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Matthews Chinombo Mtumbuka
MP for Rumphi Central
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- Member of Parliament for Rumphi Central
- Constituency
- Rumphi Central
- District
- Rumphi
- Region
- Northern Region
- Party
- UTM UTM Party
- In Parliament
- By-election, 17 March 2026
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By-election result, 17 March 2026: Rumphi Central
- Matthews Chinombo Mtumbuka UTM6,395 44.2%
- Moir Walita Mkandawire DPP5,378 37.2%
- Paul Nyirenda AFORD2,461 17%
- Licy Nkosi Kamwendo Independent113 0.8%
- McDowel Aaron Chidumba Mkandawire MCP112 0.8%
14,510 of 25,880 registered voters turned out (56.1%).
Enock Chakufwa Chihana (AFORD) won the seat in September 2025 but had to give it up when he became Second Vice President.
Source: Malawi Electoral Commission
Matthews Chinombo Mtumbuka is the Member of Parliament for Rumphi Central constituency in Rumphi district, in Malawi’s Northern Region. He sits as a member of the UTM Party (UTM).
In the by-election of 17 March 2026 Mtumbuka won the seat with 6,395 votes (44.2% of valid votes), ahead of Moir Walita Mkandawire (DPP) with 5,378. 5 candidates stood.
Enock Chakufwa Chihana (AFORD) won the seat in September 2025 but had to give it up when he became Second Vice President.
