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1983 Zambian general election

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Field	Value
country	Zambia
previous_election	1978 Zambian general election
previous_year	1978
next_election	1988 Zambian general election
next_year	1988
election_date	27 October 1983
module	{{Infobox election
embed	yes
election_name	Presidential election
type	presidential
image1	Kenneth Kaunda 1983-03-30.jpg
nominee1	Kenneth Kaunda
party1	United National Independence Party
popular_vote1	1,453,029
percentage1	95.38%
title	President
before_election	Kenneth Kaunda
before_party	United National Independence Party
after_election	Kenneth Kaunda
after_party	United National Independence Party
map_image	1983 Zambian presidential election (results by province).svg
map_size	300px

General elections were held in Zambia on 27 October 1983. At the time, the country was a one-party state, with the United National Independence Party (UNIP) as the only legally permitted party. Its leader, Kenneth Kaunda was automatically re-elected for a fifth term as President, and was confirmed in office with over 95% of the vote. UNIP also won all 125 seats in the National Assembly. Voter turnout was around 63% in the parliamentary 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. In total, 812 people stood for election to the National Assembly, with 46 rejected by the UNIP central committee.

Results

President

Kaunda was the sole candidate for president, and voters voted yes or no to his candidacy. Some sources reported the results to be 93% for and 7% against.

National Assembly

References

but 65.5% in the presidential election.Nohlen, D, Krennerich, M & Thibaut, B (1999) ''Elections in Africa: A data handbook'', p954 {{ISBN. 0-19-829645-2
[http://www.eisa.org.za/WEP/zam1973election.htm Zambia: 1973 and 1978 one-party elections] EISA
[http://www.ipu.org/parline-e/reports/arc/ZAMBIA_1983_E.PDF Zambia 1978] Inter-Parliamentary Union
[http://africanelections.tripod.com/zm.html Elections in Zambia] African Elections Database

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