Lawrence Zimba

Lawrence Zimba
Member of the National Assembly for Kapiri Mposhi
In office
2011–2013
Preceded by Friday Malwa
Succeeded by Eddie Musonda
Personal details
Born (1955-04-22) 22 April 1955
Political party MMD, UPND
Profession Agricultural mechanic

Lawrence Zimba (born 22 April 1955)[1] is a Zambian politician. He served as Member of the National Assembly for Kapiri Mposhi from 2011 until 2013.

Biography

Prior to entering politics, Zimba worked as an agricultural mechanic.[1] He contested the Kapiri Mposhi seat as the Movement for Multi-Party Democracy candidate in the 2011 general elections and was elected with a majority of 7,000.[2] However, defeated Patriotic Front candidate Eddie Musonda successfully challenged the result in the Supreme Court, resulting in a by-election on 23 April 2013.[3] By then Zimba had defected to the United Party for National Development (UPND) and was the UPND candidate in the by-election, losing by a margin of 1,144 votes to Musonda.[4]

References

  1. 1 2 Lawrence Ziba National Assembly of Zambia
  2. ↑ 2011 National Assembly election results Electoral Commission of Zambia
  3. ↑ Voter Apathy in the Kapiri Mposhi Parliamentary by election Lusaka Times, 23 April 2013
  4. ↑ UPND will definately [sic] petition Kapiri by-election result – Lawyer Zambia Watchdog, 10 May 2013
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