2006 Zambian general election

none Zambia 28 September 2006 yes Presidential election 2001 Zambian general election 2001 2008 Zambian presidential election 2008 presidential 3,941,229 69.52% ( 2.80 pp) 130x130px Levy Mwanawasa.jpg Levy Mwanawasa Movement for Multi-Party Democracy 1,177,846 42.98% Michael Chilufya Sata on April 2, 2014 (cropped).jpg Michael Sata Patriotic Front (Zambia) 804,748 29.37% Hakainde Hichilema 2014.jpg Hakainde Hichilema 693,772 25.32% United Democratic Alliance (Zambia) United Party for National Development 300px Presidential results by National Assembly constituency 300px Parliamentary results by constituency President Levy Mwanawasa Movement for Multi-Party Democracy Levy Mwanawasa Movement for Multi-Party Democracy yes Parliamentary election 2001 2011 150 of the 159 seats in the National Assembly 80 71.21% ( 2.66 pp) Levy Mwanawasa Movement for Multi-Party Democracy 69 72 39.05 Michael Sata Patriotic Front (Zambia) 1 43 22.96 Hakainde Hichilema United Democratic Alliance (Zambia) 74 26 22.51 Sakwiba Sikota ULP New 3 2.42 – NDF #050503 1 1 1.06 – Independents 1 3 9.48 Speaker of the National Assembly Amusaa Mwanamwambwa Movement for Multi-Party Democracy Amusaa Mwanamwambwa Movement for Multi-Party Democracy 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%.Zambia: 2006 Presidential elections results EISA 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).Zambian Hopeful Takes a Swing at China The Washington Post, 25 September 2006 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%.Zambian president trails challenger in poll Reuters, 9 September 2006 Former president Kenneth Kaunda backed Hichilema and expressed disapproval for Sata.Kaunda endorses opposition candidate https://web.archive.org/web/20070313141428/http://www.iol.co.za/index.php?set_id=1&click_id=68&art_id=qw1158154200812B251 2007-03-13 AFP, 13 September 2006 Former president Frederick Chiluba urged people to vote for Sata.Vote out president, Chiluba says BBC News, 18 September 2006. 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.Lawyers reject prosecution of Zambia's Sata https://web.archive.org/web/20061007121155/http://www.int.iol.co.za/index.php?set_id=1&click_id=84&art_id=qw1158317460703B251 2006-10-07 DPA, 15 September 2006 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.Zambian President Takes Election Lead, Opposition Claims Irregularities https://web.archive.org/web/20061011121049/http://www.voanews.com/english/2006-10-01-voa20.cfm 2006-10-11 , VOA News, 1 October 2006 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.Zambia vote count sparks violence BBC News, 1 October 2006 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%.Poll victory for Zambia president BBC News, 2 October 2006 He was sworn in for another term on 3 October.Mwanawasa Sworn in As Zambia President Associated Press, 3 October 2006 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 Levy Mwanawasa Movement for Multi-Party Democracy 1177846 Michael Sata Patriotic Front 804748 Hakainde Hichilema United Democratic Alliance 693772 Godfrey Miyanda Heritage Party 42918 Winwright Ngondo All Peoples' Congress Party 20894 46479 3941229 Electoral Commission2006 Presidential Election Results https://www.elections.org.zm/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/2006-Presidential-Election-Results.pdf Electoral Commission of Zambia PDF National Assembly The elections in Lupososhi (19,230 registered voters) and Kabompo East (16,148) were postponed due to the death of candidates. Both seats were won by the MMD when the delayed elections were held.Zambia: National Assembly: Elections held in 2006 Inter-Parliamentary Union 350px Movement for Multi-Party Democracy 1059526 72 +3 Patriotic Front 622864 43 +42 United Democratic Alliance 610608 26 –48 United Liberal Party 65745 3 New Heritage Party 34872 0 –4 National Democratic Focus 28805 1 0 #050503 All Peoples' Congress Party 19991 0 New Reform Party 7349 0 New Party for Unity, Democracy and Development 3914 0 New New Generation Party 1259 0 New Zambia Democratic Congress 475 0 – Federal Democratic Party 300 0 New Direct Democracy Movement 271 0 New Independents 257186 3 +2 Vacant 2 – Presidential appointees 8 0 Appointed speaker 1 0 68195 0 3905851 Electoral Commission2006 Parliamentary Elections Results http://www.elections.org.zm/media/parliamentary_results_2006.pdf https://web.archive.org/web/20180417040936/http://www.elections.org.zm/media/parliamentary_results_2006.pdf 17 April 2018 Electoral Commission of Zambia PDF See also List of members of the National Assembly of Zambia (2006–11) References External links Zambia Votes 2006 BBC News General Category:Parliamentary elections in Zambia Zambia Category:Presidential elections in Zambia Zambia Category:September 2006 elections