107 Nohlen et al. National Assembly United National Independence Party 527252 125 +44 Presidential appointees 10 +5 Appointed Speaker 1 New 56355 +11 1746107 African Elections Database See also List of members of the National Assembly of Zambia (1973–78) References Zambia Category:1973 in Zambia Category:Parliamentary elections in Zambia Category:One-party elections Category:Presidential elections in Zambia