Makoni Central is a constituency represented in the National Assembly of the Parliament of Zimbabwe, located in Manicaland Province. Its current MP since the 2023 general election is Patrick Sagandira of the Citizens Coalition for Change.
| Makoni Central | |
|---|---|
| Constituency for the National Assembly of Zimbabwe | |
| Province | Manicaland |
| Region | Makoni District |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 2008 |
| Seats | 1 |
| Party | Citizens Coalition for Change |
| Member(s) | Patrick Sagandira |
Electoral history
editMakoni Central was a newly-created constituency in the March 2008 parliamentary election.
Justice Minister Patrick Chinamasa was the ZANU–PF candidate for the seat in the 2008 election. He lost to the Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) candidate John Nyamande. Dunmore Kusano, an independent candidate, came third.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MDC–T | John Nyamande | 7060 | 56.84 | ||
| ZANU–PF | Patrick Chinamasa | 4055 | 32.65 | ||
| Independent | Dunmore Kusano | 1305 | 10.51 | ||
| Majority | 3005 | 24.19 | |||
| Turnout | 12420 | ||||
In the 2018 general election, David Tekeshe of the Movement for Democratic Change Alliance was elected MP for the constituency.[1]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "MPs and Senators declared elected after 30 July 2018_harmonised elections". veritaszim.net. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
- https://web.archive.org/web/20080303001109/http://www.newzimbabwe.com/pages/electoral159.17766.html
- The Times[dead link]
- https://web.archive.org/web/20080401165135/http://www.talkzimbabwe.com/news/130/ARTICLE/2020/2008-03-31.html
- http://www.thezimbabwean.co.uk/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=11860:election-updates&catid=31:top%20zimbabwe%20stories&Itemid=66