Mzimba Solora Constituency is a constituency for the
National Assembly of Malawi
The National Assembly of Malawi is the supreme legislative body of the nation. It is situated on Capital Hill, Lilongwe along Presidential Way. The National Assembly alone possesses legislative supremacy and thereby ultimate power over all other ...
, located in the
Mzimba District
Mzimba is a district in the Northern Region of Malawi. The capital is Mzimba and the biggest town is Mzuzu, which is also the administrative headquarters of the Northern Region. The district covers an area of 10,473 km2 and has a populatio ...
of Malawi's
Northern Region.
It is one of 12 constituencies in Mzimba District. It elects one Member of Parliament by the
first past the post
First-past-the-post (FPTP)—also called choose-one, first-preference plurality (FPP), or simply plurality—is a single-winner voting rule. Voters mark one candidate as their favorite, or First-preference votes, first-preference, and the cand ...
system. The constituency has 12 wards, all electing councilors for the Mzimba District. The constituency was represented by MP Gertrude Nya Mkandawire, in 2004.
However, she withdrew as the DPP candidate complaining about abuse and corruption within the party. She stood as an independent,
but was beaten by the DPP's replacement candidate, Patrick Akimu Mwanza, in the 2009 general election.
[https://mec.org.mw/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/2009-PPE-REPORT.pdf]
In the 2018 election Patrick Akimu Mwanza stood as an independent and he came third behind the MCP candidate
Jacob Hara.
Members of parliament
References
External links
Adam Carr's Election Archive
International academic conference on the 2009 General Elections
Video Documentary on Malawi's 2009 General Elections
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Constituencies in Mzimba District