Election Dispute Tracker

Explore election disputes, analyse the data, and follow how cases are being resolved.

System Integrity: Operational Last updated: just now
97 Total Election Disputes Cases currently captured in the EDR
82 Active Disputes Currently open
15 Concluded Cases Cases no longer active
15.5% Resolution Rate 15 of 97 cases
55 Petitions Seeking Nullification 56.7% of tracked cases

Dispute Activity Map

Geographic distribution of election disputes

Cases by Election Type

60 Parliamentary 61.9%
5 Local Government 5.2%
0 Presidential 0.0%
0 Mayoral 0.0%
26 Ward Councillor 26.8%
6 Other 6.2%
As more data is added, cases for other election types will appear here.

Top Jurisdictions (by volume)

This Year

Case Volume Trend

This Year

Petitions by Political Party

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UPND
66
NRPUP
12
IND
9
RP
2
CF
1

What are petitioners asking for?

This Year
Nullification
55
Recount
8
Damages
3
Disqualification
2
Administrative sanction
1
Re-run
1

Which winning parties are being challenged?

39
NRPUP
16
UPND
14
IND
2
NCP
1
RP

Where are the cases in the judicial process?

97 cases

Active (82)84.5%

Concluded (15)15.5%

Gender and election litigation

97 petitioner records

Female (15)15.5%

Male (82)84.5%

Who is challenging whom?

The political matchups behind the court cases

UPND → Electoral Commission of Zambia
49
UPND → NRPUP
45
UPND → IND
15
NRPUP → Electoral Commission of Zambia
11
NRPUP → UPND
11
IND → UPND
6

35.8% of recorded party matchups involve UPND challenging Electoral Commission of Zambia (49 cases).

Key Insights

UPND has the highest number of recorded party-linked petitions.

82 of 97 tracked disputes remain active.

Nullification is the most frequently recorded relief request.

The dashboard updates as new dispute records are captured in the EDR database.