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class="noprint"><a href="/wiki/List_of_members_of_the_10th_Parliament_of_Zimbabwe" title="List of members of the 10th Parliament of Zimbabwe">elected members</a> →</div></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"> <table style="background:transparent; color: inherit; width:100%;"> </table></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1247979735"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1152813436"><div style="background-color:#ddd; font-size:120%; font-weight:bold"><a href="/wiki/President_of_Zimbabwe" title="President of Zimbabwe">Presidential election</a></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Registered</th><td class="infobox-data">6,623,511 (<span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Increase"><img alt="Increase" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/11px-Increase2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/17px-Increase2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/22px-Increase2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span> 16.29%)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Turnout</th><td class="infobox-data">68.86% (<span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Decrease"><img alt="Decrease" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/11px-Decrease2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/17px-Decrease2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/22px-Decrease2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span> 16.24<a href="/wiki/Percentage_point" title="Percentage point">pp</a>)</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"> <table style="background:transparent; color: inherit; width:100%;"> <tbody><tr> <td>  </td> <td class="notheme" style="text-align:center;border-bottom: 6px solid #008000;"><span class="notpageimage noresize" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Emmerson_Mnangagwa_(2019-01-15).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2d/Emmerson_Mnangagwa_%282019-01-15%29.jpg/109px-Emmerson_Mnangagwa_%282019-01-15%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="109" height="150" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2d/Emmerson_Mnangagwa_%282019-01-15%29.jpg/164px-Emmerson_Mnangagwa_%282019-01-15%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2d/Emmerson_Mnangagwa_%282019-01-15%29.jpg/219px-Emmerson_Mnangagwa_%282019-01-15%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="790" data-file-height="1082" /></a></span> </td> <td class="notheme" style="text-align:center;border-bottom: 6px solid #FAE64D;"><span class="notpageimage noresize" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Nelson_Chamisa.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c5/Nelson_Chamisa.jpg/120px-Nelson_Chamisa.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="150" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c5/Nelson_Chamisa.jpg/179px-Nelson_Chamisa.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c5/Nelson_Chamisa.jpg/239px-Nelson_Chamisa.jpg 2x" data-file-width="870" data-file-height="1090" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <th style="width:75px;text-align:left">Candidate </th> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center"><b><a href="/wiki/Emmerson_Mnangagwa" title="Emmerson Mnangagwa">Emmerson Mnangagwa</a></b> </td> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Nelson_Chamisa" title="Nelson Chamisa">Nelson Chamisa</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th style="width:75px;text-align:left">Party </th> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/ZANU%E2%80%93PF" title="ZANU–PF">ZANU–PF</a> </td> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Citizens_Coalition_for_Change" title="Citizens Coalition for Change">CCC</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th style="text-align:left">Popular vote </th> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center"><b>2,350,711</b> </td> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center">1,967,343 </td></tr> <tr> <th style="text-align:left">Percentage </th> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center"><b>52.60%</b> </td> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center">44.03% </td></tr> </tbody></table></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><hr /> <table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="background:transparent; color: inherit; width:100%;"> <tbody><tr> <td style="width:50%; text-align:left;"><b>President before election</b><br /> <p><a href="/wiki/Emmerson_Mnangagwa" title="Emmerson Mnangagwa">Emmerson Mnangagwa</a><br /> <a href="/wiki/ZANU%E2%80%93PF" title="ZANU–PF">ZANU–PF</a> </p> </td> <td style="width:50%; text-align:right;"><b>Elected President</b> <br /> <p><a href="/wiki/Emmerson_Mnangagwa" title="Emmerson Mnangagwa">Emmerson Mnangagwa</a><br /> <a href="/wiki/ZANU%E2%80%93PF" title="ZANU–PF">ZANU–PF</a> </p> </td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1260282668">.mw-parser-output .ib-legis-elect{line-height:1.5em;max-width:32em;min-width:22em;width:auto}.mw-parser-output .ib-legis-elect-embed{background-color:#ddd;font-size:120%;font-weight:bold}.mw-parser-output .ib-legis-elect .infobox-subheader{line-height:130%}.mw-parser-output .ib-legis-elect-error{color:red}.mw-parser-output .ib-legis-elect .infobox-data{text-align:center}.mw-parser-output .ib-legis-elect 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.ib-legis-elect-results tr:nth-child(odd) th[scope="row"]{color:#fff;background-color:#080906}}.mw-parser-output td.ib-legis-elect-percent,.mw-parser-output td.ib-legis-elect-seats{text-align:right}.mw-parser-output .ib-legis-elect-p{color:green}.mw-parser-output .ib-legis-elect-m{color:red}.mw-parser-output .ib-legis-elect-map{width:100%;border-spacing:0;border-top:1px #aaa solid}.mw-parser-output .ib-legis-elect-befaft{width:100%;border-spacing:0;border-top:1px #aaa solid}.mw-parser-output .ib-legis-elect-befaft th,.mw-parser-output .ib-legis-elect-50{width:50%}.mw-parser-output .ib-legis-elect-befaft-right{text-align:right}.mw-parser-output .ib-legis-elect-befimg{padding-right:3px}.mw-parser-output .ib-legis-elect-aftimg{padding-left:3px}</style><div class="ib-legis-elect-embed"><a href="/wiki/National_Assembly_of_Zimbabwe" title="National Assembly of Zimbabwe">National Assembly</a></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><hr />All 280 seats in the National Assembly<br />141 seats needed for a majority</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"> <table class="wikitable ib-legis-elect-results plainrowheaders"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="2">Party </th> <th>Leader </th> <th>Vote % </th> <th>Seats </th> <th>+/– </th></tr> <tr> <td style="width:0px !important; padding:3px !important; background-color:#008000 !important;"> </td> <td style="text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/ZANU%E2%80%93PF" title="ZANU–PF">ZANU–PF</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Emmerson_Mnangagwa" title="Emmerson Mnangagwa">Emmerson Mnangagwa</a> </td> <td class="ib-legis-elect-percent">56.18 </td> <td class="ib-legis-elect-seats">177 </td> <td class="nowrap ib-legis-elect-seats ib-legis-elect-m">−2 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="width:0px !important; padding:3px !important; background-color:#FAE64D !important;"> </td> <td style="text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/Citizens_Coalition_for_Change" title="Citizens Coalition for Change">CCC</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Nelson_Chamisa" title="Nelson Chamisa">Nelson Chamisa</a> </td> <td class="ib-legis-elect-percent">41.46 </td> <td class="ib-legis-elect-seats">103 </td> <td class="nowrap ib-legis-elect-seats">New </td></tr> </tbody></table> <div class="ib-legis-elect-disclaimer">This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.</div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1260282668"><div class="ib-legis-elect-embed"><a href="/wiki/Senate_of_Zimbabwe" title="Senate of Zimbabwe">Senate</a></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><hr />60 of the 80 seats in the Senate<br />41 seats needed for a majority</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"> <table class="wikitable ib-legis-elect-results plainrowheaders"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="2">Party </th> <th>Leader </th> <th>Seats </th> <th>+/– </th></tr> <tr> <td style="width:0px !important; padding:3px !important; background-color:#008000 !important;"> </td> <td style="text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/ZANU%E2%80%93PF" title="ZANU–PF">ZANU–PF</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Emmerson_Mnangagwa" title="Emmerson Mnangagwa">Emmerson Mnangagwa</a> </td> <td class="ib-legis-elect-seats">33 </td> <td class="nowrap ib-legis-elect-seats ib-legis-elect-m">−1 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="width:0px !important; padding:3px !important; background-color:#FAE64D !important;"> </td> <td style="text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/Citizens_Coalition_for_Change" title="Citizens Coalition for Change">CCC</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Nelson_Chamisa" title="Nelson Chamisa">Nelson Chamisa</a> </td> <td class="ib-legis-elect-seats">27 </td> <td class="nowrap ib-legis-elect-seats">New </td></tr> </tbody></table> <div class="ib-legis-elect-disclaimer">This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.</div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1260282668"><div class="ib-legis-elect-embed">Maps</div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><table class="ib-legis-elect-map"><tbody><tr><td class="infobox-image"><div class="switcher-container"><div><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Zimbabwe_2023_Presidential_Results.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/48/Zimbabwe_2023_Presidential_Results.svg/300px-Zimbabwe_2023_Presidential_Results.svg.png" decoding="async" width="300" height="258" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/48/Zimbabwe_2023_Presidential_Results.svg/450px-Zimbabwe_2023_Presidential_Results.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/48/Zimbabwe_2023_Presidential_Results.svg/600px-Zimbabwe_2023_Presidential_Results.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="440" /></a></span> <span class="switcher-label" style="display:none">Presidential election results by constituency</span></div><div><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Zimbabwe_constituency_election_map_2023.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/25/Zimbabwe_constituency_election_map_2023.svg/300px-Zimbabwe_constituency_election_map_2023.svg.png" decoding="async" width="300" height="258" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/25/Zimbabwe_constituency_election_map_2023.svg/450px-Zimbabwe_constituency_election_map_2023.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/25/Zimbabwe_constituency_election_map_2023.svg/600px-Zimbabwe_constituency_election_map_2023.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="440" /></a></span> <span class="switcher-label" style="display:none">House of Assembly election results by constituency</span></div><div><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Zimbabwe_Senate_Results_2023.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fe/Zimbabwe_Senate_Results_2023.svg/300px-Zimbabwe_Senate_Results_2023.svg.png" decoding="async" width="300" height="196" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fe/Zimbabwe_Senate_Results_2023.svg/450px-Zimbabwe_Senate_Results_2023.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fe/Zimbabwe_Senate_Results_2023.svg/600px-Zimbabwe_Senate_Results_2023.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1150" data-file-height="750" /></a></span> <span class="switcher-label" style="display:none">Senate election results by province</span></div></div></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr style="display:none"><td colspan="2"> </td></tr><tr 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class="sidebar-title"><div class="adr"><a href="/wiki/Politics_of_Zimbabwe" title="Politics of Zimbabwe">Politics of Zimbabwe</a></div></th></tr><tr><th><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Coat_of_arms_of_Zimbabwe.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/01/Coat_of_arms_of_Zimbabwe.svg/125px-Coat_of_arms_of_Zimbabwe.svg.png" decoding="async" width="125" height="111" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/01/Coat_of_arms_of_Zimbabwe.svg/188px-Coat_of_arms_of_Zimbabwe.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/01/Coat_of_arms_of_Zimbabwe.svg/250px-Coat_of_arms_of_Zimbabwe.