New Heritage Party

New Heritage Party
New Heritage Party
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
	Politics of Zambia; Political parties; Elections;

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 N
2006		42,891	1.57%	Lost N
2008		13,683	0.76%	Lost N
2011		4,730	0.17%	Lost N
2015		5,757	0.34%	Lost N
2016	Did not take part
2021	Chishala Kateka	8,169	0.17%	Lost N

National Assembly elections

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

References

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

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[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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