Elections in Zimbabwe

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The Zimbabwe government consists of an elected head of state, the president, and a legislature. The presidential term lasts for 5 years, and is elected by majority, with a second round if no candidate receives a majority in the first round. [1] The Parliament is bicameral, consisting of the House of Assembly and Senate. Following the 2013 constitution, the House of Assembly has 270 members. 210 are elected for five-year terms by single-member constituencies. Furthermore, the constitution specifies that for the two first parliaments, there are 60 additional seats reserved for women, 6 seats per province, which are filled based on the votes for in the single-member constituencies, using party-list proportional representation, distributed using the largest remainder method and the hare quota. [2] [3] The Senate has 80 members: 60 are elected for five-year terms in 6-member constituencies representing one of the 10 provinces, elected based on the votes in the lower house election, using party-list proportional representation, distributed using the hare quota. Additionally the senate consists of 2 seats for each non-metropolitan district of Zimbabwe elected by each provincial assembly of chiefs using SNTV, [4] 1 seat each for the president and deputy president of the National Council of Chiefs and 1 male and 1 female seat for people with disabilities elected on separate ballots using FPTP by an electoral college designated by the National Disability Board. [2] [3]

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Zimbabwe is a one party dominant state, the dominant party being the Zimbabwe African National Union - Patriotic Front. Opposition parties are permitted, including the MDC Alliance led by Nelson Chamisa and the MDC–T led by Thokozani Khuphe, both formations of the original Movement for Democratic Change created in 1999. Recent elections (March 2008) have witnessed former ruling party finance minister Simba Makoni standing as an independent presidential candidate.

Latest elections

President

Mnangagwa was re-elected president. [5]

CandidatePartyVotes%
Emmerson Mnangagwa ZANU–PF 2,350,71152.60
Nelson Chamisa Citizens Coalition for Change 1,967,34344.03
Wilbert Mubaiwa National People’s Congress53,5171.20
Douglas Mwonzora Movement for Democratic Change – Tsvangirai 28,8830.65
Joseph Makamba Busha FreeZim Congress18,8160.42
Blessing Kasiyamhuru Zimbabwe Partnership for Prosperity13,0600.29
Tapiwa Trust Chikohora Zimbabwe Coalition for Peace and Development Party10,2300.23
Gwinyai Henry Muzorewa United African National Council 7,0530.16
Elisabeth Valerio United Zimbabwe Alliance6,9890.16
Harry Peter WilsonDemocratic Opposition Party6,7430.15
Lovemore Madhuku National Constitutional Assembly 5,3230.12
Total4,468,668100.00
Valid votes4,468,66897.97
Invalid/blank votes92,5532.03
Total votes4,561,221100.00
Registered voters/turnout6,623,51168.86
Source: Zimbabwe Electoral Commission, ZEC

Results by province

Results by Province [6]
Province Joseph Makamba Busha Nelson Chamisa Tapiwa Trust Chikohora Blessing Kasiyamhuru Lovemore Madhuku Emmerson Mnangagwa Wilbert Mubaiwa Gwinyai Henry Muzorewa Douglas Mwonzora Elisabeth Valerio Harry Peter Wilson Total Votes RejectedTotal Votes CastTotal Valid Votes CastVoter PopulationVoter Turnout %
FreeZim Congress CCC ZCPD ZIPP NCA ZANU–PF NPC UANC MDC-T UZA DOP
Votes %Votes %Votes %Votes %Votes %Votes %Votes %Votes %Votes %Votes %Votes %Votes %
Bulawayo 4370.26131,03778.523060.182550.151290.0831,05318.611,3890.832300.141,0040.608030.482490.152,0401.21168,932166,892287,35258.79
Harare 1,2360.17517,49471.467780.118040.115430.07193,88126.774,9580.684700.062,3370.321,3650.193250.0410,0711.37734,262724,1911,084,60167.70
Manicaland 2,4960.45240,67243.471,5470.281,8140.331,0740.19290,96052.568,5881.559930.183,8910.707130.138770.1611,3542.01564,979553,625829,32468.13
Mashonaland Central 2,0890.4495,50819.977850.161,2890.274550.10370,17577.414,0580.855860.122,2800.483580.076480.149,2001.89487,431478,231625,96877.87
Mashonaland East 1,4350.26184,82733.518920.169140.174150.08354,08164.205,1010.926710.122,1780.394350.085630.1010,6941.90562,206551,512773,28172.70
Mashonaland West 2,5790.47209,74438.101,1650.211,6670.305290.10323,52358.775,6641.038250.153,1570.577570.148870.1613,9312.47564,428550,497785,58371.85
Masvingo 2,6340.53167,81333.961,4540.292,2400.456370.13307,38362.216,7981.389080.182,8250.575400.118960.1811,0872.19505,215494,128723,93469.79
Matabeleland North 1,4250.65111,60951.039550.441,0600.484890.2291,30641.745,3562.457510.344,2491.948260.387030.326,5942.93225,323218,729371,70160.62
Matabeleland South 1,3310.7680,36545.899700.551,0350.594160.2482,51147.123,9972.287020.402,6731.535030.296120.354,7722.65179,887175,115300,76859.81
Midlands 3,1540.57228,27441.081,3780.251,9820.366360.11305,83855.037,6081.379170.174,2890.776890.129830.1812,8102.25568,558555,748840,99967.61
National Total18,8160.421,967,34344.0310,2300.2313,0600.295,3230.122,350,71152.6053,5171.207,0530.1628,8830.656,9890.166,7430.1592,5532.034,561,2214,468,6686,623,51168.86

