Chingola (constituency)

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Chingola is a constituency of the National Assembly of Zambia. It covers the southern and western parts of Chingola and a rural area to the south-west of the city, including the town of Kashamata in Chingola District of Copperbelt Province. [1]

The constituency was created in 1954 when the Mufulira–Chingola was split into two constituencies.

List of MPs

Election yearMPParty
Chingola
1954 William Gray Dunlop Federal Party
1959 William Gray Dunlop United Federal Party
1961 (by-election) William Atkins United Federal Party
1962 Samuel Magnus United Federal Party
Chingola/Bancroft
1964 Wilson Chakulya United National Independence Party
By-election Nephas Mulenga United National Independence Party
Chingola West
1968 Aaron Milner United National Independence Party
Chingola
1973 Aaron Milner United National Independence Party
1978 Denny Kapandula United National Independence Party
1979 (by-election) Denny Kapandula United National Independence Party
1983 Denny Kapandula United National Independence Party
1987 (by-election) Enoch Kavindele United National Independence Party
1988 United National Independence Party
1991 Ludwing Sondashi Movement for Multi-Party Democracy
1995 (by-election) Enoch Kavindele Movement for Multi-Party Democracy
1996 Enoch Kavindele Movement for Multi-Party Democracy
2001 Severine Chilufya Movement for Multi-Party Democracy
2006 Joseph Katema Patriotic Front
2011 Joseph Katema Patriotic Front
2016 Mathew Nkhuwa Patriotic Front
2021 Chipoka Mulenga United Party for National Development

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References

  1. Chingola National Assembly of Zambia