Mount Pleasant (constituency)

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Mount Pleasant
Constituency
for the National Assembly of Zimbabwe
Province Harare
Region Mount Pleasant, Harare
Current constituency
Created1970–1987; recreated 2008
Seats1
Party ZANU-PF
Member George Mashavave

Mount Pleasant is a constituency represented in the National Assembly of the Parliament of Zimbabwe, located in the Mount Pleasant suburb of Harare. Previously a white constituency in the Parliament of Rhodesia, it was abolished in 1987 along with the other white-reserved seats in Parliament. It was recreated for the 2008 election and is currently represented by George Mashavave [1] of the ZANU-PF party since April 27, 2024 [2] when Mashavave won the seat in a by-election, after the previous MP, Fadzayi Mahere of the Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) party, resigned [3] from Parliament in January 2024 [4] .

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Members

ElectionNameParty
1970 Jack Howman Rhodesian Front
1974 Chris Andersen Rhodesian Front
1977
1979
1980
1985 Independent
Constituency abolished 1987–2008
2008 Jameson Timba MDC–T
2013 Jaison Passade ZANU–PF
2018 Samuel Banda [5] MDC Alliance
2023 Fadzayi Mahere [6] CCC
2024 George Mashavave [7] ZANU–PF

See also

References

  1. https://openparly.com/zanu-pf-announces-candidates-for-mt-pleasant-and-harare-east-by-election/
  2. https://www.thezimbabwean.co/2024/04/zanu-pf-wins-harare-east-mt-pleasant-by-elections/#google_vignette
  3. https://x.com/advocatemahere/status/1751299488898023829
  4. https://openparly.com/mahere-opts-out-of-by-election/
  5. "HON BANDA SAMUEL". Parliament of Zimbabwe. Retrieved 2022-12-31.
  6. "Fadzayi Mahere wins Mt Pleasant seat". Gambakwe Media. 2023-08-24. Retrieved 2023-12-17.
  7. https://news.pindula.co.zw/2024/03/25/mutimbanyoka-mashavave-declared-winners-in-zanu-pf-harare-primaries/