Kwekwe Central
| Kwekwe Central | |
|---|---|
| Constituency for the National Assembly of Zimbabwe | |
| Province | Midlands |
| Region | Kwekwe |
| Current constituency | |
| Seats | 1 |
| Party | Citizens Coalition for Change |
| Member(s) | Judith Tobaiwa |
Kwekwe Central is a constituency of the National Assembly of the Parliament of Zimbabwe, centered on the city of Kwekwe in Midlands Province. It is currently represented by Judith Tobaiwa of the Citizens Coalition for Change, who was elected in a 26 March 2022 by-election.[1] The previous MP for Kwekwe Central, Masango Matambanadzo of the National Patriotic Front, died on 28 July 2020.[2]
Members
[edit]An older constituency called Que Que (the town's colonial name until 1982) was represented in the Parliament of Rhodesia from 1928 until 1979.
| Election | Name | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Que Que | |||
| 1928 | Arthur James Taylor | Rhodesia Party | |
| 1933 | Charles Leppington | Reform | |
| 1934 | United | ||
| 1939 | |||
| 1946 | George Davenport | United | |
| 1948 | |||
| 1954 | |||
| 1958 | Morris Hirsch | United Federal | |
| 1962 | Andrew Dunlop | Rhodesian Front | |
| 1965 | |||
| 1970 | Jacobus Burger | Rhodesian Front | |
| 1974 | |||
| 1977 | |||
| Constituency abolished 1979–1990 | |||
| Kwekwe | |||
| 1990 | Emmerson Mnangagwa | ZANU–PF | |
| 1995 | |||
| 2000 | Blessing Chebundo | MDC | |
| 2005 | |||
| Kwekwe Central | |||
| 2008 | Blessing Chebundo | MDC–T | |
| 2013 | Masango Matambanadzo | ZANU–PF | |
| 2018 | NPF | ||
| 2022 by-election | Judith Tobaiwa | CCC | |
| 2023 | |||
Election results
[edit]| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | +/– | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Judith Tobaiwa | CCC | 6,639 | 67.52 | New | |
| John Mapurazi | ZANU–PF | 2,883 | 29.32 | +7.02 | |
| Lenin Tafadzwa Dzingire | United Zimbabwe Alliance | 165 | 1.68 | New | |
| Mbekezeli Ndlovu | MDC Alliance | 145 | 1.47 | -33.26 | |
| Total | 9,832 | 100.00 | – | ||
| Majority | 3,756 | 32.2 | +29.96 | ||
| CCC gain from National Patriotic Front | |||||
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Report on the: 26 March 2022 By-Elections (PDF). Zimbabwe Election Support Network. 2022.
- ^ Magoronga, Michael (28 July 2020). "Kwekwe Central legislator, Blackman dies". The Chronicle. Retrieved 22 December 2022.