National Assembly of Zambia

National Assembly of Zambia
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Type
Type
Leadership
Nelly Butete Kashumba Mutti, UPND
since 3 September 2021
First Deputy Speaker
Malungo Chisangano, UPND
since 3 September 2021
Second Deputy Speaker
Moses F. Moyo, Independent
since 3 September 2021
Leader of Government Business
Mutale Nalumango, UPND
since 3 September 2021
Leader of the Opposition
Robert M. Chabinga, PF
since 1 November 2023
Structure
Seats167
Political groups
Government (93)
  •   UPND (82)
  •   Nominated (8)
  •   Ex-officio (3)

Opposition (74) Official Opposition (60)

  •   PF (60)

Others (14)

Elections
First-past-the-post and appointments by the President
Last election
12 August 2021
Next election
13 August 2026
Meeting place
Lusaka
Website
National Assembly of Zambia

The National Assembly is Zambia's unicameral legislative body. Between 1972 and 1990, Zambia was a one-party state with the United National Independence Party (UNIP) as the sole legal party.[1]

The current National Assembly, formed following elections held in 2021, has a total of 166 members. 156 members are directly elected in single-member constituencies using the simple plurality (or first-past-the-post) system. Eight additional seats are filled through presidential appointment. The Speaker, first deputy speaker and the Vice President are also granted a seat in the assembly.

  1. ^ Mushingeh, Chiponde (1994). "Unrepresentative 'democracy': One-Party Rule in Zambia, 1973-1990". Transafrican Journal of History. 23: 117–141. ISSN 0251-0391. JSTOR 24520273.