The opposition UPND says it won the last bye-elections as a party.
According to the analysis posted on their website, the UPND says it participated in 14 bye-elections and won 13.
The analysis as posted on the site is reproduced below
13th August, 2009 By – Election Results and Analysis
| Ward | Parliamentary | Total |
| 21 | 1 | 22 |
(a). Participation of the three major Political Parties
| Party | Participated in | Won |
| UPND | 14 | 13 |
| PF | 8 | 3 |
| MMD | 22 | 6 |
| UPND / PF Pact | 22 | 16 |
(b). Analysis in Percentage
| Party | Success |
| UPND | 93% |
| PF | 37% |
| MMD | 27% |
| UPND / PF Pact | 73% |
(c). Special Notes to consider:
- UPND took away from the MMD 4 seats, these being; Maramba in Livingstone, Itebe in Mazabuka, Nambala in Mumbwa and Chikonkwelo in Kapombo
- MMD got Zero (0) votes in certain poling stations such as Chilanga ward in Lusaka and Kikonge ward in Solwezi
- UPND won all the seats in Southern province
- UPND won all the seats in Mumbwa district (Central Province), these being; Nambala, Chisalu and Nalubamba
If these election results are anything to go by you will realise that where as the UPND / PF pact are gaining more ground the MMD on the other hand are loosing ground evidenced by the number of seats they have lost!
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