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="384" data-file-height="340" /></a></span></th></tr><tr><th style="border-bottom: #aaa 1px solid"></th></tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <div class="sidebar-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"><div class="sidebar-list-title" style="color: var(--color-base)"><a href="/wiki/Constitution_of_Zimbabwe" title="Constitution of Zimbabwe">Constitution</a></div><div class="sidebar-list-content mw-collapsible-content" style="padding-top:0;text-align:left;"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Constitutional_history_of_Zimbabwe" class="mw-redirect" title="Constitutional history of Zimbabwe">Constitutional history</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Human_rights_in_Zimbabwe" title="Human rights in Zimbabwe">Human rights</a></li></ul></div></div></td> </tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <div class="sidebar-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"><div class="sidebar-list-title" style="color: var(--color-base)">Government</div><div class="sidebar-list-content mw-collapsible-content" style="padding-top:0;text-align:left;"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/President_of_Zimbabwe" title="President of Zimbabwe">President</a> <dl><dd><a href="/wiki/Emmerson_Mnangagwa" title="Emmerson Mnangagwa">Emmerson Mnangagwa</a></dd></dl></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vice-President_of_Zimbabwe" title="Vice-President of Zimbabwe">Vice-President</a> <dl><dd><a href="/wiki/Constantino_Chiwenga" title="Constantino Chiwenga">Constantino Chiwenga</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Kembo_Mohadi" title="Kembo Mohadi">Kembo Mohadi</a></dd></dl></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cabinet_of_Zimbabwe" title="Cabinet of Zimbabwe">Cabinet</a></li></ul></div></div></td> </tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <div class="sidebar-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"><div class="sidebar-list-title" style="color: var(--color-base)">Legislature</div><div class="sidebar-list-content mw-collapsible-content" style="padding-top:0;text-align:left;"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Parliament_of_Zimbabwe" title="Parliament of Zimbabwe">Parliament</a> <dl><dd><a href="/wiki/Senate_of_Zimbabwe" title="Senate of Zimbabwe">Senate</a> <dl><dd><a href="/wiki/List_of_presidents_of_the_Senate_of_Zimbabwe" title="List of presidents of the Senate of Zimbabwe">President</a></dd></dl></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/National_Assembly_of_Zimbabwe" title="National Assembly of Zimbabwe">National Assembly</a> <dl><dd><a href="/wiki/List_of_speakers_of_the_National_Assembly_of_Zimbabwe" title="List of speakers of the National Assembly of Zimbabwe">Speaker</a></dd></dl></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/List_of_Zimbabwean_parliamentary_constituencies" class="mw-redirect" title="List of Zimbabwean parliamentary constituencies">Constituencies</a></dd></dl></li></ul></div></div></td> </tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <div class="sidebar-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"><div class="sidebar-list-title" style="color: var(--color-base)">Judiciary</div><div class="sidebar-list-content mw-collapsible-content" style="padding-top:0;text-align:left;"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Supreme_Court_of_Zimbabwe" title="Supreme Court of Zimbabwe">Supreme Court</a></li></ul></div></div></td> </tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <div class="sidebar-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"><div class="sidebar-list-title" style="color: var(--color-base)"><a href="/wiki/Elections_in_Zimbabwe" title="Elections in Zimbabwe">Elections</a></div><div class="sidebar-list-content mw-collapsible-content" style="padding-top:0;text-align:left;"> <ul><li>General <dl><dd><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><a href="/wiki/1980_Southern_Rhodesian_general_election" title="1980 Southern Rhodesian general election">1980</a> <a href="/wiki/1985_Zimbabwean_parliamentary_election" title="1985 Zimbabwean parliamentary election">1985</a> <a href="/wiki/1990_Zimbabwean_general_election" title="1990 Zimbabwean general election">1990</a> <a href="/wiki/1995_Zimbabwean_parliamentary_election" title="1995 Zimbabwean parliamentary election">1995</a> <a href="/wiki/2000_Zimbabwean_parliamentary_election" title="2000 Zimbabwean parliamentary election">2000</a> <a href="/wiki/2005_Zimbabwean_parliamentary_election" title="2005 Zimbabwean parliamentary election">2005</a> <a href="/wiki/2008_Zimbabwean_general_election" title="2008 Zimbabwean general election">2008</a> <a href="/wiki/2013_Zimbabwean_general_election" title="2013 Zimbabwean general election">2013</a> <a href="/wiki/2018_Zimbabwean_general_election" title="2018 Zimbabwean general election">2018</a> <a class="mw-selflink selflink">2023</a></span></div></dd></dl></li> <li>Referendums <dl><dd><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><a href="/wiki/2000_Zimbabwean_constitutional_referendum" title="2000 Zimbabwean constitutional referendum">2000</a> <a href="/wiki/2013_Zimbabwean_constitutional_referendum" title="2013 Zimbabwean constitutional referendum">2013</a></span></div></dd></dl></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Zimbabwe_Electoral_Commission" title="Zimbabwe Electoral Commission">Electoral Commission</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_political_parties_in_Zimbabwe" title="List of political parties in Zimbabwe">Political parties</a></li></ul></div></div></td> </tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <div class="sidebar-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"><div class="sidebar-list-title" style="color: var(--color-base)"><a href="/wiki/Administrative_divisions_of_Zimbabwe" class="mw-redirect" title="Administrative divisions of Zimbabwe">Administrative divisions</a></div><div class="sidebar-list-content mw-collapsible-content" style="padding-top:0;text-align:left;"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Provinces_of_Zimbabwe" title="Provinces of Zimbabwe">Provinces</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Districts_of_Zimbabwe" title="Districts of Zimbabwe">Districts</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wards_of_Zimbabwe" class="mw-redirect" title="Wards of