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.
| Mutasa South | |
|---|---|
| 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 |
History
editMutasa 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
edit| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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
edit| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | +/– | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
editReferences
edit- ^ 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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