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1973 Zambian general election

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Field	Value
election_name	1973 Zambian general election
country	Zambia
type	presidential
ongoing	no
previous_election	1968 Zambian general election
previous_year	1968
next_election	1978 Zambian general election
next_year	1978
election_date	5 December 1973
turnout	39.4%
image1	[[File:Kenneth Kaunda 1983-03-30.jpg	140x140px]]
nominee1	Kenneth Kaunda
party1	United National Independence Party
popular_vote1	581,245
percentage1	88.8%
title	President
before_election	Kenneth Kaunda
before_party	United National Independence Party
after_election	Kenneth Kaunda
after_party	United National Independence Party
map_image	File:1973 Zambian presidential election (results by province).svg
map_size	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. 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, and 33% for the National Assembly election.

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. 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.

National Assembly

References

[https://www.ndi.org/sites/default/files/The_State_of_Political_Parties_in_Zambia_2003_Final_Report.pdf The State of Political Parties In Zambia]. [[National Democratic Institute]], 2003
[[Dieter Nohlen]], Michael Krennerich & Bernhard Thibaut (1999) ''Elections in Africa: A data handbook'', p953 {{ISBN. 0-19-829645-2
[http://africanelections.tripod.com/zm.html Elections in Zambia] African Elections Database
[http://www.eisa.org.za/WEP/zam1973election.htm Zambia: 1973 and 1978 one-party elections] EISA

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