Kabwata (constituency)

Kabwata is a constituency of the National Assembly of Zambia. It covers the Lusaka suburb of Kabwata, Libala and Chilenje in Lusaka Province.[1]

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In September 2001, a by-election was held after incumbent MP Godfrey Miyanda was expelled from the ruling Movement for Multi-Party Democracy (MMD) together with nine cabinet ministers.[2][3] The by-election was contested by the MMD (who fielded Dominic Laban Nyirongo), the United National Independence Party (who fielded Kamoyo Mwale) and the Forum for Democracy and Development (who fielded Richard Kachingwe). The by-election was won by Kachingwe, although he was only a Member of Parliament for a few months as general elections were held on 27 December 2001.[4][5][6]

List of MPs
Election year MP Party
1973Mary MwangoUnited National Independence Party
1978Maxwell SibongoUnited National Independence Party
1983Michael SataUnited National Independence Party
1988Michael SataUnited National Independence Party
1991Michael SataMovement for Multi-Party Democracy
1996Godfrey MiyandaMovement for Multi-Party Democracy
2001 (by-election)Richard KachingweForum for Democracy and Development
2001Given LubindaUnited Party for National Development
2006Given LubindaPatriotic Front
2011Given LubindaPatriotic Front
2016Given LubindaPatriotic Front

Election results
2001 general election[7]
Candidate Party Votes %
Given LubindaUnited Party for National Development7,56333.17
Richard KachingweForum for Democracy and Development7,22331.68
George C. TemboHeritage Party2,1919.61
Dominic L. NyrongoMovement for Multi-Party Democracy2,1599.47
Shadrick KafwimbiNational Citizens' Coalition1,3956.12
Mulenga J. SataPatriotic Front7083.11
Emily F. ChingambuUnited National Independence Party6822.99
Kapembwa SimukulwaIndependent4461.96
Mushikita A. NkanduZambia Republican Party4341.90
Invalid/blank votes142–
Total22,943100
Registered voters/turnout37,22061.64%
2006 general election[8]
Candidate Party Votes %
Given LubindaPatriotic Front23,41959.76
Geoffrey B. MwambaMovement for Multi-Party Democracy8,13120.75
Rowlence N. BandaUnited Democratic Alliance6,05815.46
Raymond PhiriHeritage Party1,5814.03
Invalid/blank votes713–
Total39,902100
Registered voters/turnout55,79971.51
2011 general election[9]
Candidate Party Votes %
Given LubindaPatriotic Front29,97774.46
Peter MachungwaMovement for Multi-Party Democracy5,86914.58
Imbuwa ImbuwaUnited Party for National Development3,9239.74
Mckelvin KabasoNew Generation Party1900.47
Nasson MsoniIndependent1320.33
Doreen ShimumbiZambians for Empowerment and Development1140.28
Invalid/blank votes53–
Total40,258100
Registered voters/turnout72,83155.28

References
  1. Kabwata National Assembly of Zambia
  2. Zambia's ruling party expels top members IOL, 2 May 2001
  3. Simon, David J.; Pletcher, James R.; Siegel, Brian V., eds. (2008). "National Citizen's Coalition (NCC)". Historical Dictionary of Zambia. African Historical Dictionaries. 106 (3rd ed.). Metuchen, New Jersey: Scarecrow Press. p. 333. ISBN 978-0-8108-5305-8.
  4. MMD, FDD And UNIP Contest Kabwata By-Elections The Post, 22 August 2001
  5. Fodep Accuses Mmd of Corruption in Kabwata The Post, 30 August 2001
  6. The Truth is Coming Out, Says Lt. Gen. Tembo The Post, 7 September 2001
  7. 2001 parliamentary election results Archived 2016-03-05 at the Wayback Machine Electoral Commission of Zambia
  8. 2006 parliamentary election results Archived 2018-04-17 at the Wayback Machine Electoral Commission of Zambia
  9. 2011 National Assembly election results Electoral Commission of Zambia
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