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

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

History

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

Presidential elections

Election Party candidate Votes % Result
2001 Godfrey Miyanda 140,678 8.09% Lost Red X
2006 42,891 1.57% Lost Red X
2008 13,683 0.76% Lost Red X
2011 4,730 0.17% Lost Red X
2015 5,757 0.34% Lost Red X
2016 Did not take part
2021 Chishala Kateka 8,169 0.17% Lost Red X

National Assembly elections

Election Party leader Votes % Seats +/– Outcome
2001 Godfrey Miyanda 132,311 7.55%
4 / 159
 Increase 4 Opposition
2006 34,872 1.29%
0 / 159
 Decrease 4 Extra-parliamentary
2011 485 0.02%
0 / 159
 Steady Extra-parliamentary
2016 Did not take part
2021 Chishala Kateka 1,762 0.04%
0 / 167
 Steady Extra-parliamentary

References

  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


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