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.
Sydney Chisanga | |
|---|---|
| Member of the National Assembly for Mkushi South | |
| In office 2006–2014 | |
| Preceded by | Abel Chambeshi |
| Succeeded by | Davies Chisopa |
| Minister for Central Province | |
| In office 2006–2007 | |
| Succeeded by | Adamson Banda |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 3 October 1970 |
| Political party | MMD, UPND |
| Profession | Businessman |
Biography
editChisanga 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 Chisopa by just 97 votes.[7]
References
edit- ^ Sydney Chisanga National Assembly of Zambia
- ^ 2006 parliamentary results Electoral Commission of Zambia
- ^ Flashback: Full cabinet appointed by the late president Levy Patrick Mwanawasa in October, 2006 Zambian Observer, 12 June 2017
- ^ Salivaji, Chisanga Dropped Times of Zambia, 17 October 2007
- ^ 2011 National Assembly election results Archived 2016-03-05 at the Wayback Machine Electoral Commission of Zambia
- ^ Mkushi South candidates unveil blueprints Daily Mail, 24 June 2016
- ^ Candidate results for Mkushi South Electoral Commission of Zambia