New Heritage Party | |
|---|---|
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| Abbreviation | NHP |
| Leader | Chishala Kateka |
| Founder | Godfrey Miyanda |
| Founded | 2001 |
| Headquarters | Lusaka |
| Ideology | Zambian nationalism National conservatism Economic nationalism Communitarianism Liberalism |
| Political position | Right-wing |
| Slogan | Our Land, Our Prosperity |
| Website | |
| newheritageparty.org | |
The New Heritage Party, former Heritage Party, is a political party in Zambia.
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.
| Election | Party candidate | Votes | % | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Godfrey Miyanda | 140,678 | 8.09% | Lost |
| 2006 | 42,891 | 1.57% | Lost | |
| 2008 | 13,683 | 0.76% | Lost | |
| 2011 | 4,730 | 0.17% | Lost | |
| 2015 | 5,757 | 0.34% | Lost | |
| 2016 | Did not take part | |||
| 2021 | Chishala Kateka | 8,169 | 0.17% | Lost |
| Election | Party leader | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Godfrey Miyanda | 132,311 | 7.55% | 4 / 159 |  4 | Opposition |
| 2006 | 34,872 | 1.29% | 0 / 159 |  4 | Extra-parliamentary | |
| 2011 | 485 | 0.02% | 0 / 159 |  | Extra-parliamentary | |
| 2016 | Did not take part | |||||
| 2021 | Chishala Kateka | 1,762 | 0.04% | 0 / 167 | | Extra-parliamentary |
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