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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.
Under the 1980 Constitution, 20 of the 100 seats in the House of Assembly were reserved for the country's white minority, although whites and other ethnic minorities made up only five per cent of the population. These seats were abolished in 1987.
The sixth House of Assembly, formed following elections held on 31 March 2005, had a total of 150 members. 120 members were directly elected in single member constituencies using the plurality (or First-past-the-post) system. The President appointed 12 additional members and 8 provincial governors who held reserved seats in the House. The remaining 10 seats were held by traditional chiefs who were chosen by their peers. All members served 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] The appointed and ex-officio members were transferred to the Senate. The Seventh House of Assembly was opened on August 26, 2008.
Party | Party leader | # of candidates |
Seats | Popular vote | ||||||
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2005 | Dissolution | Elected | # | % | ||||||
Movement for Democratic Change - Tsvangirai | Morgan Tsvangirai | 204 | 41 | 27 | 100 | 1,041,176 | 42.88 | |||
Movement for Democratic Change - Mutambara | Arthur Mutambara | 151 | - | 14 | 10 | 202,259 | 8.39 | |||
Zimbabwe African National Union-Patriotic Front | Robert Mugabe | 219 | 78 | 78 | 99 | 1,110,649 | 45.94 | |||
United People's Party | Daniel Shumba | 49 | - | - | 0 | 7,331 | 0.30 | |||
Peace Action is Freedom for All | Abel Ndlovu | 6 | - | - | 0 | 1,545 | 0.06 | |||
Federal Democratic Union | Paul Siwala | 7 | - | - | 0 | 1,315 | 0.05 | |||
Zimbabwe Progressive People's Democratic Party | Tafirenyika Mudavanhu | 8 | - | - | 0 | 1,047 | 0.04 | |||
Zimbabwe African National Union – Ndonga | Wilson Kumbila | 2 | - | - | 0 | 756 | 0.03 | |||
Zimbabwe Development Party | Kisinoti Mukwazhe | 9 | - | - | 0 | 608 | 0.03 | |||
Patriotic Union of MaNdebeleland | Leonard Nkala | 7 | - | - | 0 | 523 | 0.02 | |||
Christian Democratic Party | William Gwata | 2 | - | - | 0 | 233 | 0.01 | |||
Zimbabwe African People's Union - Federal Party | Sikhumbuzo Dube | 1 | - | - | 0 | 195 | 0.00 | |||
ZURD | Madechiwe Collias | 1 | - | - | 0 | 112 | 0.00 | |||
Voice of the People/Vox Populi | Moreprecision Muzadzi | 2 | - | - | 0 | 63 | 0.00 | |||
Zimbabwe Youth in Alliance | Moses Mutyasira | 1 | - | - | 0 | 7 | 0.00 | |||
Independents | 104 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 54,254 | 2.25 | ||||
Presidential appointees[2] | - | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | ||||
Ex-officio members (Chiefs)[2] | - | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | ||||
Total | 773 | 150 | 150 | 210 | 2,421,973 | 100% | ||||
Source: Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (The Herald) |
Lovemore Moyo is the current Speaker of the House of Assembly.
Political Party | Election Year | |||||||
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1980 | 1985 | 1990 | 1995 | 2000 | 2005 | |||
Zimbabwe African National Union - Patriotic Front (ZANU-PF) | 57 | 64 | 117 | 118 | 62 | 78 | ||
Patriotic Front - Zimbabwe African People's Union (PF-ZAPU) | 20 | 15 | - | - | - | - | ||
Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) | - | - | - | - | 57 | 41 | ||
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 | - | - | - | ||
Zimbabwe Youth in Alliance (ZYA) | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
Zimbabwe People's Democratic Party (ZPDP) | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
Presidential appointees | - | - | - | - | - | 20 | ||
Ex-officio members (Chiefs) | - | - | - | - | - | 20 | ||
Independent | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | ||
Total | 100 | 100 | 120 | 120 | 120 | 150 |
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