House of Assembly of Zimbabwe
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The House of Assembly of Zimbabwe is the lower chamber of the country's bicameral Parliament. It was the unicameral legislative body from 1989 until late November 2005, when the Senate was re-introduced.
The current House of Assembly, formed following elections held on 31 March 2005, has a total of 150 members. 120 members are directly elected in single member constituencies using the plurality (or First-past-the-post) system. The President appoints 12 additional members and 8 provincial governors who hold reserved seats in the House. The remaining 10 seats are held by traditional chiefs who are chosen by their peers. All members serve five-year terms.
A 2007 law, to take effect after the 2008 election, expanded the House of Assembly to 210 seats and made it a fully elected body.[1]
| Parties | Votes | % | Seats |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe African National Union-Patriotic Front | 1,569,867 | 59.6 | 78 |
| Movement for Democratic Change | 1,041,292 | 39.5 | 41 |
| Independents | 16,223 | 0.6 | 1 |
| Zimbabwe African National Union-Ndonga | 6,608 | 0.3 | 0 |
| Zimbabwe Youth in Alliance | 594 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Zimbabwe People's Democratic Party | 61 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Presidential appointees | 20 | ||
| Ex-officio members (Chiefs) | 10 | ||
| Total (turnout 47.7%) | 2,634,645 | 100.0 | 150 |
| Registered voters | 5,658,624 | ||
| Total votes cast | 2,696,670 | ||
| Invalid votes | 62,025 | ||
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John Nkomo is the current Speaker of the House of Assembly.
Results of the 2008 Zimbabwe parliamentary election
| Parties | Seats won | % of vote |
|---|---|---|
| MDC | 109 | 52.80% |
| ZANU-PF | 97 | 45.94% |
| independents | 1 | 2.25% |
| vacant | 3 | n/a |
| Total seats | 210 |
Source: Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (The Herald)
[edit] Previous House of Assembly election results
| Political Party | Election Year | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 1985 | 1990 | 1995 | 2000 | ||||
| Zimbabwe African National Union - Patriotic Front (ZANU-PF) | 57 | 64 | 117 | 118 | 62 | |||
| Patriotic Front - Zimbabwe African People's Union (PF-ZAPU) | 20 | 15 | - | - | - | |||
| Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) | - | - | - | - | 57 | |||
| Zimbabwe African National Union - Ndonga (ZANU-Ndonga) | - | - | 1 | 2 | 1 | |||
| Rhodesian Front (RF) | 20 | - | - | - | - | |||
| United African National Council (UANC) | 3 | - | - | - | - | |||
| Conservative Alliance of Zimbabwe (CAZ) | - | 15 | - | - | - | |||
| Independent Zimbabwe Group (IZG) | - | 4 | - | - | - | |||
| Zimbabwe Unity Movement (ZUM) | - | - | 2 | - | - | |||
| Total | 100 | 100 | 120 | 120 | 120 | |||
[edit] See also
- Senate of Zimbabwe - the upper chamber of Parliament
- History of Zimbabwe
- Legislative Branch
- List of national legislatures
[edit] References
- ^ Carole Gombakomba, "Zimbabwe's Mugabe Finalizes Constitutional Amendment On Elections", VOA News, November 1, 2007.
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