Kapiri Mposhi (constituency)

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Kapiri Mposhi is a constituency of the National Assembly of Zambia. It covers the town of Kapiri Mposhi in Kapiri Mposhi District of Central Province. [1]

List of MPs

Election yearMPParty
1991 Gabriel Maka Movement for Multi-Party Democracy
1996 Macdonald Nkabika Independent
2001 John Mwaimba Movement for Multi-Party Democracy
2006 Friday Malwa Movement for Multi-Party Democracy
2011 Lawrence Zimba Movement for Multi-Party Democracy
2013 (by-election) Eddie Musonda Patriotic Front
2016 Stanley Kakubo United Party for National Development
2021 Stanley Kakubo United Party for National Development

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References

  1. Kapiri Mposhi National Assembly of Zambia