The Heritage Party is a political party

Political party

A political party is a political organization that typically seeks to influence government policy, usually by nominating their own candidates and trying to seat them in political office. Parties participate in electoral campaigns, educational outreach or protest actions...

 in Zambia

Zambia

Zambia , officially the Republic of Zambia, is a landlocked country in Southern Africa. The neighbouring countries are the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the north, Tanzania to the north-east, Malawi to the east, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Botswana and Namibia to the south, and Angola to the west....

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In the parliamentary election held on 27 December 2001, the party won 7.4% of the popular vote and 4 out of 158 seats in the unicameral National Assembly

National Assembly of Zambia

The unicameral National Assembly of Zambia is the country's legislative body.The current National Assembly, formed following elections held on 20 September 2011, has a total of 156 members . 150 members are directly elected in single-member constituencies using the simple majority system...

. Its candidate in the concurrent presidential election, Godfrey Miyanda

Godfrey Miyanda

Brigadier General Godfrey Miyanda is a Zambian politician and former military figure. In 1994 he became Vice President of Zambia under Frederick Chiluba's administration. Formerly a member of the ruling Movement for Multi-Party Democracy, Miyanda is the President of the Heritage Party.-References:...

, won 8.1%.

Miyanda stood as the Heritage Party candidate in the October 2008 presidential election

Zambian presidential election, 2008

A presidential election was held in Zambia on 30 October 2008 following the death of the incumbent President Levy Mwanawasa on 19 August 2008; the election had to be called within 90 days of the date of death...

 winning 0.76% of the vote and in the 2011 election

Zambian general election, 2011

A general election was held in Zambia on 20 September 2011 to elect a President and representatives to the National Assembly. On 23 September, Chief Justice Ernest Sakala announced that Michael Sata had won the election, defeating incumbent Rupiah Banda...

winning 0.2% of the vote.