2016 Zambian general election

2016 Zambian general election

11 August 2016
Registered	6,698,372
Presidential election
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Turnout	56.45%
Nominee Edgar Lungu Hakainde Hichilema Party PF UPND Running mate Inonge Wina Geoffrey Mwamba Popular vote 1,860,877 1,760,347 Percentage 50.35% 47.63%
Presidential results by province Presidential results by National Assembly constituency Lungu   60-70%   70-80%   80-90% Hichilema   50-60%   80-90%   >90%
President before election Edgar Lungu PF Elected President Edgar Lungu PF

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General elections were held in Zambia on 11 August 2016 to elect the President and National Assembly.^[1][2] A constitutional referendum was held alongside the elections, with proposals to amend the bill of rights and Article 79.^[3]

President Edgar Lungu, previously elected in January 2015 to finish the term of Michael Sata, who died in office, was re-elected for a full five-year term with a majority of the vote in the first round, defeating opposition leader Hakainde Hichilema. Lungu's Patriotic Front also won a majority in the National Assembly for the first time, winning 80 of the 156 elected seats.^[4] Lungu was inaugurated on 13 September 2016 at the National Heroes Stadium in Lusaka despite opposition.