Sydney Chisanga Explained

Sydney Chisanga
Office4:Member of the National Assembly for Mkushi South
Term Start4:2006
Term End4:2014
Predecessor4:Abel Chambeshi
Successor4:Davies Chisopa
Office5:Minister for Central Province
Term Start5:2006
Term End5:2007
Successor5:Adamson Banda
Birth Date:3 October 1970
Party:MMD, UPND
Profession:Businessman

Sydney Chisanga (born 3 October 1970)[1] is a Zambian politician. He served as Member of the National Assembly for Mkushi South from 2006 until 2014.

Biography

Chisanga contested the 2006 general elections as the Movement for Multi-Party Democracy (MMD) candidate in Mkushi South. He was elected to the National Assembly with a 3,778 majority.[2] He was subsequently appointed Minister for Central Province.[3] However, he was removed from his post by President Levy Mwanawasa in October 2007.[4]

Chisanga was re-elected in the 2011 general elections with a 2,353 majority.[5] However, losing candidate Davies Chisopa contested the results at the Supreme Court, claiming there had been electoral malpractice. The Supreme Court annulled the results and a by-election was held on 11 September 2014, in which Chisopa was elected to the National Assembly after defeating Chisanga by 810 votes.[6]

Chisanga contested Mkushi South again in the 2016 general elections as the United Party for National Development candidate, losing to Chiposa by just 97 votes.[7]

Notes and References

  1. http://www.parliament.gov.zm/node/202 Sydney Chisanga
  2. http://www.elections.org.zm/media/parliamentary_results_2006.pdf 2006 parliamentary results
  3. http://www.zambianobserver.com/flashback-full-cabinet-appointed-by-the-late-president-levy-patrick-mwanawasa-in-october-2006/ Flashback: Full cabinet appointed by the late president Levy Patrick Mwanawasa in October, 2006
  4. http://allafrica.com/stories/200710170347.html Salivaji, Chisanga Dropped
  5. http://www.elections.org.zm/media/28092011_2011_national_assembly_elections_results.pdf 2011 National Assembly election results
  6. https://www.daily-mail.co.zm/mkushi-south-candidates-unveil-blueprints/ Mkushi South candidates unveil blueprints
  7. https://www.elections.org.zm/results/2016_national_assembly_elections/constituency/mkushi_south Candidate results for Mkushi South