Mufulira (constituency)

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Mufulira is a constituency of the National Assembly of Zambia. It covers the southern part of Mufulira and a rural area to the south and east of the town in Mufulira District of Copperbelt Province. [1]

The constituency was created in 1954 when Mufulira–Chingola was split into two constituencies.

List of MPs

Election yearMPParty
1954 Lewin Tucker Federal Party
1959 Pieter Wulff United Federal Party
1962 Pieter Wulff United Federal Party
1964 John Chisata United National Independence Party
Seat abolished (split into Mufulira East and Mufulira West)
1973 Joseph Mutale United National Independence Party
1978 David Lunda United National Independence Party
1983 Edgar Godfrey United National Independence Party
1988 Mary Chisala United National Independence Party
1991 Fabian Kasonde Movement for Multi-Party Democracy
1994 (by-election) Kaunda Lembalemba Movement for Multi-Party Democracy
1996 Kaunda Lembalemba Movement for Multi-Party Democracy
2001 Kaunda Lembalemba Movement for Multi-Party Democracy
2006 Marjory Masiye Patriotic Front
2011 John Kufuna Patriotic Front
2016 Evans Chibanda Patriotic Front
2021 Golden Mwila Patriotic Front

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References

  1. Mufulira National Assembly of Zambia