Mutare Central
| Mutare Central | |
|---|---|
| Constituency for the National Assembly of Zimbabwe | |
| Province | Manicaland |
| Region | Mutare |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 1990; reestablished 2000 |
| Seats | 1 |
| Party | Citizens Coalition for Change |
| Member(s) | Brian James |
Mutare Central is a constituency represented in the National Assembly of the Parliament of Zimbabwe, located in Mutare in Manicaland Province. Its current MP since the 2023 general election is Brian James of the Citizens Coalition for Change, the former mayor of Mutare.[1] The constituency was previously represented between 2000 and 2023 by Innocent Gonese.[2][3]
Members[edit]
| Election | Name | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mutare Urban | |||
| 1985 | Edgar Tekere | ZANU–PF | |
| Mutare Central | |||
| 1990 | Daniel Sithole | ZANU–PF | |
| Constituency abolished 1995–2000 | |||
| 2000 | Innocent Gonese | MDC | |
| 2005 | |||
| 2008 | MDC–T | ||
| 2013 | |||
| 2018 | MDC Alliance | ||
| 2023 | Brian James | CCC | |
Electoral history[edit]
In the 2008 parliamentary election the seat was won by the MDC candidate loyal to Morgan Tsvangirai. The ZANU–PF candidate came second followed by the MDC candidate loyal to Arthur Mutambara.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ZANU–PF | Munowenyu Brian Garikai Trinity | 2322 | 22.36 | ||
| MDC–T | Gonese Innocent Tinashe | 7284 | 70.15 | ||
| MDC (Mutambara) | Rusanga Gift | 639 | 6.15 | ||
| Majority | 4962 | 47.79 | |||
| Turnout | 10383 | ||||
Other candidates polled a total of 138 votes (1.34%)
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ Muleya, Martin (2023-08-29). "Mupfumi tell off Mutare Central electorate after heavy defeat". Chipinge Times. Retrieved 2023-12-18.
- ^ "MPs and Senators declared elected after 30 July 2018_harmonised elections". veritaszim.net. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
- ^ Sekeramayi, L. C. (2013-08-09). "General Elections: Names of Candidates Elected Following Poll" (PDF). Zimbabwean Government Gazette. XCI (64): 850–852 – via Gazettes.Africa.
- https://web.archive.org/web/20080401052750/http://www.sokwanele.com/thisiszimbabwe/archives/796
- https://web.archive.org/web/20080303001109/http://www.newzimbabwe.com/pages/electoral159.17766.html