The 6th Parliament of Zimbabwe met between 2005 and 2008. At the time of the March 2005 parliamentary election, the Zimbabwean Parliament was unicameral, consisting of the 150-member House of Assembly. The Senate, abolished in 1989, was reintroduced in November 2005, consisting of 66 members. Of the 150 members in House of Assembly, 120 were elected via first-past-the-post voting in single-member constituencies. Of the remaining 30 seats, 12 members were appointed directly by the President, ten were provincial governors who were ex officio members, and eight seats were reserved for chiefs.[note 1][1] Fifty senators were elected in the same fashion as in the House of Assembly. Of the remaining 16 Senate seats, six were appointed directly by the President and ten were reserved for chiefs.
In the March 2005 election, the ruling Zimbabwe African National Union – Patriotic Front (ZANU–PF) won a 78-seat majority of the 120 elected seats, while the Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) won 41, a 16-seat decrease from its showing in the 2000 election. The remaining seat went to Jonathan Moyo, an independent.[2] In the November 2005 Senate election, ZANU–PF won 43 of the 50 elected seats, with the MDC taking the remaining seven. The Senate election was boycotted by much of the MDC, and the issue of whether to participate led to a split in the party. Morgan Tsvangirai's MDC–T faction, which opposed participating in the Senate election, comprised the biggest portion of the former MDC, while Welshman Ncube's smaller MDC–N faction was formed by members who had been expelled by Tsvangirai from the original MDC for standing as Senate candidates against his orders.
The members of the 6th Parliament of Zimbabwe were sworn in on 12 April 2005.[2] ZANU–PF's John Nkomo was elected Speaker unopposed.[note 2][3] Edna Madzongwe, also of ZANU–PF, was elected Deputy Speaker, a position she held in the previous Parliament.[3]
Composition
editSenate
editHouse of Assembly
edit| Party | Total | Vacant | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ZANU–PF | MDC[note 3] | Independent | |||
| End of previous Parliament | 68 | 51 | 1[note 4] | 120 | 0 |
| Start | 78 | 41 | 1 | 120 | 0 |
| 15 April 2005 | 77 | 119 | 1 | ||
| 18 June 2005 | 78 | 120 | 0 | ||
| 26 August 2005 | 77 | 119 | 1 | ||
| 26 November 2005 | 78 | 120 | 0 | ||
| 23 February 2006 | 40 | 119 | 1 | ||
| 20 May 2006 | 41 | 120 | 0 | ||
| 24 June 2006 | 77 | 119 | 1 | ||
| 1 July 2006 | 76 | 118 | 2 | ||
| 15 September 2006 | 75 | 117 | 3 | ||
| 7 October 2006 | 77 | 119 | 1 | ||
| 17 February 2007 | 78 | 120 | 0 | ||
| 2 March 2007 | 77 | 119 | 1 | ||
| 9 June 2007 | 78 | 120 | 0 | ||
Elected members
editSenate
editHouse of Assembly
editUnelected members
editSenate
edit| Name | Party | Type | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aguy Georgias | ZANU–PF | Presidential appointee | ||
| Peter Haritatos | ZANU–PF | Presidential appointee | ||
| Sheila Mahere | ZANU–PF | Presidential appointee | ||
| Joshua Teke Malinga | ZANU–PF | Presidential appointee | ||
| Tazvitya Mapfumo | ZANU–PF | Presidential appointee | ||
| Kantibhai Patel | ZANU–PF | Presidential appointee | ||
| Missing | ZANU–PF[note 5] | Chief | ||
| Missing | ZANU–PF | Chief | ||
| Missing | ZANU–PF | Chief | ||
| Missing | ZANU–PF | Chief | ||
| Missing | ZANU–PF | Chief | ||
| Missing | ZANU–PF | Chief | ||
| Missing | ZANU–PF | Chief | ||
| Missing | ZANU–PF | Chief | ||
| Missing | ZANU–PF | Chief | ||
| Missing | ZANU–PF | Chief | ||
