Members of the 9th Parliament of Zimbabwe
This is a list of members of the 9th Parliament of Zimbabwe , which began in September 2018 and was dissolved on 22 August 2023. The Parliament of Zimbabwe is composed of the Senate and the National Assembly . The 9th Parliament's membership was set by the 2018 Zimbabwean general election , which gave ZANU–PF a ⅔ majority, with the MDC Alliance taking most of the remaining seats.
Key
Senate
Province seats
Chiefs
Eighteen chiefs were elected to serve as senators in the 9th Parliament: the president and deputy president of the Chiefs' Council of Zimbabwe as senators ex officio , and 16 chiefs selected by the provincial chiefs' assemblies (two per province, except the metropolitan provinces Bulawayo and Harare).[ 17]
Persons with disabilities
Two seats in the Senate are reserved for persons with disabilities, one male and one female.
National Assembly
Constituency seats
Women's seats
Notes
^ Mathuthu, who was selected to serve in the 9th Parliament, died on 13 August 2018, before the Parliament opened.[ 11]
^ In 2021, Matemadanda was appointed Zimbabwe's ambassador to Mozambique.[ 35]
References
^ Under the Constitution of Zimbabwe, a new term of Parliament begins on the day that the President-Elect is sworn in following a general election. Members themselves were sworn in on 5 September 2018.
^ The Chiefs typically vote in line with ZANU-PF Senators.
^ Goba, Cynthia (28 June 2022). "Ex Home Affairs minister dies, Zimbabwe plunged into mourning" . My Zimbabwe News . Retrieved 23 December 2022 .
^ a b c d "Appointment of Senator". Zimbabwean Government Gazette . XCX (140): 15885. 2 December 2022 – via Gazettes.Africa.
^ a b c d e f g Chibamu, Anna (1 July 2020). "Defiant Khupe Recalls 8 More MDC Alliance Senators" . New Zimbabwe . Retrieved 3 January 2023 .
^ "BILL WATCH 56-2022 - New Session of Parliament Opens in New Building | veritaszim" . Veritas . 23 November 2022. Retrieved 5 January 2023 .
^ Ndoro, Nyashadzashe (19 July 2022). "Harare Provincial Minister Oliver Chidawu succumbs to heart attack" . Nehanda Radio . Retrieved 3 January 2023 .
^ "Malianga, Gwaradzimba declared national heroes" . The Sunday Mail . 17 January 2021. Retrieved 3 January 2022 .
^ "Passion Java's Mother & MDC's Senator Has Died" . Africa Press . 3 January 2021. Retrieved 3 January 2023 .
^ "Announcements by the Hon. President of the Senate" . Senate Hansard . 31 (19): 1. 15 February 2022.
^ "BREAKING- Former Matabeleland Minister Of State Thokozile Angela Mathuthu Dies" . ZimEye . 13 August 2018. Retrieved 13 August 2018 .
^ Tshili, Nqobile (21 August 2018). "Bhebhe to replace heroine Mathuthu" . The Chronicle . Retrieved 3 January 2023 .
^ "Zanu Pf nominates Nkomo for Senate" . The Herald . 10 February 2022. Retrieved 3 January 2023 .
^ "Announcements by the Deputy President of the Senate" . Senate Hansard . 31 (22): 1. 1 March 2022.
^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m "Chibaya unfazed by Parliament recall: 'People will decide' " . The Zimbabwe Mail . 24 June 2020. Retrieved 23 December 2022 .
^ "Zanu PF replaces dead legislators" . The Zimbabwe Mail . 20 March 2021. Retrieved 23 December 2022 .
^ "MPs and Senators declared elected after 30 July 2018_harmonised elections" . Veritas .
^ Muchenjekwa, Kudzai (7 September 2018). "PLWDs senator takes sides with Zanu PF" . NewsDay Zimbabwe . Retrieved 25 October 2018 .
^ Chibukwa, Tafadzwa (25 July 2022). "Senator Watson Khupe gets befitting send-off" . The Chronicle . Retrieved 29 July 2022 .
^ "HON TIMIRE REJOICE" . Parliament of Zimbabwe . Retrieved 21 April 2020 .
^ a b c d e f "The legality of 6 PDP MPs recall" . NewsDay . 24 March 2021. Retrieved 22 December 2022 .
^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab Report on the: 26 March 2022 By-Elections (PDF) . Zimbabwe Election Support Network. 2022.
^ Chibamu, Anna (5 November 2020). "MDC Alliance MP dies" . New Zimbabwe . Retrieved 22 December 2022 .
^ "BREAKING: Tsvangirai-Java dies" . The Herald . 10 June 2019. Retrieved 23 December 2022 .
^ a b Glen View South, Mangwe and Masvingo RDC Ward 1 By-Elections Report (PDF) . Zimbabwe Election Support Network. 2019.
^ Nkomo, Costa (7 September 2020). "BREAKING: Kuwadzana MP Miriam Mushayi Dies" . New Zimbabwe . Retrieved 22 December 2022 .
^ "Hon Caston Matewu Statement On Recall From Parliament" . ZimEye . 2 October 2020. Retrieved 24 December 2022 .
^ Muvishi, Andrew (11 September 2020). "JUST IN: MP Chidakwa dies" . Retrieved 22 December 2022 .
^ "Obituary Dr Joel Biggie Matiza" . The Herald . 27 January 2021. Retrieved 22 December 2022 .
^ a b Maphosa, Victor (26 November 2018). "Zanu-PF retains Mutoko North seat" . The Herald . Retrieved 18 December 2023 .
^ "Zanu-PF expels Killer Zivhu" . The Zimbabwe Mail . 10 June 2020. Retrieved 23 December 2022 .
^ "Zanu PF's Mwenezi East MP Joosbi Omar Has Died" . New Zimbabwe . 26 October 2020. Retrieved 22 December 2022 .
^ Dube, Vusumuzi (11 August 2021). "Tsholotsho South MP dies" . The Sunday News . Retrieved 23 December 2022 .
^ "Former Deputy Home Affairs Minister Mguni dies" . New Zimbabwe . 18 June 2019. Retrieved 23 December 2022 .
^ "Matemadanda deployed to Mozambique" . The Zimbabwe Mail . 31 March 2021. Retrieved 22 December 2022 .
^ Magoronga, Michael (28 July 2020). "Kwekwe Central legislator, Blackman dies" . The Chronicle . Retrieved 22 December 2022 .
^ "BREAKING: Zanu PF MP Alum Mpofu Dies" . New Zimbabwe . 28 March 2021. Retrieved 22 December 2022 .