Nkulumane (constituency)

Nkulumane
National Assembly constituency for the Parliament of Zimbabwe
District	Bulawayo
Province	Bulawayo
Electorate	22,833 (2025)
Major settlements	Nkulumane
Current constituency
Number of members	1
Party	ZANU-PF
Member	Freedom Phineas Murechu

Nkulumane is a constituency of the National Assembly of the Parliament of Zimbabwe located in the city of Bulawayo in eastern Zimbabwe. ^[1]

Elections

In the 2023 Zimbabwean general election, Desire Moyo was elected from the Citizens Coalition for Change. ^[2] Moyo was killed in car crash on 10 October 2025, rendering the seat vacant. ^[3] The seat was won by ZANU-PF candidate Freedom Phineas Murechu in the following by-election on 20 December 2025.

2025 by-election: Nkulumane

Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Freedom Phineas Murechu	ZANU–PF	3,416	66.42
	Rodney Donovan Jele	Independent	745	14.49
	Auxilia Zitha	Independent	325	6.32
	Mothusi Madlela Ndlovu	CCC	320	6.22
	Fuzwayo Mbuso	Independent	121	2.35
	Vivian Viyo Siziba	ZAPU	110	2.14
	Alson Moyo	EFF Zimbabwe	65	1.26
	Ethel Sibanda	MDC-T	23	0.45
	Nompilo Malaba Ncube	ZANC	18	0.35
Total			5,143	100.00
Valid votes			5,143	99.30
Invalid/blank votes			36	0.70
Total votes			5,179	100.00
Registered voters/turnout			22,833	22.68
Majority			2,671
	ZANU-PF gain from CCC

2023 general election: Nkulumane

Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Desire Moyo	CCC	9,880	74.98
	Freedom Phineas Murechu	ZANU–PF	2,402	18.23
	Andrew Ndlovu	ZAPU	465	3.53
	Nompilo Zidyabhebhe	ZANC	177	1.34
	Florida Deliah Mtetwa	UZA	151	1.15
	Adelaide Mhlanga	FreeZimCongress	101	0.77
Total			13,176	100.00
Registered voters/turnout			22,682	–
Majority			7,478
	CCC hold

2022 by-election: Nkulumane

Candidate		Party	Votes	%	+/–
	Kucaca Ivumile Phulu	CCC	2,760	56.64	New
	David Ndlovu	ZANU–PF	1,900	38.99	+15.62
	Gideon Mangena	MDC Alliance	150	3.08	−37.56
	Lovejoy Gregory Ncube	Republican Party of Zimbabwe	45	0.92	−0.58
	Dumisani Tokwido	Democratic Opposition Party	18	0.37	New
Total			4,873	100.00	–
Majority			860	17.65	+0.38%
	CCC gain from MDC Alliance

References

1. 2022 Report on the Delimitation Exercise (PDF). Zimbabwe Electoral Commission. 2022. pp. xvi–xvii – via Veritas.
2. Moyo, Nizbert. "Nkulumane MP celebrates one year in office". Southern Eye. Retrieved 2025-09-09.
3. "Fatal highway collision claims Nkulumane legislator, injures four MPs". ZBC. Harare, Zimbabwe: ZBC. 2025-10-10. Retrieved 2025-10-10.

See also

• List of parliamentary constituencies of Zimbabwe