New Heritage Party

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The New Heritage Party, former Heritage Party, is a political party in Zambia.

New Heritage Party
AbbreviationNHP
LeaderChishala Kateka
FounderGodfrey Miyanda
Founded2001
HeadquartersLusaka
IdeologyZambian nationalism
National conservatism
Economic nationalism
Communitarianism
Liberalism
Political positionRight-wing
SloganOur Land, Our Prosperity
Website
newheritageparty.org

History edit

The party was formed in 2001 by Godfrey Miyanda after he left the Movement for Multi-Party Democracy over President Frederick Chiluba's plans to run for a third term in office.[1] In the December 2001 general elections Miyanda stood as the party's presidential candidate, finishing fifth in a field of eleven candidates with 8% of the vote. The party also received 8% of the vote in the National Assembly elections, winning four seats.[2]

In the 2006 elections Miyanda was the party's presidential candidate again, but saw his vote share fall to 1.6%; in the National Assembly elections the party's vote share was reduced to 1.3% and it lost all four seats. Miyanda stood for president again in 2008, but received less than 0.8% of the vote, finishing last amongst the four candidates.

The 2011 general elections saw Miyanda's share of the presidential vote reduced to 0.2%, whilst the party received just 485 votes in the National Assembly elections (0.02%). Miyanda ran for a fifth time in the 2015 presidential elections, finishing eighth in a field of eleven candidates with 0.3% of the vote.

Electoral history edit

Presidential elections edit

ElectionParty candidateVotes%Result
2001Godfrey Miyanda140,6788.09%Lost N
200642,8911.57%Lost N
200813,6830.76%Lost N
20114,7300.17%Lost N
20155,7570.34%Lost N
2016Did not take part
2021Chishala Kateka8,1690.17%Lost N

National Assembly elections edit

ElectionParty leaderVotes%Seats+/–Outcome
2001Godfrey Miyanda132,3117.55%
4 / 159
4Opposition
200634,8721.29%
0 / 159
4Extra-parliamentary
20114850.02%
0 / 159
Extra-parliamentary
2016Did not take part
2021Chishala Kateka1,7620.04%
0 / 167
Extra-parliamentary

References edit

  1. ^ Lansford, Tom, ed. (2014). Political handbook of the world 2014. Thousand Oaks, Calif.: CQ Press. p. 1617. ISBN 978-1483333281.
  2. ^ Zambia: 2001 National Assembly election results EISA