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Ishmael Louis Japan
MP for Machinga Mikoko
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- Member of Parliament for Machinga Mikoko
- Constituency
- Machinga Mikoko
- District
- Machinga
- Region
- Southern Region
- Party
- Independent
- In Parliament
- By-election, 30 June 2026
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By-election result, 30 June 2026: Machinga Mikoko
- Ishmael Louis Japan Independent4,940 31.3%
- Ibrahim Rajabu Ojess UDF4,859 30.8%
- Francis Mukonaothana Haiya DPP3,976 25.2%
- Yusuf Taibu Independent833 5.3%
- Gertrude Lucy Edgar Chirambo Independent516 3.3%
15,922 of 30,524 registered voters turned out (52.2%).
Top 5 of 8 candidates.
Jaffalie Mussa (DPP), elected in September 2025, died on 27 February 2026.
Source: Malawi Electoral Commission
Ishmael Louis Japan is the Member of Parliament for Machinga Mikoko constituency in Machinga district, in Malawi’s Southern Region. He sits as an independent.
In the by-election of 30 June 2026 Japan won the seat with 4,940 votes (31.3% of valid votes), ahead of Ibrahim Rajabu Ojess (UDF) with 4,859. 8 candidates stood.
Jaffalie Mussa (DPP), elected in September 2025, died on 27 February 2026.
