UPND must have 12 women PR Seats, NRPUP – 8; UPND must have 9 Youth Seats, NRPUP- 6; UPND must have 3 PWD, NRPUP – 2.
IN PARLIAMENT: UPND must have 12 women PR Seats, NRPUP – 8; UPND must have 9 Youth Seats, NRPUP- 6; UPND must have 3 PWD, NRPUP – 2.
How do we calculate?
Under the PR SYSTEM as provided by the Electoral Process (Amendment) Act No. 12 of 2026.
WOMEN IN PARLIAMENT
Quota = 5,012,600 ÷ 20 = 250,630 votes per seat.
The initial allocation is 19 seats. The one remaining seat goes to NRPUP, which has the largest remainder.
UPND: – 12
NRPUP – 8
OTHERS – 0
YOUTH
Quota = 5,012,600 ÷ 15 = 334,173.33 votes per seat
The initial allocation produces 14 seats, with one seat remaining for the largest remainder.
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15 Youth PR seats:
UPND – 9
NRPUP – 6
All other parties – 0
PWD:
Quota = 5,012,600 ÷ 5 = 1,002,520 votes per seat
The initial allocation produces four seats, with one remaining seat going to the largest remainder.
UPND – 3
NRPUP – 2
AUTHOR: Isaac Mwanza