Zimbabwe">Wards</a></li></ul></div></div></td> </tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <div class="sidebar-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"><div class="sidebar-list-title" style="color: var(--color-base)"><a href="/wiki/Foreign_relations_of_Zimbabwe" title="Foreign relations of Zimbabwe">Foreign relations</a></div><div class="sidebar-list-content mw-collapsible-content" style="padding-top:0;text-align:left;"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Foreign_Affairs_and_International_Trade_(Zimbabwe)" title="Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (Zimbabwe)">Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Trade</a> <dl><dd>Minister: <a href="/wiki/Frederick_Shava" title="Frederick Shava">Frederick Shava</a></dd></dl></li></ul> <hr /> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_diplomatic_missions_of_Zimbabwe" title="List of diplomatic missions of Zimbabwe">Diplomatic missions of</a> / <a href="/wiki/List_of_diplomatic_missions_in_Zimbabwe" title="List of diplomatic missions in Zimbabwe">in Zimbabwe</a></li></ul> <hr /> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Zimbabwean_passport" title="Zimbabwean passport">Passport</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Visa_requirements_for_Zimbabwean_citizens" title="Visa requirements for Zimbabwean citizens">Visa requirements</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Visa_policy_of_Zimbabwe" title="Visa policy of Zimbabwe">Visa policy</a></li></ul></div></div></td> </tr><tr><td class="sidebar-navbar"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239400231">.mw-parser-output .navbar{display:inline;font-size:88%;font-weight:normal}.mw-parser-output .navbar-collapse{float:left;text-align:left}.mw-parser-output .navbar-boxtext{word-spacing:0}.mw-parser-output .navbar ul{display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;line-height:inherit}.mw-parser-output .navbar-brackets::before{margin-right:-0.125em;content:"[ "}.mw-parser-output .navbar-brackets::after{margin-left:-0.125em;content:" ]"}.mw-parser-output .navbar li{word-spacing:-0.125em}.mw-parser-output .navbar a>span,.mw-parser-output .navbar a>abbr{text-decoration:inherit}.mw-parser-output .navbar-mini abbr{font-variant:small-caps;border-bottom:none;text-decoration:none;cursor:inherit}.mw-parser-output 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template">e</abbr></a></li></ul></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>General elections were held throughout <a href="/wiki/Zimbabwe" title="Zimbabwe">Zimbabwe</a> on 23 and 24 August 2023 to elect the <a href="/wiki/President_of_Zimbabwe" title="President of Zimbabwe">president</a>, <a href="/wiki/Legislator" title="Legislator">legislators</a> and <a href="/wiki/Councillor" title="Councillor">councillors</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The main race for presidential office was between two candidates of <a href="/wiki/Kalanga_people" title="Kalanga people">Karanga</a> origin: <a href="/wiki/ZANU%E2%80%93PF" title="ZANU–PF">ZANU–PF</a>'s <a href="/wiki/Emmerson_Mnangagwa" title="Emmerson Mnangagwa">Emmerson Mnangagwa</a> and <a href="/wiki/Citizens_Coalition_for_Change" title="Citizens Coalition for Change">Citizens Coalition for Change</a>'s <a href="/wiki/Nelson_Chamisa" title="Nelson Chamisa">Nelson Chamisa</a>. </p><p>The presidential election was won by the incumbent president Mnangagwa, while the governing <a href="/wiki/ZANU%E2%80%93PF" title="ZANU–PF">ZANU–PF</a> party won a majority of seats in parliament, with observer bodies describing the elections as not being free and fair.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The voter rolls for the election increased to 6.5 million, up from 5.8 million in 2018.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The <a href="/wiki/Zimbabwe_Electoral_Commission" title="Zimbabwe Electoral Commission">Zimbabwe Electoral Commission</a> spoke about the delays citing that they would compensate for the delays meaning if the polling station was opened at 11<span class="nowrap"> </span>am, it would close at 11<span class="nowrap"> </span>pm to ensure that there is 12 hours of voting. There were some reports from the <a href="/wiki/Zimbabwe_Broadcasting_Corporation" title="Zimbabwe Broadcasting Corporation">Zimbabwe Broadcasting Corporation</a> that about 5 wards in <a href="/wiki/Manicaland_Province" title="Manicaland Province">Manicaland</a> people did not manage to vote at all because of logistical difficulties which were faced by the <a href="/wiki/Zimbabwe_Electoral_Commission" title="Zimbabwe Electoral Commission">ZEC</a>. About 35 more were delayed, of which 11 of them were in the capital of the country, <a href="/wiki/Harare" title="Harare">Harare</a>, which ultimately lead to ZEC declaring 24 August 2023 to be a second voting day, although voting is supposed to take place within one day according to Zimbabwean law.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Political parties competed for one presidential seat, 1,970 council seats and 280 parliamentary seats, and 60 senate seats to be elected for a five-year term. As per the <a href="/wiki/Constitution_of_Zimbabwe" title="Constitution of Zimbabwe">Constitution of Zimbabwe</a>, the president is to be elected using the <a href="/wiki/Two-round_system" title="Two-round system">two-round system</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The general population feared possible violence during the election because both sides have a history of political violence. Preelectoral polls suggested a runoff was likely,<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> but <a href="/wiki/Emmerson_Mnangagwa" title="Emmerson Mnangagwa">Mnangagwa</a> won the first round with a narrow majority. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Electoral_system">Electoral system</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2023_Zimbabwean_general_election&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Electoral system"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><b>Presidential Election</b> </p><p>The <a href="/wiki/President_of_Zimbabwe" title="President of Zimbabwe">president of Zimbabwe</a> is elected using the <a href="/wiki/Two-round_system" title="Two-round system">two-round system</a>. </p><p><b>Parliamentary Election</b> </p><p>The 280 members of the <a href="/wiki/National_Assembly_of_Zimbabwe" title="National Assembly of Zimbabwe">National Assembly</a> consist of 210 members elected in <a href="/wiki/List_of_Zimbabwean_parliamentary_constituencies" class="mw-redirect" title="List of Zimbabwean parliamentary constituencies">single-member constituencies</a> along with 60 women and 10 youth seats elected by <a href="/wiki/Proportional_representation" title="Proportional representation">proportional representation</a> in ten seven-seat constituencies based on the country's <a href="/wiki/Provinces_of_Zimbabwe" title="Provinces of Zimbabwe">provinces</a>. Voters cast a single vote, which is counted for both forms of election.