List of constituencies of Malawi

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Constituencies of Malawi are used to elect members of the National Assembly, the lower chamber of the Malawi Parliament. [1] There are over 193 constituencies, based on a formula where these constituencies were to be delineated based on population numbers. Each constituency returns one MP. [2] [3] [4] [5]

Contents

Northern Region

Sources [5]

  1. Chitipa North
  2. Chitipa South
  3. Karonga Central
  4. Karonga North
  5. Mzimba North West Constituency
  6. Mzimba North East Constituency
  7. Karonga Northwest
  8. Karonga South
  9. Likoma
  10. Mzimba East
  11. Mzimba North
  12. Mzimba South
  13. Mzimba West
  14. Mzimba Luwelezi Constituency
  15. Mzimba South West Constituency
  16. Mzimba South East Constituency
  17. Nkhata Bay Central
  18. Nkhata Bay North
  19. Nkhata Bay Northeast
  20. Nkhata Bay South
  21. Nkhata Bay West
  22. Rumphi Central
  23. Rumphi East
  24. Rumphi North
  25. Rumphi West

Central Region

Sources [5]

  1. Dedza Central
  2. Dedza East
  3. Dedza North
  4. Dedza Northeast
  5. Dedza South
  6. Dedza West
  7. Dowa Central
  8. Dowa East
  9. Dowa North
  10. Dowa Northeast
  11. Dowa South
  12. Kasungu Central
  13. Kasungu East
  14. Kasungu North
  15. Kasungu Northeast
  16. Kasungu South
  17. Kasungu West
  18. Lilongwe Central
  19. Lilongwe East
  20. Lilongwe North

Southern Region

Sources [5]

  1. Balaka Central
  2. Balaka East
  3. Balaka North
  4. Balaka South
  5. Blantyre Bangwe
  6. Blantyre Kabula
  7. Blantyre Malabada
  8. Blantyre North
  9. Blantyre Northeast
  10. Blantyre South
  11. Blantyre Southeast
  12. Blantyre West
  13. Chikwawa Central
  14. Chikwawa East
  15. Chikwawa North
  16. Chikwawa South
  17. Chiradzulu Central
  18. Chiradzulu East
  19. Chiradzulu North
  20. Chiradzulu South

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  2. ↑ "Parliament of Malawi - Members of Parliament by Aphabetical order, Constituency, Parties and Committees". 2016-06-03. Archived from the original on 2016-06-03. Retrieved 2024-07-26.
  3. ↑ Banda, Ephraim Mkali (2024-04-13). "MPs accused of abandoning constituencies Malawi 24 | Latest News from Malawi". Malawi 24. Retrieved 2024-07-26.
  4. ↑ "MEC clarifies on constituency re-demarcation exercise - Malawi Nyasa Times - News from Malawi about Malawi". www.nyasatimes.com. 2021-10-31. Retrieved 2024-07-26.
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