Karonga North West (Malawi Parliament constituency)

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Karonga North West 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 Democratic Progressive Party MP James Bond Kamwambi.

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  1. "africanelectionsportal.org |Malawi|". africanelections.org. Retrieved 2014-08-11.