Solwezi West

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Solwezi West is a constituency of the National Assembly of Zambia. [1] It covers the towns of Mayana, Mumena and Mutanda in Kalumbila District of North-Western Province.

List of MPs

Election yearMPParty
1973 Timothy Kankasa United National Independence Party
1978 Beston Mukumbi United National Independence Party
1983 Beston Mukumbi United National Independence Party
1988 Beston Mukumbi United National Independence Party
1991 Bisola Kuliye Movement for Multi-Party Democracy
1996 Benny Tetamashimba National Party
2001 Logan Shemena United Party for National Development
2006 Humphrey Mwanza Movement for Multi-Party Democracy
2011 Humphrey Mwanza Movement for Multi-Party Democracy
2015 (by-election) Teddy Kasonso United Party for National Development
2016 Teddy Kasonso United Party for National Development
2021 Nicolas Mukumbi United Party for National Development

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References

  1. Solwezi West National Assembly of Zambia