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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. However, 30 candidates who had won primaries, including six sitting MPs, were vetoed by the party's central
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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.
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676:Prior to the elections,
488:Administrative divisions
351:Mulela Margaret Munalula
1152:Parliamentary elections
859:Presidential appointees
1421:By-elections in Zambia
1069:Presidential elections
872:Appointed Speaker
536:Diplomatic missions of
70:Presidential election
345:Constitutional Court
1457:One-party elections
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1014:Elections in Zambia
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773:Invalid/blank votes
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272:Hakainde Hichilema
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130:Popular vote
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249:Human rights
242:Constitution
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967:Zambia 1978
902:Total votes
784:Total votes
762:Valid votes
558:Visa policy
349:President:
318:Nelly Mutti
303:Legislature
142:Percentage
1436:Categories
1414:See also:
1311:1963 (Nov)
1306:1963 (Aug)
954:References
524:Minister:
261:Government
918:1,844,399
905:1,273,462
798:1,971,881
787:1,315,609
765:1,270,846
750:1,270,846
728:1,026,127
702:Candidate
690:President
662:President
652:with the
540:in Zambia
500:Districts
495:Provinces
379:Elections
338:Judiciary
267:President
134:1,026,127
942:See also
672:Campaign
548:Passport
385:General
102:Nominee
982:, p953
739:244,719
736:Against
685:Results
314:Speaker
291:Cabinet
88:
76:Turnout
986:
808:et al.
790:100.00
776:44,763
753:100.00
646:Zambia
581:Anthem
146:80.74%
118:Party
79:66.72%
930:et al
921:69.04
885:Total
834:Seats
828:Votes
825:Party
801:66.72
768:96.60
747:Total
742:19.26
731:80.74
708:Votes
705:Party
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1004:EISA
984:ISBN
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