Mutasa South
Mutasa South | |
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Constituency for the National Assembly of Zimbabwe | |
Province | Manicaland |
Region | Mutasa District |
Current constituency | |
Number of members | 1 |
Party | ZANU–PF |
Member(s) | Misheck Mugadza |
Created from | Mutasa |
Mutasa South is a constituency represented in the National Assembly of the Parliament of Zimbabwe, located in Manicaland Province. Its current MP since a 2022 by-election is Misheck Mugadza of ZANU–PF. The seat was previous represented by Regai Tsunga of the Movement for Democratic Change Alliance until he was recalled in 2021.
History
Mutasa South is a constituency of Zimbabwe in the province of Manicaland.[1] It is also the central area of the Manyika tribe.
In 2008, the Movement for Democratic Change – Tsvangirai candidate Misheck Kagurabadza won against the ZANU-PF candidate.
In the 2018 election, the constituency was won by Regai Tsunga of the Movement for Democratic Change Alliance.[2] Tsunga was recalled from parliament on 17 March 2021 amid factional disputes within the MDC Alliance.[3] In a 26 March 2022 by-election, Misheck Mugadza of ZANU–PF was elected to the seat.[4]
Members
Election | Member | Party | |
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2005 | Oppah Muchinguri | ZANU–PF | |
2008 | Misheck Kagurabadza | MDC–T | |
2013 | Irene Zindi | ZANU–PF | |
2018 | Regai Tsunga | MDC Alliance | |
2022 by-election | Misheck Mugadza | ZANU–PF | |
2023 |
Election results
Candidate | Party | Votes | % | +/– | |
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Misheck Mugadza | ZANU–PF | 5,818 | 51.49 | +6.56 | |
Regai Tsunga | CCC | 5,269 | 46.63 | New | |
Pedzisai Tauzeni | MDC Alliance | 162 | 1.43 | -50.72 | |
Eurydice Lynette Ndoro | Independent | 50 | 0.44 | New | |
Total | 11,299 | 100.00 | – | ||
Majority | 549 | 4.86 | -2.36 | ||
ZANU–PF gain from MDC Alliance |
See also
References
- ^ Mutasa South Constituency Profile Archived 2015-01-13 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "MPs and Senators declared elected after 30 July 2018_harmonised elections". veritaszim.net. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
- ^ "The legality of 6 PDP MPs recall". NewsDay. 24 March 2021. Retrieved 22 December 2022.
- ^ Report on the: 26 March 2022 By-Elections (PDF). Zimbabwe Election Support Network. 2022.
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