Chitungwiza South

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Chitungwiza South
Constituency
for the National Assembly of Zimbabwe
Province Harare
Region Chitungwiza
Current constituency
Created2008
Seats1
Party Citizens Coalition for Change
Member(s) Maxwell Mavhunga
Created from Chitungwiza

Chitungwiza South is a constituency represented in the National Assembly of the Parliament of Zimbabwe, located in Harare Province. It covers part of Chitungwiza, a dormitory city near Harare. Its current MP since the 2018 election is Maxwell Mavhunga of the Citizens Coalition for Change (previously of the Movement for Democratic Change Alliance). [1]

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History

In 2008, the MDC-Tsvangirai's Misheck Shoko was elected MP for the constituency, defeating ZANU-PF's Chikavange Chigumba, MDC-Mutambara's Rosemary Mutore, independent candidate Farai Manyepxa, ZPPDP candidate Foreward Ngwindingwindi and ZDP candidate Costa Gombera.

Members

ElectionNameParty
2008 Misheck Shoko MDC–T
2013 Christopher Chigumba ZANU–PF
2018 Maxwell Mavhunga MDC Alliance
2023 CCC

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References

  1. "MPs and Senators declared elected after 30 July 2018_harmonised elections". veritaszim.net. Retrieved 19 April 2020.