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- 1 2 John Mwaimba National Assembly of Zambia
- ↑ Central Province election results Electoral Commission of Zambia
- ↑ 2001 parliamentary election results Archived 2016-03-05 at the Wayback Machine Electoral Commission of Zambia
- ↑ Zambian minister sacked for 'fraud' BBC News, 5 April 2003
- ↑ Diangamo Dropped Times of Zambia, 16 June 2004
- ↑ Candidates wanted Africa Confidential, 23 June 2006