Sydney Chisanga

Zambian politician

Sydney Chisanga

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|  (1970-10-03) 3 October 1970 (age 53)
Political party| MMD, UPND
Profession| Businessman

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.

## Biography[edit]

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[edit]

1. ^ Sydney Chisanga National Assembly of Zambia
2. ^ 2006 parliamentary results Electoral Commission of Zambia
3. ^ Flashback: Full cabinet appointed by the late president Levy Patrick Mwanawasa in October, 2006 Zambian Observer, 12 June 2017
4. ^ Salivaji, Chisanga Dropped Times of Zambia, 17 October 2007
5. ^ 2011 National Assembly election results Archived 2016-03-05 at the Wayback Machine Electoral Commission of Zambia
6. ^ Mkushi South candidates unveil blueprints Daily Mail, 24 June 2016
7. ^ Candidate results for Mkushi South Electoral Commission of Zambia