Lawrence Zimba Explained

Lawrence Zimba
Office:Member of the National Assembly for Kapiri Mposhi
Term Start:2011
Term End:2013
Predecessor:Friday Malwa
Successor:Eddie Musonda
Birth Date:22 April 1955
Party:MMD, UPND
Profession:Agricultural mechanic

Lawrence Zimba (born 22 April 1955)[1] is a Zambian politician. He served as Member of the National Assembly for Kapiri Mposhi from 2011 until 2013.

Biography

Prior to entering politics, Zimba worked as an agricultural mechanic.[1] He contested the Kapiri Mposhi seat as the Movement for Multi-Party Democracy candidate in the 2011 general elections and was elected with a majority of 7,000.[2] However, defeated Patriotic Front candidate Eddie Musonda successfully challenged the result in the Supreme Court, resulting in a by-election on 23 April 2013.[3] By then Zimba had defected to the United Party for National Development (UPND) and was the UPND candidate in the by-election, losing by a margin of 1,144 votes to Musonda.[4]

Notes and References

  1. http://www.parliament.gov.zm/node/431 Lawrence Ziba
  2. http://www.elections.org.zm/media/28092011_2011_national_assembly_elections_results.pdf 2011 National Assembly election results
  3. https://www.lusakatimes.com/2013/04/23/voter-apathy-in-the-kapiri-mposhi-parliamentary-by-election/ Voter Apathy in the Kapiri Mposhi Parliamentary by election
  4. https://www.zambiawatchdog.com/upnd-will-definately-petition-kapiri-by-election-result-lawyer/ UPND will definately [sic] petition Kapiri by-election result – Lawyer