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1978 Zambian general election

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Field	Value
country	Zambia
previous_election	1973 Zambian general election
previous_year	1973
next_election	1983 Zambian general election
next_year	1983
election_date	12 December 1978
module	{{Infobox election
embed	yes
election_name	Presidential election
type	presidential
turnout	66.72%
image1	Kenneth Kaunda 1983-03-30.jpg
nominee1	Kenneth Kaunda
party1	United National Independence Party
popular_vote1	1,026,127
percentage1	80.74%
title	President
before_election	Kenneth Kaunda
before_party	United National Independence Party
after_election	Kenneth Kaunda
after_party	United National Independence Party
map_image	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, but 66.7% in the presidential election.

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. 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.

Results

President

Kaunda was the sole candidate for president, and voters voted yes or no to his candidacy.

National Assembly

References

[http://www.ipu.org/parline-e/reports/arc/ZAMBIA_1978_E.PDF Zambia 1978] Inter-Parliamentary Union
Nohlen, D, Krennerich, M & Thibaut, B (1999) ''Elections in Africa: A data handbook'', p953 {{ISBN. 0-19-829645-2
[http://www.eisa.org.za/WEP/zam1973election.htm Zambia: 1973 and 1978 one-party elections] EISA
In six constituencies (in which there were 87,482 registered voters) there was only one candidate, who was returned unopposed.[http://africanelections.tripod.com/zm.html Elections in Zambia] African Elections Database

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