Mzimba Solora Constituency

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First-past-the-post constituency
for the Parliament of Malawi
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District Mzimba
Region Northern Region
Major settlementsEkwendeni
Current constituency
Party MCP
Member(s)
    • Patrick Akimu Mwanza

Mzimba Solora Constituency is a constituency for the National Assembly of Malawi, located in the Mzimba District of Malawi's Northern Region. [1] [2] [3] It is one of 12 constituencies in Mzimba District. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system. The constituency has 12 wards, all electing councilors for the Mzimba District. The constituency was represented by MP Gertrude Nya Mkandawire, in 2004. [4] However, she withdrew as the DPP candidate complaining about abuse and corruption within the party. She stood as an independent, [5] but was beaten by the DPP's replacement candidate, Patrick Akimu Mwanza, in the 2009 general election. [6]

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In the 2018 election Patrick Akimu Mwanza stood as an independent and he came third behind the MCP candidate Jacob Hara. [7]

Members of parliament

ElectionsMPPartyNotesReferences
2004 Gertrude Nya Mkandawire PETRA Multi-party system [4]
2009 Patrick Akimu Mwanza DPP Multi-party system [6]
2018 Jacob Hara Malawi Congress Party Multi-party system [7]

References

  1. ↑ "Current Constituency And Ward Maps – Malawi Electoral Commission" . Retrieved 2024-07-26.
  2. ↑ "Maps – Constituency – Northern Region – Malawi Electoral Commission" . Retrieved 2024-07-26.
  3. ↑ Reporter, Malawi24 (2020-09-14). "Mzimba Luwelezi MP dumps DPP for UTM Malawi 24 | Latest News from Malawi". Malawi 24. Retrieved 2024-07-27.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  4. 1 2 "SUMMARY RESULTS FOR 2004 PARLIAMENTARY GENERAL ELECTIONS" (PDF). Malawi Electoral Commission. Retrieved 27 April 2025.
  5. ↑ "POLITICS-MALAWI: Elections Get Ugly For Women". Inter Press Service. 2008-11-24. Retrieved 2025-04-27.
  6. 1 2 https://mec.org.mw/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/2009-PPE-REPORT.pdf
  7. 1 2 "Parliament results" (PDF). Malawi Election Commission. 2018. Retrieved 27 April 2025.

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