Chirumanzu–Zibagwe

Chirumanzu–Zibagwe is a constituency of the House of Assembly of the Parliament of Zimbabwe, located in the Chirumhanzu District in Midlands Province. Mvuma, a small mining town, is one of the largest commercial centers in the constituency. The constituency was created in 2008 from the old Chirumanzu and Zhombe constituencies. Emmerson Mnangagwa, now the President of Zimbabwe, was the inaugural member, followed by his wife, Auxillia Mnangagwa. Its current Member of Parliament is Prosper Machando (ZANU–PF).[1]

Chirumanzu–Zibagwe
Constituency
for the Zimbabwean House of Assembly
RegionChirumhanzu District
Current constituency
Created2008 (2008)
Member(s)Prosper Machando (ZANU–PF)
Created fromChirumanzu and Zhombe

History

Chirumanzu–Zibagwe was created prior to the 2008 Zimbabwean general election, with territory taken from the old Chirumanzu and Zhombe constituencies. It stretches all the way from Mvuma, east side of the Harare-Masvingo Highway to the west side of the Harare-Bulawayo Highway to areas which were formerly under Zhombe constituency. It also covers places like Rukundo and Netherburn along the Gweru-Mvuma Highway.

Emmerson Mnangagwa won the constituency in 2008, and was reelected in 2013. In a 2015 by-election, his wife Auxillia Mnangagwa was elected to replace her husband, who vacated the seat when he became Vice-President of Zimbabwe.[2][3] In 2018, Mnangagwa announced that she would not be running for reelection to Parliament in order to focus more on her role as First Lady.[4] Her successor, the incumbent Prosper Machando, won the seat in the July 2018 general election.[1]

Demographics

In 2011, Chirumanzu–Zibagwe had a population of 40,185 people in 10,246 households.[5] In 2011, the constituency had 19,566 registered voters, or 48% of the population.[5] The constituency had 38 primary schools with 292 teachers serving 24,041 students, and 13 secondary schools with 2,887 pupils and 112 teachers.[5] There are 11 health facilities in the constituency, including five hospitals.[5]

List of members
Image Name Term Party
Emmerson Mnangagwa 2008 – 2014 ZANU–PF
Auxillia Mnangagwa 2015 – 2018 ZANU–PF
Prosper Machando 2018 – present ZANU–PF

Electoral history
By-election 2015: Chirumanzu-Zibagwe[6][7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
ZANU–PF Auxillia Mnangagwa 16,092 94.8%
NCA Munashe Mutodza 79 0.5%
TZ Abigail Rumbidzai Musambasa 456 2.7%
Good People’s Movement Gadzamoyo Dehwa 86 0.5%
Independent Chawaona Wilbroad Kanoti 257 1.5%
Majority 15214 89.6%
Turnout 16970 86.7%
ZANU-PF hold Swing

See also

References
  1. 2018 National Assembly Results
  2. Staff Reporter|15 January 2015|Staff Reporter Mnangagwa wife wants to replace hubby as MP New Zimbabwe|News|Retrieved 24 February 2016
  3. MyZim President Mugabe sets by-elections dates for Mnangagwa and Mujuru's constituences [sic] MyZim|News|Retrieved 24 February 2016
  4. "'Tears' as Zim First Lady gives up parliamentary seat – reports". News24. 2018-02-12. Retrieved 2018-07-01.
  5. Parlzim Chirumanzu-Zibagwe Chirumanzu Zibagwe Constituency Profile Parlzim.gov.zw|Constituencies|Retrieved 24 February 2016
  6. Midlands Correspondent |29 January 2015 Five candidates vie for Chirumanzu-Zibagwe Archived 2017-07-05 at the Wayback Machine New Zimbabwe|Retrieved 24 February 2016"
  7. Mlevu, Simiso (28 March 2015). The Herald http://www.herald.co.zw/breaking-news-auxillia-mnangagwa-wins-chirumanzu-zibagwe-by-elections/. Retrieved 28 November 2017. Missing or empty |title= (help)
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