Sydney Chisanga
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 | |
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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
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]
References
- 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