Phoebe Chikaonda

Phoebe Chikaonda
in 2026
Occupationpolitician

Phoebe Chiku Chikaonda is a Malawian politician who became the MP for Ntchisi East in the 2025 election.

Political career

In 2018, Chikaonda contested for the Ntchisi East seat as a United Democratic Front candidate, finishing last with 6% of the 17,000 votes behind winner William Kalima of the Malawi Congress Party (MCP), who secured over 40%.

Supported by the Gender Coordination Network as a prospective candidate for the 2025 election, she ran again and won the Ntchisi East Constituency by defeating five opponents, marking the first time the constituency elected a female member of parliament. Her victory contributed to a modest increase in women's representation in parliament in 2025, alongside other successful independent women candidates including Madalitso Baloyi, Hope Tionge, Rhita Sanga, Khadija Chunga, Amina Kajiya, Abigail Shariff, and Ireen Mambala.

In 2026, Chikaonda had joined the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP), the country's largest and governing party.

References

  1. ↑ "Parliament Results" (PDF). 2018.
  2. ↑ "2025-Parliamentary-Elections-List-of-Candidates" (PDF). Gazette. 2025.
  3. ↑ "For the first time, Ntchisi East Constituency has a female legislator..." The NationOnLine. 8 Oct 2025.
  4. ↑ Mwale, Winston (2025-10-01). "Malawi 2025 Parliamentary Elections: MCP, DPP Face Independent Surge, Women Gain". AfricaBrief. Retrieved 2026-08-04.
  5. ↑ "Member of parliament for Ntchisi South East constituency Phoebe Chikaonda who ..." Wiper Party via Facebook. June 2026.