Nkana (constituency)

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Nkana is a constituency of the National Assembly of Zambia. It covers the western part of the city of Kitwe, including the suburb of Nkana.[1]

History[]

The constituency was established in 1938 and originally covered Kasempa, Mufulira, Mwinilunga, Nkana and Solwezi.[2] In 1941 its borders were redrawn to cover only Chingola and Nkana.[3] In 1948 it was reduced to covering only Kitwe.[4]

List of MPs[]

Election year MP Party
Nkana
1938
1941 Labour Party
1944
1948
1954 Federal Party
United Federal Party
Kitwe West
1959 United Federal Party
1962 United Federal Party
Seat abolished (Kitwe split into and )
1968 United National Independence Party
Nkana
1973 United National Independence Party
1978 United National Independence Party
1983 United National Independence Party
1988 United National Independence Party
1991 Movement for Multi-Party Democracy
Movement for Multi-Party Democracy
1996 Movement for Multi-Party Democracy
2001 Movement for Multi-Party Democracy
2006 Movement for Multi-Party Democracy
2011 Patriotic Front
2016 Patriotic Front
2021 Independent

References[]

  1. ^ Nkana National Assembly of Zambia
  2. ^ Official Verbatim Report of the Debates of the Fifth Session (Resumed) of the Ninth Legislative Council, Legislative Council of Northern Rhodesia, p21
  3. ^ Official Verbatim Report of the Debates of the Fifth Session (Resumed) of the Ninth Legislative Council, Legislative Council of Northern Rhodesia, p22
  4. ^ Official Verbatim Report of the Debates of the Fifth Session (Resumed) of the Ninth Legislative Council, Legislative Council of Northern Rhodesia, p23
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