House of Assembly

The National Assembly has 210 single-member constituencies, the results of which are shown below. [7] The remaining 70 seats comprises 60 seats which are reserved for women, six seats in each province, and 10 seats for youth, one seat in each province, which are filled based on the votes in the single-member constituencies using party-list proportional representation, distributed using the largest remainder method and the Hare quota.

On election day itself ZANU–PF won 136 seats and the CCC 73, with ZANU–PF retaining its rural base and the CCC capturing the urban vote. [8] [9] [10] Voting in the Gutu West constituency was postponed to 11 November after one of the candidates died shortly before the elections. [11] Following the parliamentary election in Gutu West, 65.24% of the constituency seats went to ZANU-PF and 34.76% of the constituency seats went to the CCC. [12]

Zimbabwean general election, 2023 results (House of Assembly).svg
PartyVotes%Seats
CommonWomenYouthTotal+/–
ZANU–PF 2,515,60756.18137337177–2
Citizens Coalition for Change 1,856,39341.4673273103New
Movement for Democratic Change – Tsvangirai 15,3070.340000–88
Zimbabwe African People's Union 10,8570.2400000
United Zimbabwe Alliance4,9370.110000New
National Constitutional Assembly 2,4620.0500000
Democratic Opposition Party2,1050.050000New
FreeZim Congress1,9260.0400000
Democratic Union of Zimbabwe1,8810.0400000
Mthwakazi Republic Party 1,6410.0400000
Zimbabwe National Revival Party1,2710.030000New
Zimbabwe African National Congress6280.010000New
United African National Council 5740.0100000
Zimbabwe Coalition for Peace and Development Party4340.010000New
National People’s Congress2970.010000New
Economic Freedom Fighters2860.010000New
United Freedom Party1870.000000New
Freedom Alliance1480.000000New
Independents60,4451.350000–1
Total4,477,386100.002106010280+10
Source: Zimbabwe Electoral Commission Zimbabwe Elections

Senate

Senate of Zimbabwe 2023.svg
PartySeats+/–
ZANU–PF 33–1
Citizens Coalition for Change 27New
Chiefs180
Persons with disabilities20
Total800
Source: Zimbabwe Electoral Commission

MPs who lost their seats

DefeatedPartyConstituencyDefeated byParty
Starman Chamisa [13] Citizens Coalition for Change Mbare Martin Matinyanya ZANU–PF
Temba Mliswa [14] Independent Norton Richard Tsvangirai Citizens Coalition for Change
Raj Modi [15] ZANU–PF Bulawayo South Nicola Watson Citizens Coalition for Change
Mthuli Ncube [16] ZANU–PF Cowdray Park Pashor Raphael Sibanda Citizens Coalition for Change

Referendums

On 12–13 February 2000, there was a constitutional referendum for increasing the powers of the president. These powers were to permit the government to confiscate White-owned land without compensation for the purpose of redistribution to Black farmers, and to give government officials immunity from prosecution.

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