26 No. 2 of 2016] Vacation of office as Member of Parliament and dissolution of political party Constitution of Zambia (Amendment) 72. (1) A Member of Parliament shall, except the Speaker and the First Deputy Speaker, vacate the seat in the National Assembly upon a dissolution of Parliament. (2) The office of Member of Parliament becomes vacant if the member— (a) resigns by notice, in writing, to the Speaker; (b) becomes disqualified for election in accordance with Article 70; (c) acts contrary to a prescribed code of conduct; (d) resigns from the political party which sponsored the member for election to the National Assembly; (e) is expelled from the political party which sponsored the member for election to the National Assembly; (f) ceases to be a citizen; (g) having been elected to the National Assembly, as an independent candidate, joins a political party; (h) is disqualified as a result of a decision of the Constitutional Court; or (i) dies. (3) The office of a nominated Member of Parliament becomes vacant if the member— (a) resigns by notice, in writing, to the speaker; (b) is disqualified under Article 70; (c) acts contrary to a prescribed code of conduct; (d) ceases to be a citizen; (e) dies; or (f) has the member’s nomination revoked by the President.