Bweengwa (constituency)

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Bweengwa is a constituency of the National Assembly of Zambia. It covers Bweengwa in the Monze District of Southern Province, and was originally known as Monze West. [1]

List of MPs

Election yearMPParty
Monze West
1968 Harry Nkumbula Zambian African National Congress
Bweengwa
1973 Harry Nkumbula United National Independence Party
1978 Rex Natala United National Independence Party
1983 Rex Natala United National Independence Party
1988 Eli Mwanang'onze United National Independence Party
1991 Baldwin Nkumbula Movement for Multi-Party Democracy
1993 (by-election) Baldwin Nkumbula National Party
1995 (by-election) Edgar Keembe Movement for Multi-Party Democracy
1996 Edgar Keembe Movement for Multi-Party Democracy
2001 Japhet Moonde United Party for National Development
2006 Highvie Hamududu United Democratic Alliance
2011 Highvie Hamududu United Party for National Development
2016 Kasautu Michelo United Party for National Development
2021 Kasautu Michelo United Party for National Development

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References

  1. Development beam twinkles Bweengwa constituency Zambia Daily Mail, 24 April 2016