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The 80 members of the <a href="/wiki/Senate_of_Zimbabwe" title="Senate of Zimbabwe">Senate</a> include 60 members elected from ten six-member constituencies (also based on the provinces) by proportional representation using party lists; the lists must have a woman at the top and <a href="/wiki/Zipper_system" title="Zipper system">alternate between men and women</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The other 20 seats include two reserved for <a href="/wiki/Disability" title="Disability">persons with disabilities</a> and 18 for <a href="/wiki/Chief_of_the_Name" title="Chief of the Name">traditional chiefs</a>. </p><p><b>Local Authority Election</b> </p><p>The Local Authority elections consist of 1970 members elected in single-member ward along with 603 seats reserved for women elected by proportional representation in local authorities based on an additional 30% of seats in a local authority being reserved for women. Voters cast a single vote, which is counted for both forms of election. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Presidential_candidates">Presidential candidates</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2023_Zimbabwean_general_election&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Presidential candidates"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The Zimbabwe Electoral Commission approved 11 candidates, but disqualified <a href="/wiki/Saviour_Kasukuwere" title="Saviour Kasukuwere">Saviour Kasukuwere</a> for failing to meet residency requirements.<sup id="cite_ref-BBC1_12-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-BBC1-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The approved candidates include:<sup id="cite_ref-BBC1_12-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-BBC1-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Emmerson_Mnangagwa" title="Emmerson Mnangagwa">Emmerson Mnangagwa</a> of <a href="/wiki/ZANU%E2%80%93PF" title="ZANU–PF">ZANU–PF</a> - incumbent <a href="/wiki/President_of_Zimbabwe" title="President of Zimbabwe">president of Zimbabwe</a> since 2017.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nelson_Chamisa" title="Nelson Chamisa">Nelson Chamisa</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Citizens_Coalition_for_Change" title="Citizens Coalition for Change">Citizens Coalition for Change</a> (CCC).</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Elisabeth_Valerio" title="Elisabeth Valerio">Elisabeth Valerio</a> of the United Zimbabwe Alliance (UZA).</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joseph_Makamba_Busha" title="Joseph Makamba Busha">Joseph Makamba Busha</a> of the FreeZim Congress (FZC)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tapiwa_Trust_Chikohora" title="Tapiwa Trust Chikohora">Tapiwa Trust Chikohora</a> of the Zimbabwe Coalition for Peace and Development Party (ZCPD).</li> <li>Blessing Kasiyamhuru of the Zimbabwe Partnership for Prosperity (ZIPP).</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lovemore_Madhuku" title="Lovemore Madhuku">Lovemore Madhuku</a> of the <a href="/wiki/National_Constitutional_Assembly" title="National Constitutional Assembly">National Constitutional Assembly</a> (NCA).</li> <li>Harry Peter Wilson of the Democratic Opposition Party (DOP).</li> <li>Henry Gwinyai Muzorewa of the <a href="/wiki/United_African_National_Council" title="United African National Council">United African National Council</a> (UANC).</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wilbert_Mubaiwa" title="Wilbert Mubaiwa">Wilbert Mubaiwa</a> of the National People's Congress (NPC).</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Campaign">Campaign</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2023_Zimbabwean_general_election&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Campaign"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The main issue of the election campaign was <a href="/wiki/Inflation" title="Inflation">inflation</a><sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and the economic crisis which had been exacerbated by the <a href="/wiki/Hyperinflation" title="Hyperinflation">hyperinflation</a> of the new <a href="/wiki/Zimbabwean_dollar_(2019%E2%80%932024)" title="Zimbabwean dollar (2019–2024)">Zimbabwean dollar</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The number of women candidates declined significantly compared to previous elections in 2018.<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Conduct">Conduct</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2023_Zimbabwean_general_election&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Conduct"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>A <a href="/wiki/Commonwealth_of_Nations" title="Commonwealth of Nations">Commonwealth</a> <a href="/wiki/Election_monitoring" title="Election monitoring">observer mission</a> was invited as part of an attempt to restore Zimbabwe's membership in the Commonwealth.<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Voting was extended for another day after a lack of ballot papers disrupted voting,<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> with some voters being forced to queue overnight to cast their ballots.<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> There were reportedly delays of up to 10 hours in opposition stronghold areas.<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The <a href="/wiki/Zimbabwe_Electoral_Commission" title="Zimbabwe Electoral Commission">Zimbabwe Electoral Commission</a> acknowledged the late distribution of ballot papers at some polling stations and blamed it on printing delays "arising from numerous court challenges".<sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Forty-one poll monitors were arrested during the election, being accused of illegally attempting to announce results before the state elections body.<sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Accusations of vote rigging were made.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Manual_of_Style/Words_to_watch#Unsupported_attributions" title="Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Words to watch"><span title="The material near this tag may use weasel words or too-vague attribution. (July 2024)">by whom?</span></a></i>]</sup><sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Results">Results</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2023_Zimbabwean_general_election&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Results"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/Results_of_the_2023_Zimbabwean_general_election" title="Results of the 2023 Zimbabwean general election">Results of the 2023 Zimbabwean general election</a></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="President">President</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2023_Zimbabwean_general_election&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: President"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Mnangagwa was re-elected president.<sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <table class="wikitable sortable"><caption></caption><tbody><tr><th scope="col" colspan="2">Candidate</th><th scope="col">Party</th><th scope="col">Votes</th><th scope="col">%</th></tr><tr><td style="width:0px;background-color:#008000"></td><td><a href="/wiki/Emmerson_Mnangagwa" title="Emmerson Mnangagwa">Emmerson Mnangagwa</a></td><td><a href="/wiki/ZANU%E2%80%93PF" title="ZANU–PF">ZANU–PF</a></td><td style="text-align:right">2,350,711</td><td style="text-align:right">52.60</td></tr><tr><td style="width:0px;background-color:#FAE64D"></td><td><a href="/wiki/Nelson_Chamisa" title="Nelson Chamisa">Nelson Chamisa</a></td><td><a href="/wiki/Citizens_Coalition_for_Change" title="Citizens Coalition for Change">Citizens Coalition for Change</a></td><td style="text-align:right">1,967,343</td><td style="text-align:right">44.03</td></tr><tr><td style="width:0px;background-color:#914D72"></td><td><a href="/wiki/Wilbert_Mubaiwa" title="Wilbert Mubaiwa">Wilbert Mubaiwa</a></td><td>National People’s Congress</td><td style="text-align:right">53,517</td><td style="text-align:right">1.20</td></tr><tr><td style="width:0px;background-color:#DC241f"></td><td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Douglas_Mwonzora&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Douglas Mwonzora (page does not exist)">Douglas Mwonzora</a></td><td><a href="/wiki/Movement_for_Democratic_Change_%E2%80%93_Tsvangirai" title="Movement for Democratic Change – Tsvangirai">Movement for Democratic Change – Tsvangirai</a></td><td style="text-align:right">28,883</td><td style="text-align:right">0.65</td></tr><tr><td style="width:0px;background-color:#365FAE"></td><td><a href="/wiki/Joseph_Makamba_Busha" title="Joseph Makamba Busha">Joseph Makamba Busha</a></td><td>FreeZim Congress</td><td style="text-align:right">18,816</td><td style="text-align:right">0.42</td></tr><tr><td style="width:0px;background-color:#1C49A6"></td><td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Blessing_Kasiyamhuru&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Blessing Kasiyamhuru (page does not exist)">Blessing Kasiyamhuru</a></td><td>Zimbabwe Partnership for Prosperity</td><td style="text-align:right">13,060</td><td style="text-align:right">0.29</td></tr><tr><td style="width:0px;background-color:#C65F38"></td><td><a href="/wiki/Tapiwa_Trust_Chikohora" title="Tapiwa Trust Chikohora">Tapiwa Trust Chikohora</a></td><td>Zimbabwe Coalition for Peace and Development Party</td><td style="text-align:right">10,230</td><td style="text-align:right">0.23</td></tr><tr><td style="width:0px;background-color:#808000"></td><td><a href="/wiki/Gwinyai_Henry_Muzorewa" title="Gwinyai Henry Muzorewa">Gwinyai Henry Muzorewa</a></td><td><a href="/wiki/United_African_National_Council" title="United African National Council">United African National Council</a></td><td style="text-align:right">7,053</td><td style="text-align:right">0.16</td></tr><tr><td style="width:0px;background-color:#78573E"></td><td><a href="/wiki/Elisabeth_Valerio" title="Elisabeth Valerio">Elisabeth Valerio</a></td><td>United Zimbabwe Alliance</td><td style="text-align:right">6,989</td><td style="text-align:right">0.16</td></tr><tr><td style="width:0px;background-color:#ffd203"></td><td>Harry Peter Wilson</td><td>Democratic Opposition Party</td><td style="text-align:right">6,743</td><td style="text-align:right">0.15</td></tr><tr><td style="width:0px;background-color:#EA6646"></td><td><a href="/wiki/Lovemore_Madhuku" title="Lovemore Madhuku">Lovemore Madhuku</a></td><td><a href="/wiki/National_Constitutional_Assembly" title="National Constitutional Assembly">National Constitutional Assembly</a></td><td style="text-align:right">5,323</td><td style="text-align:right">0.12</td></tr><tr class="sortbottom" style="font-weight:bold"><td colspan="3">Total</td><td style="text-align:right">4,468,668</td><td style="text-align:right">100.00</td></tr><tr class="sortbottom"><td colspan="5" style="color:var( --color-base, #202122 );background:var( --background-color-neutral, #eaecf0 )"></td></tr><tr class="sortbottom" style="text-align:right"><th scope="row" colspan="3" style="text-align:left;font-weight:normal;color:inherit;background:inherit">Valid votes</th><td>4,468,668</td><td>97.97</td></tr><tr class="sortbottom" style="text-align:right"><th scope="row" colspan="3" style="text-align:left;font-weight:normal;color:inherit;background:inherit">Invalid/blank votes</th><td>92,553</td><td>2.03</td></tr><tr class="sortbottom" style="font-weight:bold;text-align:right"><th scope="row" colspan="3" style="text-align:left;background:inherit;color:inherit">Total votes</th><td>4,561,221</td><td>100.00</td></tr><tr class="sortbottom" style="text-align:right"><th scope="row" colspan="3" style="text-align:left;font-weight:normal;color:inherit;background:inherit">Registered voters/turnout</th><td>6,623,511</td><td>68.86</td></tr><tr class="sortbottom" style="text-align:right"><td colspan="5" style="text-align:left">Source: <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://x.com/zeczim/status/1695559127118807092">Zimbabwe