Luanshya (constituency) explained

Luanshya is a constituency of the National Assembly of Zambia. The modern constituency covers all but the western parts of Luanshya and the town of Fisenge in Luanshya District of Copperbelt Province.[1]

The constituency was established in 1941 when Ndola was split into two and originally covered the towns of Luanshya and Mufulira.[2] It was later reconfigured to cover Luanshya and Kansenji and then Luanshya and Kalulushi.

List of MPs

Election yearMPParty
Luanshya
1941Michael McGannLabour Party
1944James Morris
1948Albert Davies
1954Rodney MalcomsonFederal Party
1959Rodney MalcomsonUnited Federal Party
Luanshya–Kansenji
1962Cecil Dennistoun BurneyUnited Federal Party
Luanshya–Kalulushi
1964Sikota WinaUnited National Independence Party
Luanshya
1968Andrew MutembaUnited National Independence Party
1973Raphael ChotaUnited National Independence Party
1978Raphael ChotaUnited National Independence Party
1983Raphael ChotaUnited National Independence Party
1986 (by-election)Dickson KaliyangileUnited National Independence Party
1988Leonard MpunduUnited National Independence Party
1991Benjamin MwilaMovement for Multi-Party Democracy
1996Benjamin MwilaMovement for Multi-Party Democracy
2001Roy ChulumandaMovement for Multi-Party Democracy
2006Jean Phiri-NjovuPatriotic Front
2011Stephen ChunguPatriotic Front
2016Stephen ChunguPatriotic Front
2021Lusale SimbaoUnited Party for National Development

Notes and References

  1. http://www.parliament.gov.zm/node/9275 Luanshya
  2. Official Verbatim Report of the Debates of the Fifth Session (Resumed) of the Ninth Legislative Council, Legislative Council of Northern Rhodesia, p22