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Mavuto Mapongo Gulo

MP for Blantyre West

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Member of Parliament for Blantyre West

Constituency: Blantyre West
District: Blantyre
Region: Southern Region
Party: Independent
In Parliament: By-election, 17 March 2026

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Parliament switchboard+265 1 770 090

Contacts as published by the Parliament of Malawi.

By-election result, 17 March 2026: Blantyre West

Mavuto Mapongo Gulo Independent5,178 57.8%
Dexton Mphatso Gunsalu DPP2,688 30%
Vinniey Kumitete Independent261 2.9%
Jason Isaac Kaneka Independent244 2.7%
Dija Magret Mussa Independent204 2.3%

9,084 of 23,359 registered voters turned out (38.9%).

Top 5 of 10 candidates.

The September 2025 vote was postponed after the death of MCP candidate Michael Izeck Chisala.

Source: Malawi Electoral Commission

Mavuto Mapongo Gulo is the Member of Parliament for Blantyre West constituency in Blantyre district, in Malawi’s Southern Region. He sits as an independent.

In the by-election of 17 March 2026 Gulo won the seat with 5,178 votes (57.8% of valid votes), ahead of Dexton Mphatso Gunsalu (DPP) with 2,688. 10 candidates stood.

The September 2025 vote was postponed after the death of MCP candidate Michael Izeck Chisala.