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- ↑ "PF candidate take Bangweulu by huge margin, FDD comes in second". Lusaka Times. 7 August 2015. Archived from the original on 6 July 2018. Retrieved 27 July 2020.
- ↑ "CANDIDATE RESULTS FOR BANGWEULU". Electoral Commission of Zambia. Retrieved 27 July 2020.
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