Tsholotsho South is a constituency represented in the National Assembly of the Parliament of Zimbabwe, located in Tsholotsho District in Matabeleland North Province. Its current MP since a 2022 by-election, and reelected in the 2023 general election, is Musa Ncube of ZANU–PF.[1] The previous MP, Zenzo Sibanda, died in 2021.[2][3]
| Tsholotsho South | |
|---|---|
| Constituency for the National Assembly of Zimbabwe | |
| Province | Matabeleland North |
| Region | Tsholotsho District |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 2008 |
| Seats | 1 |
| Party | ZANU–PF |
| Member(s) | Musa Ncube |
History
editTsholotsho South was created for the 2008 election.[4]
Members
edit| Election | Name | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Maxwell Dube[5] | MDC–M | |
| 2013 | Zenzo Sibanda | ZANU–PF | |
| 2018 | |||
| 2022 by-election | Musa Ncube | ||
| 2023 | |||
Election results
edit| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | +/– | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Musa Ncube | ZANU–PF | 4,759 | 54.95 | +0.92 | |
| Tapson Nganunu | CCC | 2,879 | 33.24 | New | |
| Leonard Mthombemi | ZAPU | 868 | 10.02 | +6.85 | |
| Bongani Moyo | Independent | 155 | 1.79 | New | |
| Total | 8,661 | 100.00 | – | ||
| Valid votes | 8,661 | 98.71 | +0.72 | ||
| Invalid/blank votes | 113 | 1.29 | -0.72 | ||
| Total votes | 8,774 | 100.00 | – | ||
| Registered voters/turnout | 19,562 | 44.85 | -32.68 | ||
| Majority | 1,880 | 21.71 | -15.96 | ||
| ZANU–PF hold | |||||
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Report on the: 26 March 2022 By-Elections (PDF). Zimbabwe Election Support Network. 2022.
- ^ "MPs and Senators declared elected after 30 July 2018_harmonised elections". veritaszim.net. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
- ^ Dube, Vusumuzi (2021-08-11). "Tsholotsho South MP dies". The Sunday News. Retrieved 2022-12-23.
- ^ A Profile of 28 National Assembly By-Election Constituencies (PDF). Zimbabwe Election Support Network. 2022-03-22.
- ^ "Republic of Zimbabwe Legislative Election of 2008". 2009-01-12.