Kasempa (constituency)

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Kasempa is a constituency of the National Assembly of Zambia. [1] It covers the towns of Ingwe, Kapiji, Kasempa and Kawana in Kasempa District of North-Western Province.

List of MPs

Election yearMPParty
1964 Matiya Ngalande United National Independence Party
1964 (by-election) Bernard Mwelumka United National Independence Party
1968 Matiya Ngalande United National Independence Party
1973 Mark Tambatamba United National Independence Party
1978 Mark Tambatamba United National Independence Party
1983 Mark Tambatamba United National Independence Party
1988 Kasempa Mushitala United National Independence Party
1991 Patrick Kafumukache Movement for Multi-Party Democracy
1996 John Muasa National Party
2001 Patrick Kafumukache Movement for Multi-Party Democracy
2006 Kabinga Pande Movement for Multi-Party Democracy
2011 Kabinga Pande Movement for Multi-Party Democracy
2016 Brenda Tambatamba United Party for National Development
2021 Brenda Tambatamba United Party for National Development

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References

  1. Kasempa National Assembly of Zambia