Marondera East
| Marondera East | |
|---|---|
| Constituency for the National Assembly of Zimbabwe | |
| Province | Mashonaland East |
| Region | Marondera District |
| Current constituency | |
| Number of members | 1 |
| Party | ZANU–PF |
| Member(s) | Vimbayi Mutokonyi |
Marondera East is a constituency represented in the National Assembly of the Parliament of Zimbabwe, located in Marondera District in Mashonaland East Province. Its current MP since the 2023 general election is Vimbayi Mutokonyi of ZANU–PF.
History
In the March 2005 parliamentary election, the candidate of ZANU–PF, Sydney Sekeramayi, was declared the winner. This outcome was disputed.[citation needed]
In the 2018 election, Patrick Chidakwa of ZANU–PF was elected to represent the constituency.[1] Chidakwa died on 11 September 2020, and was replaced by Jeremiah Chiwetu, also of ZANU–PF, following a 26 March 2022 by-election.[2][3] ZANU–PF candidate Vimbayi Mutokonyi was elected to the seat in the 2023 election with 15,221 votes.[4]
Members
| Election | Name | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Sydney Sekeramayi | ZANU–PF | |
| 2005 | |||
| Constituency abolished 2008–2013 | |||
| 2013 | Jeremiah Chiwetu | ZANU–PF | |
| 2018 | Patrick Chidakwa | ZANU–PF | |
| 2022 by-election | Jeremiah Chiwetu | ZANU–PF | |
| 2023 | Vimbayi Mutokonyi | ZANU–PF | |
Election results
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | +/– | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeremiah Z Chiwetu | ZANU–PF | 9,379 | 82.01 | +2.70 | |
| Samuel Machekanyanga | CCC | 1,874 | 16.39 | New | |
| Thomas Tasarirenhamo | MDC Alliance | 104 | 0.91 | -18.97 | |
| Moses Mandaza | Zimbabwe Labour Party | 80 | 0.70 | -0.11 | |
| Total | 11,437 | 100.00 | – | ||
| Majority | 7,505 | 65.62 | +6.19 | ||
| ZANU–PF hold | |||||
See also
References
- ^ "MPs and Senators declared elected after 30 July 2018_harmonised elections". veritaszim.net. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
- ^ Muvishi, Andrew (11 September 2020). "JUST IN: MP Chidakwa dies". Retrieved 22 December 2022.
- ^ Report on the: 26 March 2022 By-Elections (PDF). Zimbabwe Election Support Network. 2022.
- ^ Maphosa, Victor (29 August 2023). "Zanu PF Mash East welcomes poll results". The Herald. Retrieved 18 December 2023.
