Davies Chisopa defeated the incumbent MP, Sydney Chisanga of the Movement for Multi-Party Democracy during the 2011 general elections and contested the results at the Court of Appeals.
Chisopa contested the 2011 general elections as the Patriotic Front candidate in Mkushi South, but was defeated by the incumbent MP, Sydney Chisanga of the Movement for Multi-Party Democracy, who received 61% of the vote. 
However, Chisopa contested the results at the Supreme Court, claiming there had been electoral malpractice. 