House of Assembly
editMembership changes
editHouse of Assembly
edit| Constituency | Vacated by | Party | Reason for change | Successor | Party | Elected/appointed | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mudzi East | Ray Kaukonde | ZANU–PF | Kaukonde became governor of Mashonaland East on 15 April 2005. | Joseph Musa | ZANU–PF | 18 June 2005 | ||
| Governor of Mashonaland East | David Karimanzira | ZANU–PF | Karimanzira was replaced as governor on 15 April 2005.[6] | Ray Kaukonde | ZANU–PF | 15 April 2005 | ||
| Gutu North | Josiah Tungamirai | ZANU–PF | Tungamirai died on 26 August 2005. | Lovemore Matuke | ZANU–PF | 26 November 2005 | ||
| Governor of Harare | Vacant | – | The previous governor, Witness Mangwende, left office on 26 February 2005, prior to the opening of Parliament. | David Karimanzira | ZANU–PF | 2005 | ||
| Budiriro | Gilbert Shoko | MDC | Shoko died on 23 February 2006. | Emmanuel Chisvuure | MDC–T[note 7] | 20 May 2006 | ||
| Chikomba | Tichaona Jokonya | ZANU–PF | Jokonya died on 24 June 2006. | Steven Chiurayi | ZANU–PF | 7 October 2006 | ||
| Rushinga | Sandra Machirori | ZANU–PF | Machirori died on 1 July 2006. | Lazarus Dokora | ZANU–PF | 7 October 2006 | ||
| Chiredzi South | Aaron Baloyi | ZANU–PF | Baloyi died on 15 September 2006. | Kallisto Gwanetsa | ZANU–PF | 17 February 2007 | ||
| Zaka East | Tinos Rusere | ZANU–PF | Rusere died on 2 March 2007. | Livingstone Chineka | ZANU–PF | 9 June 2007[note 8] | ||
Notes and references
editNotes
edit- ^ Each province was represented by one chief, except for the metropolitan provinces of Bulawayo and Harare.
- ^ The MDC did not nominate a candidate for Speaker.
- ^ After the 2005 parliamentary election and the start of the 6th Parliament, the Movement for Democratic Change split over the issue of whether to participate in the November 2005 Senate election. Morgan Tsvangirai's MDC–T faction, which opposed participating in the Senate election, comprised the biggest portion of the former MDC, while Welshman Ncube's smaller MDC–N faction was formed by members who had been expelled by Tsvangirai from the original MDC for standing as Senate candidates against his orders.
- ^ The Chipinge South constituency was represented by Wilson Khumbula of ZANU–Ndonga.
- ^ a b The chiefs, while not officially affiliated with any party, were in practice supportive of ZANU–PF.
- ^ The previous governor, Witness Mangwende, left office on 26 February 2005, prior to the opening of the 6th Parliament of Zimbabwe.
- ^ The issue of whether to participate in the November 2005 Senate election caused the MDC to split into the MDC–T and MDC–N. The Budiriro by-election was the first contest between the rival factions, and saw the MDC–T win easily.
- ^ Both the MDC–T and MDC–N factions boycotted the by-election.
References
edit- ^ "Act to amend the Constitution of Zimbabwe" (PDF). University of Minnesota. 16 September 2005.
- ^ a b Mapenzauswa, Stella (13 April 2005). "Moyo on opposition benches as MPs sworn in". New Zimbabwe. Retrieved 11 April 2020.
- ^ a b "Nkomo elected Speaker of Parly". Daily Mirror. 13 April 2005. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l "Mugabe throws lifeline to embattled former Speaker". Zim Online. 12 April 2005. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o Parliamentary Debates. Parliament of Zimbabwe. 2005.
- ^ a b "Shuffling". Africa Confidential. 37. 24 May 1996.
- ^ Nyamukondiwa, Walter (30 October 2013). "Former governor Samkange dies". The Herald. Retrieved 12 April 2020.