Mzimba North East Constituency

First-past-the-post constituency
for the Parliament of Malawi
DistrictMzimba
RegionNorthern Region
Major settlementsEkwendeni
Current constituency
PartyMCP
Member

Mzimba North East Constituency is a constituency for the National Assembly of Malawi, located in the Mzimba District of Malawi's Northern Region.[1][2][3] It is one of 13 constituencies in Mzimba District.[4] It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system. The constituency has 19 wards, all electing councilors for the Mzimba District. The constituency is currently represented by MP, Catherine Gotani Hara.[5][6]

At the 2025 Malawian General Election Catherine Gotani Hara was the MCP's Deputy President. She took nearly 15,000 votes to win the seat with Edgar Tembo in second place.[7]

Members of parliament

Elections MP Party Notes References
2009[8] Catherine Gotani Hara DPP Multi-party system [6]
2025 Catherine Gotani Hara DPP Multi-party system [7]

References

  1. ^ "Current Constituency And Ward Maps – Malawi Electoral Commission". Retrieved 2024-07-26.
  2. ^ "Maps – Constituency – Northern Region – Malawi Electoral Commission". Retrieved 2024-07-26.
  3. ^ Reporter, Malawi24 (2020-09-14). "Mzimba Luwelezi MP dumps DPP for UTM Malawi 24 | Latest News from Malawi". Malawi 24. Retrieved 2024-07-27.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  4. ^ "Publication of Names of Candidates duly nominated for 2025 election as Member of Parliament - Signed Gazette notice" (PDF). MWNation. 2025. Retrieved 5 October 2025.
  5. ^ "Heated race to Mzimba North East seat centering on education - Malawi Nyasa Times - News from Malawi about Malawi". www.nyasatimes.com. 2019-03-13. Retrieved 2024-07-28.
  6. ^ a b "Malawi parliament elects first-ever female speaker". www.aa.com.tr. Retrieved 2024-07-28.
  7. ^ a b Mvona, Ralph (2025-09-19). "Rise, fall of giants in MPs' race". Nation Online. Retrieved 2025-09-21.
  8. ^ https://mec.org.mw/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/[email protected]


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