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Balaka South Constituency

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First-past-the-post constituency
for the Parliament of Malawi
DistrictBalaka
RegionSouthern Region
Current constituency
PartyIndependent
Member(s)

Balaka South Constituency is a constituency for the National Assembly of Malawi, located in the Balaka District of Malawi's Southern Region.[2][3] It is one of the 4 constituencies in the district that elects one member of parliament by the first past the post system.

The constituency has several wards, all electing councilors for the Balaka District. In 2009, the member of parliament who represented the constituency was George Nnensa[4][5] and from 2019 it was Ireen Mambala who won her seat against nine other male contenders.

Members of parliament

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Elections MP Party Notes References
2009[6] George Nnensa Mafunde Multi-party system [4][5]
2019 Ireen Mambala Independent Multi-party system [7]

References

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  1. ^ Reporter, Nyasa Times (2022-02-21). "Balaka South MP Mambala forced to divert cutoff road road through a nearby village's maize field * Set to compensate affected households - Malawi Nyasa Times - News from Malawi about Malawi". www.nyasatimes.com. Retrieved 2025-01-18.
  2. ^ "Current Constituency And Ward Maps – Malawi Electoral Commission". Retrieved 2024-07-26.
  3. ^ "Maps – Constituency – Southern Region – Malawi Electoral Commission". Retrieved 2024-07-26.
  4. ^ a b https://mec.org.mw/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/2009-PPE-REPORT.pdf
  5. ^ a b "africanelections.org | Malawi Elections | Elections Results". 2013-11-04. Archived from the original on 2013-11-04. Retrieved 2024-07-28.
  6. ^ https://mec.org.mw/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/Parliamentary-Results-@29May09.pdf
  7. ^ "PWC Home – PWC Malawi". Retrieved 2025-01-18.
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