Karonga North (Malawi Parliament constituency)

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Karonga North is a constituency for the National Assembly of Malawi, located in the Karonga District of Malawi's Northern Region. [1] It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system. The constituency is currently represented by DPP MP Vincent Winstone Ghambi.

Karonga is a district in the Northern Region of Malawi. The district covers an area of 3,355 km.² and has a population of 194,572. It is a border district between Malawi and Tanzania, mainly occupied by the Nkhonde tribe. Other tribes include Henga tribe, Nyakyusa tribes etc.

Northern Region, Malawi Region in Malawi

The Northern Region of Malawi, population 1,698,502 (2008), covers an area of 26,931 km². Its capital city is Mzuzu. The Northern Region borders Zambia to the west, Tanzania to the north, Lake Malawi to the east, and Malawi's Central Region to its south.

Election results

ElectionPolitical resultCandidatePartyVotes%±%
Karonga North general election, 2014 [2]
191 null & void votes
Electorate: 36,682
Turnout: 27,591 (75.22%)
DPP hold
Majority: 6,814 (24.87%)
Vincent Winstone Ghambi DPP 16,02958.50
Kondwani Brian Nyasulu PP 9,21533.63
Josephy Aggrey Donald Mwanjasi MCP 1,3935.08
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Griffin Juju D.J. Kayira UDF 5361.96
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Moston Mwipimeghe David Kayange Independent 2270.83
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References

  1. "africanelectionsportal.org |Malawi|". africanelections.org. Retrieved 2014-08-11.
  2. J Maonga (18 June 2014). "Karonga North 06" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 June 2014. Retrieved 2014-08-11.