Makoni Central

Last updated January 02, 2023

Makoni Central is a constituency of the National Assembly of the Parliament of Zimbabwe, located in Manicaland Province. Its current MP since the 2018 election is David Tekeshe of the Movement for Democratic Change Alliance.^[1]

Electoral history

Makoni Central was a newly-created constituency in the March 2008 parliamentary election.

Justice Minister Patrick Chinamasa was the ZANU-PF candidate for the seat in the 2008 election. He lost to the Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) candidate John Nyamande. Dunmore Kusano, an Independent candidate, came third.

General Election 2008: Makoni Central
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	MDC–T	John Nyamande	7060	56.84
	ZANU–PF	Patrick Chinamasa	4055	32.65
	Independent	Dunmore Kusano	1305	10.51
Majority			3005	24.19
Turnout			12420

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