Lawrence Zimba (born 22 April 1955)Lawrence Ziba National Assembly of Zambia 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. 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 7,000.2011 National Assembly election results Electoral Commission of Zambia However, defeated Patriotic Front candidate Eddie Musonda successfully challenged the result in the Supreme Court, resulting in a by-election on 23 April 2013.Voter Apathy in the Kapiri Mposhi Parliamentary by election Lusaka Times, 23 April 2013 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. Zambia Watchdog, 10 May 2013
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