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Harare Central
Harare Central
Constituency; for the National Assembly of Zimbabwe
Province	Harare
Region	Central Harare
Current constituency
Seats	1
Party	Citizens Coalition for Change
Member(s)	Lovemore Jimu

Harare Central is a constituency represented in the National Assembly of the Parliament of Zimbabwe. It is located in the central area of Harare, the capital of Zimbabwe. Like all Zimbabwean constituencies, Harare Central elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first-past-the-post electoral system. The seat has been represented by MP Lovemore Jimu since the 2023 general election.

History

On 23 June 2020, Murisi Zwizwai was recalled as MP for Harare Central amid factional disputes within the Movement for Democratic Change Alliance.^[1] He was reelected to his seat in a 26 March 2022 by-election, this time representing the newly-formed Citizens Coalition for Change.^[2] Murisi Zwizwai died in Harare in June 2024, leaving his position vacant.^[3]

2022 by-election: Harare Central
Candidate		Party	Votes	%	+/–
	Murisi Zwizwai	CCC	3,332	69.49	New
	Loice Magweba	ZANU–PF	1,375	28.68	-0.18
	Marara Norest Chiureki	MDC Alliance	65	1.36	-54.37
	Linda Masarira	Labour, Economists and African Democrats	20	0.42	New
	Rukanda Henry Gwinyai	MA'AT Zimbabwe	3	0.06	New
Total			4,795	100.00	–
Majority			1,957	40.81	+13.94
	CCC gain from MDC Alliance

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