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Patrick Siyabonga Bandawe

MP for Dedza Mtakataka

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Member of Parliament for Dedza Mtakataka

Constituency: Dedza Mtakataka
District: Dedza
Region: Central Region
Party: MCP Malawi Congress Party
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: Dedza Mtakataka

Patrick Siyabonga Bandawe MCP7,080 55.5%
Nancy Stella Kaendera Maluza DPP4,735 37.1%
Hyacinta Palingana Chikaonda Independent598 4.7%
Davie Kupempha Independent257 2%
Charles John Sandram Independent88 0.7%

12,943 of 24,471 registered voters turned out (52.9%).

The September 2025 vote was put off after a court added a candidate once ballot papers were printed.

Source: Malawi Electoral Commission

Patrick Siyabonga Bandawe is the Member of Parliament for Dedza Mtakataka constituency in Dedza district, in Malawi’s Central Region. He sits as a member of the Malawi Congress Party (MCP).

In the by-election of 17 March 2026 Bandawe won the seat with 7,080 votes (55.5% of valid votes), ahead of Nancy Stella Kaendera Maluza (DPP) with 4,735. 5 candidates stood.

The September 2025 vote was put off after a court added a candidate once ballot papers were printed.