Davies Chisopa

Davies Chisopa (born 23 June 1973)[1] is a Zambian politician. He is currently Member of the National Assembly for Mkushi South.

Davies Chisopa
Member of the National Assembly for Mkushi South
Assumed office
2014
Preceded bySydney Chisanga
Minister for Central Province
In office
2015–2016
Preceded byObvious Mwaliteta
Succeeded bySydney Mushanga
Personal details
Born (1973-06-23) 23 June 1973
Political partyPatriotic Front

Biography

Chisopa contested the 2011 general elections as the Patriotic Front candidate in Mkushi South, but was defeated by the incumbent MP, Sydney Chisanga of the Movement for Multi-Party Democracy, who received 61% of the vote.[2] However, 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 with a majority of 810 votes.[3] In February 2015 he was appointed Minister for Central Province.[1]

Chisopa was re-elected in the 2016 general elections, defeating Chisanga by 97 votes.[4] In October 2017 he became a member of the Committee on National Economy, Trade and Labour Matters and the Committee on Local Government Accounts.[1]

References
  1. Davies Chisopa National Assembly of Zambia
  2. 2011 National Assembly election results Archived 2016-03-05 at the Wayback Machine Electoral Commission of Zambia
  3. Mkushi South candidates unveil blueprints Daily Mail, 24 June 2016
  4. Candidate results for Mkushi South Electoral Commission of Zambia
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