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Richard Chimwendo Banda

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Richard Chimwendo Banda

MP for Dowa East

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  • Member of Parliament for Dowa East
Constituency
Dowa East
District
Dowa
Region
Central Region
Party
MCP Malawi Congress Party
In Parliament
Elected 16 September 2025

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2025 election result: Dowa East

  1. Richard William Chimwendo MCP25,111 86.3%
  2. Lizzie Ndomondo DPP3,997 13.7%

Source: Malawi Electoral Commission

Richard Chimwendo Banda is the Member of Parliament for Dowa East constituency in Dowa district, in Malawi’s Central Region. He sits as a member of the Malawi Congress Party (MCP).

In the 16 September 2025 general election Banda won the seat with 25,111 votes (86.3% of valid votes), ahead of Lizzie Ndomondo (DPP) with 3,997.