Victorious Zawedde

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Victorious Zawedde
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Born(1987-01-26)January 26, 1987
CitizenshipUgandan
OccupationsSocial worker, politician
Known forPolitics
OfficeMember of Parliament of Uganda
Political partyIndependent

Victorious Zawedde is a Ugandan politician and member of the Parliament. She was elected in office as a woman Member to represent Nakasongola district located in the Central region of Uganda during the 2021 Uganda general elections. [1] [2]

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She contested as an independent candidate. [3] [4]

Political career

Election to Parliament

Zawedde was nominated to contest for the Nakasongola District Woman Representative seat in the 2021 parliamentary elections as an independent candidate, according to the Electoral Commission’s nominated-candidates list. [5]

The Electoral Commission’s 2020–2021 report lists Zawedde as the winner for Nakasongola District Woman Representative, with 28,325 votes. [6]

In July 2025, during primary elections, she gathered 21,466 votes, defeating the National Resistance Movement candidate. [4] [7]

Parliamentary roles

Zawedde has served on the Parliament of Uganda’s Committee on Health (membership published for July 2024 onward). [8]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "FULL LIST: 2021 Winners for Member of Parliament (MP) Positions Across Uganda". Theugandanwire.com. 18 January 2021. Archived from the original on 5 October 2022. Retrieved 6 April 2021.
  2. ↑ "GENERAL PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS, 2021" (PDF). Ec.or.ug. Retrieved 6 April 2021.
  3. ↑ "Candidates for Member of Parliament 2021-2026 | Uchaguzi | A Voter awareness and education project". Uchaguzi.go.ug. Archived from the original on 19 April 2021. Retrieved 6 April 2021.
  4. 1 2 Taaka, Conslata. "Three Incumbent NRM MPs Lose Flag in Greater Luweero Primaries". Nilepost News. Retrieved 2 February 2026.
  5. ↑ "Nominated Candidates for Parliamentary Elections 2021 (ver. 18.11.2020)" (PDF). Electoral Commission (Uganda). 18 November 2020. Retrieved 15 December 2025.
  6. ↑ "Electoral Commission Report 2020–2021" (PDF). Electoral Commission (Uganda). 2021. Retrieved 15 December 2025.
  7. ↑ CORRESPONDENT, MIKE OPIO | theKR SPECIAL (17 July 2025). "TOP STORY! Big winners, losers in NRM primaries". The Kampala Report. Retrieved 2 February 2026.{{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  8. ↑ "Membership of the Committee on Health (July 2024 to date)" (PDF). Parliament of Uganda. November 2024. Retrieved 15 December 2025.


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