Mutare West
Constituency
for the National Assembly of Zimbabwe
ProvinceManicaland
RegionMutare District
Current constituency
Number of members1
PartyZANU–PF
Member(s)Nyasha Marange

Mutare West is a constituency represented in the National Assembly of the Parliament of Zimbabwe, located in Manicaland Province. Its current MP since the 2023 general election is Nyasha Marange of ZANU–PF.

Electoral history

The candidate of the ZANU–PF was declared the winner in the March 2005 parliamentary election, despite irregularities. In the March 2008 parliamentary election, Movement for Democratic Change candidate Shuah Mudiwa very narrowly won the seat, receiving 7,597 votes against 7,577 votes for Chris Mushohwe, the Minister of Transport and Communications, according to official results. Mushowe despite losing the parliamentary seat was elevated to the level of provincial Governor. An independent candidate, Gideon Chamuka, received 536 votes.[1]

In the 2018 election, Teedzai Muchimwe of ZANU–PF was elected to represent the constituency.[2]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Zimbabwe election results 2008" Archived 2008-04-05 at the Wayback Machine, newzimbabwe.com.
  2. ↑ "MPs and Senators declared elected after 30 July 2018_harmonised elections". veritaszim.net. Retrieved 19 April 2020.

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