Electoral Commission of Zambia : Voter Registration Statistics

Organization : Electoral Commission of Zambia
Facility : Voter Registration Statistics
Country : Zambia

Voter Registration Statistics :
https://www.electionin.org/uploads/1484-2015_-_2016_voter_registration_statistics-2.pdf
Website : http://www.elections.org.zm/index.php

Voter Registration Statistics :

The Electoral Commission of Zambia would like to inform the Nation that the voter registration exercise, which took place from 14th September 2015 to 29th February 2016 recorded 1,695,580 new registrations, 1,634,288 updates (voter transfers, card replacements and amendments) and 51,998 notifications of deceased voters, as scheduled in the table below.

Related : Electoral Commission of Zambia Voter Registration : www.electionin.org/413.html

NEW REGISTRATIONS | UPDATES | DEATH :
PROVINCE | FEMALE | MALE | TOTAL | FEMALE | MALE | TOTAL | NOTICES :
CENTRAL 80,957 83,655 164,612 74,058 83,175 157,233 4,762
COPPERBELT 95,083 112,940 208,023 88,785 132,514 221,299 5,817
EASTERN 102,324 93,686 196,010 95,825 81,450 177,275 4,368
LUAPULA 65,249 59,088 124,337 69,480 66,234 135,714 3,567
LUSAKA 149,410 156,859 306,269 100,897 || 139,344 240,241 4,396
MUCHINGA 47,838 43,833 91,671 41,526 43,322 | 84,848 4,068
NORTHERN 76,099 70,209 146,308 57,969 61,579 119,548 5,850
NORTHWESTERN 42,926 46,182 89,108 57,900 66,153 124,053 3,253
SOUTHERN 124,723 120,276 244,999 115,868 109,696 225,564 5,988
WESTERN 66.162 58,081 124,243 86,388 62,125 148,513 9,929
GRAND TOTAL 850.771 844,809 1,695,580 788,696 845,592 1,634,288 51,998

Please note that these are still provisional figures as the cleaning up of the register of voters is still on-going.

Referendum :
The Commission would like to inform the nation that the preparations for the holding of the Referendum are on-going and that the referendum will be held on the same day as the 2016 General Elections.

Distribution of Non-Security Election Materials :
The public is further informed that the Commission will within the next two weeks begin the distribution of non-security election materials which will include ballot boxes and wire trays to all districts in Zambia in readiness for the 11″ August 2016 General Elections. This is to ensure that all election materials are delivered on time, given the large volume of materials that will need to be delivered to all the 106 districts.