1978 Zambian general election

none Zambia 1964 1973 Zambian general election 1973 1983 Zambian general election 1983 12 December 1978 yes Presidential election presidential 66.72% Kenneth Kaunda 1983-03-30.jpg Kenneth Kaunda United National Independence Party 1,026,127 80.74% President Kenneth Kaunda United National Independence Party Kenneth Kaunda United National Independence Party 1978 Zambian presidential election (results by province).svg General elections were held in Zambia on 12 December 1978. At the time, the country was a one-party state with the United National Independence Party (UNIP) as the sole legal party. UNIP leader Kenneth Kaunda was automatically elected to a fourth five-year term as President, with 80.7% of voters voting to confirm him in office. UNIP also won all 125 seats in the National Assembly. Voter turnout was around 65% in the parliamentary election,Zambia 1978 Inter-Parliamentary Union but 66.7% in the presidential election.Nohlen, D, Krennerich, M & Thibaut, B (1999) Elections in Africa: A data handbook, p953 0-19-829645-2 Campaign 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 However, 30 candidates who had won primaries, including six sitting MPs, were vetoed by the party's central committee. In total, 732 people stood for election to the National Assembly. In six constituencies (in which there were 87,482 registered voters) there was only one candidate, who was returned unopposed.Elections in Zambia African Elections Database Results President Kaunda was the sole candidate for president, and voters voted yes or no to his candidacy. Kenneth Kaunda United National Independence Party 1026127 Against 244719 44763 1971881 Nohlen et al. National Assembly United National Independence Party 125 0 Presidential appointees 10 0 Appointed Speaker 1 0 1273462 0 1844399 Nohlen et al., African Elections Database See also List of members of the National Assembly of Zambia (1978–83) References Zambia General Category:Parliamentary elections in Zambia Category:One-party elections Category:Presidential elections in Zambia Category:Election and referendum articles with incomplete results Zambia