Kabwe Central

Kabwe Central is a constituency of the National Assembly of Zambia.

History[]

The constituency was established in 1926 as Northern, covering Broken Hill, Kasempa, Mkushi, Mwinilunga, Ndola and Solwezi.^[1] In 1929 Abercorn, Chinsali, Isoka, Kasama, , Mpika and Mporokoso were added to the constituency, whilst Kasempa, Ndola and Solwezi were transferred to the new Ndola constituency.^[1]

In 1941 the constituency was renamed Broken Hill, covering only Broken Hill, Mkushi and Serenje, with the remaining settlements transferred to the new .^[1] It was reduced in size again in 1948, now covering only the urban area of Broken Hill and the northern part of the Broken Hill rural area.^[1]

The constituency was renamed Kabwe in 1964, and became Kabwe Central in 2001.

List of MPs[]

Election year	MP	Party
Northern
1926

1929
1932
1935	Stewart Gore-Browne
1938	Roy Welensky
Broken Hill
1941	Roy Welensky	Labour Party
1944	Roy Welensky
1948	Roy Welensky
1954		Federal Party
1959		United Federal Party
1962		United Federal Party
Kabwe
1964	Nalumino Mundia	United National Independence Party
1968		United National Independence Party
1973		United National Independence Party
1978		United National Independence Party
1983		United National Independence Party
1988		United National Independence Party
1991	Paul Tembo	Movement for Multi-Party Democracy
1996	Austin Chewe	Independent
Kabwe Central
2001	Patrick Musonda	Heritage Party
	Patrick Musonda	Movement for Multi-Party Democracy
2006	Kayula Kakusa	Movement for Multi-Party Democracy
2011	James Kapyanga	Patriotic Front
2016	Tutwa Ngulube	Patriotic Front

References[]

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Official Verbatim Report of the Debates of the Fifth Session (Resumed) of the Ninth Legislative Council, Legislative Council of Northern Rhodesia, pp19–23

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v t Constituencies of the National Assembly of Zambia
Central Province	Bwacha Chisamba Chitambo Itezhi-Tezhi Kabwe Central Kapiri Mposhi Katuba Keembe Lufubu Mkushi North Mkushi South Muchinga Mumbwa Mwembeshi Nangoma Serenje
Copperbelt Province	Bwana Mkubwa Chifubu Chililabombwe Chimwemwe Chingola Kabushi Kafulafuta Kalulushi Kamfinsa Kankoyo Kantanshi Kwacha Luanshya Lufwanyama Masaiti Mpongwe Mufulira Nchanga Ndola Central Nkana Roan Wusakile
Eastern Province	Chadiza Chasefu Chipangali Chipata Central Kapoche Kasenengwa Kaumbwe Luangeni Lumezi Lundazi Malambo Milanzi Mkaika Msanzala Nyimba Petauke Central Sinda Vubwi
Luapula Province	Bahati Bangweulu Chembe Chiengi Chifunabuli Chipili Kawambwa Luapula Mambilima Mansa Central Milenge Mwansabombwe Mwense Nchelenge Pambashe
Lusaka Province	Chawama Chilanga Chirundu Chongwe Feira Kabwata Kafue Kanyama Lusaka Central Mandevu Matero Munali Rufunsa
Muchinga Province	Chama North Chama South Chinsali Isoka Kanchibiya Mafinga Mfuwe Mpika Central Nakonde Shiwa Ng'andu
Northern Province	Chilubi Chimbamilonga Kaputa Kasama Central Lubansenshi Lukashya Lunte Lupososhi Malole Mbala Mporokoso Mpulungu Senga Hill
North-Western Province	Chavuma Ikeleng'i Kabompo Kasempa Manyinga Mufumbwe Mwililunga Solwezi Central Solwezi East Solwezi West Zambezi East Zambezi West
Southern Province	Bweengwa
Western Province	Mwandi