Electoral Commission</a>, <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.zec.org.zw/download-category/2023-presidential-elections-results/">ZEC</a></td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Results_by_province">Results by province</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2023_Zimbabwean_general_election&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Results by province"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div style="overflow:auto"> <table class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:right;font-size:90%;line-height:1.2"> <caption style="line-height:1.5">Results by Province<sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th rowspan="4">Province</th> <th colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Joseph_Makamba_Busha" title="Joseph Makamba Busha">Joseph Makamba Busha</a></th> <th colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Nelson_Chamisa" title="Nelson Chamisa">Nelson Chamisa</a></th> <th colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Tapiwa_Trust_Chikohora" title="Tapiwa Trust Chikohora">Tapiwa Trust Chikohora</a></th> <th colspan="2"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Blessing_Kasiyamhuru&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Blessing Kasiyamhuru (page does not exist)">Blessing Kasiyamhuru</a></th> <th colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Lovemore_Madhuku" title="Lovemore Madhuku">Lovemore Madhuku</a></th> <th colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Emmerson_Mnangagwa" title="Emmerson Mnangagwa">Emmerson Mnangagwa</a></th> <th colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Wilbert_Mubaiwa" title="Wilbert Mubaiwa">Wilbert Mubaiwa</a></th> <th colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Gwinyai_Henry_Muzorewa" title="Gwinyai Henry Muzorewa">Gwinyai Henry Muzorewa</a></th> <th colspan="2"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Douglas_Mwonzora&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Douglas Mwonzora (page does not exist)">Douglas Mwonzora</a></th> <th colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Elisabeth_Valerio" title="Elisabeth Valerio">Elisabeth Valerio</a></th> <th colspan="2"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Harry_Peter_Wilson&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Harry Peter Wilson (page does not exist)">Harry Peter Wilson</a></th> <th colspan="2" rowspan="3">Total Votes Rejected</th> <th rowspan="4">Total Votes Cast</th> <th rowspan="4">Total Valid Votes Cast</th> <th rowspan="4">Voter Population</th> <th rowspan="4">Voter Turnout % </th></tr> <tr> <th colspan="2"><a href="/w/index.php?title=FreeZim_Congress&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="FreeZim Congress (page does not exist)">FreeZim Congress</a></th> <th colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Citizens_Coalition_for_Change" title="Citizens Coalition for Change">CCC</a></th> <th colspan="2"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Zimbabwe_Coalition_for_Peace_and_Development_Party&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Zimbabwe Coalition for Peace and Development Party (page does not exist)">ZCPD</a></th> <th colspan="2"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Zimbabwe_Partnership_for_Prosperity&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Zimbabwe Partnership for Prosperity (page does not exist)">ZIPP</a></th> <th colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/National_Constitutional_Assembly" title="National Constitutional Assembly">NCA</a></th> <th colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/ZANU%E2%80%93PF" title="ZANU–PF">ZANU–PF</a></th> <th colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/National_People%E2%80%99s_Congress" class="mw-redirect" title="National People’s Congress">NPC</a></th> <th colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/United_African_National_Council" title="United African National Council">UANC</a></th> <th colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Movement_for_Democratic_Change_%E2%80%93_Tsvangirai" title="Movement for Democratic Change – Tsvangirai">MDC-T</a></th> <th colspan="2"><a href="/w/index.php?title=United_Zimbabwe_Alliance&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="United Zimbabwe Alliance (page does not exist)">UZA</a></th> <th colspan="2"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Democratic_Opposition_Party&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Democratic Opposition Party (page does not exist)">DOP</a> </th></tr> <tr> <th colspan="2" style="background:#365FAE;"></th> <th colspan="2" style="background:#FAE64D;"></th> <th colspan="2" style="background:#C65F38;"></th> <th colspan="2" style="background:#1C49A6;"></th> <th colspan="2" style="background:#EA6646;"></th> <th colspan="2" style="background:#008000;"></th> <th colspan="2" style="background:#914D72;"></th> <th colspan="2" style="background:#808000;"></th> <th colspan="2" style="background:#DC241f;"></th> <th colspan="2" style="background:#78573E;"></th> <th colspan="2" style="background:#ffd203;"> </th></tr> <tr> <th>Votes</th> <th>%</th> <th>Votes</th> <th>%</th> <th>Votes</th> <th>%</th> <th>Votes</th> <th>%</th> <th>Votes</th> <th>%</th> <th>Votes</th> <th>%</th> <th>Votes</th> <th>%</th> <th>Votes</th> <th>%</th> <th>Votes</th> <th>%</th> <th>Votes</th> <th>%</th> <th>Votes</th> <th>%</th> <th>Votes</th> <th>% </th></tr> <tr bgcolor="fcf094"> <td><a href="/wiki/Bulawayo" title="Bulawayo">Bulawayo</a></td> <td>437</td> <td>0.26</td> <td>131,037</td> <td>78.52</td> <td>306</td> <td>0.18</td> <td>255</td> <td>0.15</td> <td>129</td> <td>0.08</td> <td>31,053</td> <td>18.61</td> <td>1,389</td> <td>0.83</td> <td>230</td> <td>0.14</td> <td>1,004</td> <td>0.60</td> <td>803</td> <td>0.48</td> <td>249</td> <td>0.15</td> <td>2,040</td> <td>1.21</td> <td>168,932</td> <td>166,892</td> <td>287,352</td> <td>58.79 </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="fcf094"> <td><a href="/wiki/Harare_Province" title="Harare Province">Harare</a></td> <td>1,236</td> <td>0.17</td> <td>517,494</td> <td>71.46</td> <td>778</td> <td>0.11</td> <td>804</td> <td>0.11</td> <td>543</td> <td>0.07</td> <td>193,881</td> <td>26.77</td> <td>4,958</td> <td>0.68</td> <td>470</td> <td>0.06</td> <td>2,337</td> <td>0.32</td> <td>1,365</td> <td>0.19</td> <td>325</td> <td>0.04</td> <td>10,071</td> <td>1.37</td> <td>734,262</td> <td>724,191</td> <td>1,084,601</td> <td>67.70 </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#99cc99"> <td><a href="/wiki/Manicaland_Province" title="Manicaland Province">Manicaland</a></td> <td>2,496</td> <td>0.45</td> <td>240,672</td> <td>43.47</td> <td>1,547</td> <td>0.28</td> <td>1,814</td> <td>0.33</td> <td>1,074</td> <td>0.19</td> <td>290,960</td> <td>52.56</td> <td>8,588</td> <td>1.55</td> <td>993</td> <td>0.18</td> <td>3,891</td> <td>0.70</td> <td>713</td> <td>0.13</td> <td>877</td> <td>0.16</td> <td>11,354</td> <td>2.01</td> <td>564,979</td> <td>553,625</td> <td>829,324</td> <td>68.13 </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#99cc99"> <td><a href="/wiki/Mashonaland_Central_Province" title="Mashonaland Central Province">Mashonaland Central</a></td> <td>2,089</td> <td>0.44</td> <td>95,508</td> <td>19.97</td> <td>785</td> <td>0.16</td> <td>1,289</td> <td>0.27</td> <td>455</td> <td>0.10</td> <td>370,175</td> <td>77.41</td> <td>4,058</td> <td>0.85</td> <td>586</td> <td>0.12</td> <td>2,280</td> <td>0.48</td> <td>358</td> <td>0.07</td> <td>648</td> <td>0.14</td> <td>9,200</td> <td>1.89</td> <td>487,431</td> <td>478,231</td> <td>625,968</td> <td>77.87 </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#99cc99"> <td><a href="/wiki/Mashonaland_East_Province" title="Mashonaland East Province">Mashonaland East</a></td> <td>1,435</td> <td>0.26</td> <td>184,827</td> <td>33.51</td> <td>892</td> <td>0.16</td> <td>914</td> <td>0.17</td> <td>415</td> <td>0.08</td> <td>354,081</td> <td>64.20</td> <td>5,101</td> <td>0.92</td> <td>671</td> <td>0.12</td> <td>2,178</td> <td>0.39</td> <td>435</td> <td>0.08</td> <td>563</td> <td>0.10</td> <td>10,694</td> <td>1.90</td> <td>562,206</td> <td>551,512</td> <td>773,281</td> <td>72.70 </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#99cc99"> <td><a href="/wiki/Mashonaland_West_Province" title="Mashonaland West Province">Mashonaland West</a></td> <td>2,579</td> <td>0.47</td> <td>209,744</td> <td>38.10</td> <td>1,165</td> <td>0.21</td> <td>1,667</td> <td>0.30</td> <td>529</td> <td>0.10</td> <td>323,523</td> <td>58.77</td> <td>5,664</td> <td>1.03</td> <td>825</td> <td>0.15</td> <td>3,157</td> <td>0.57</td> <td>757</td> <td>0.14</td> <td>887</td> <td>0.16</td> <td>13,931</td> <td>2.47</td> <td>564,428</td> <td>550,497</td> <td>785,583</td> <td>71.85 </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#99cc99"> <td><a href="/wiki/Masvingo_Province" title="Masvingo Province">Masvingo</a></td> <td>2,634</td> <td>0.53</td> <td>167,813</td> <td>33.96</td> <td>1,454</td> <td>0.29</td> <td>2,240</td> <td>0.45</td> <td>637</td> <td>0.13</td> <td>307,383</td> <td>62.21</td> <td>6,798</td> <td>1.38</td> <td>908</td> <td>0.18</td> <td>2,825</td> <td>0.57</td> <td>540</td> <td>0.11</td> <td>896</td> <td>0.18</td> <td>11,087</td> <td>2.19</td> <td>505,215</td> <td>494,128</td> <td>723,934</td> <td>69.79 </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="fcf094"> <td><a href="/wiki/Matabeleland_North_Province" title="Matabeleland North Province">Matabeleland North</a></td> <td>1,425</td> <td>0.65</td> <td>111,609</td> <td>51.03</td> <td>955</td> <td>0.44</td> <td>1,060</td> <td>0.48</td> <td>489</td> <td>0.22</td> <td>91,306</td> <td>41.74</td> <td>5,356</td> <td>2.45</td> <td>751</td> <td>0.34</td> <td>4,249</td> <td>1.94</td> <td>826</td> <td>0.38</td> <td>703</td> <td>0.32</td> <td>6,594</td> <td>2.93</td> <td>225,323</td> <td>218,729</td> <td>371,701</td> <td>60.62 </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#99cc99"> <td><a href="/wiki/Matabeleland_South_Province" title="Matabeleland South Province">Matabeleland South</a></td> <td>1,331</td> <td>0.76</td> <td>80,365</td> <td>45.89</td> <td>970</td> <td>0.55</td> <td>1,035</td> <td>0.59</td> <td>416</td> <td>0.24</td> <td>82,511</td> <td>47.12</td> <td>3,997</td> <td>2.28</td> <td>702</td> <td>0.40</td> <td>2,673</td> <td>1.53</td> <td>503</td> <td>0.29</td> <td>612</td> <td>0.35</td> <td>4,772</td> <td>2.65</td> <td>179,887</td> <td>175,115</td> <td>300,768</td> <td>59.81 </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#99cc99"> <td><a href="/wiki/Midlands_Province" title="Midlands Province">Midlands</a></td> <td>3,154</td> <td>0.57</td> <td>228,274</td> <td>41.08</td> <td>1,378</td> <td>0.25</td> <td>1,982</td> <td>0.36</td> <td>636</td> <td>0.11</td> <td>305,838</td> <td>55.03</td> <td>7,608</td> <td>1.37</td> <td>917</td> <td>0.17</td> <td>4,289</td> <td>0.77</td> <td>689</td> <td>0.12</td> <td>983</td> <td>0.18</td> <td>12,810</td> <td>2.25</td> <td>568,558</td> <td>555,748</td> <td>840,999</td> <td>67.61 </td></tr> <tr> <th>National Total</th> <th>18,816</th> <th>0.42</th> <th>1,967,343</th> <th>44.03</th> <th>10,230</th> <th>0.23</th> <th>13,060</th> <th>0.29</th> <th>5,323</th> <th>0.12</th> <th>2,350,711</th> <th>52.60</th> <th>53,517</th> <th>1.20</th> <th>7,053</th> <th>0.16</th> <th>28,883</th> <th>0.65</th> <th>6,989</th> <th>0.16</th> <th>6,743</th> <th>0.15</th> <th>92,553</th> <th>2.03</th> <th>4,561,221</th> <th>4,468,668</th> <th>6,623,511</th> <th>68.86 </th></tr></tbody></table> </div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="National_Assembly">National Assembly</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2023_Zimbabwean_general_election&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: National Assembly"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The National Assembly has 210 single-member constituencies, the results of which are shown below.<sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The remaining 70 seats comprises 60 seats which are reserved for women, six seats in each province, and 10 seats for youth, one seat in each province, which are filled based on the votes in the single-member constituencies using party-list proportional representation, distributed using the largest remainder method and the Hare quota. </p><p>On election day itself ZANU–PF won 136 seats and the CCC 73, with ZANU–PF retaining its rural base and the CCC capturing the urban vote.<sup id="cite_ref-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-29" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-30" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Voting in the <a href="/wiki/Gutu_West" title="Gutu West">Gutu West</a> constituency was postponed to 11 November after one of the candidates died shortly before the elections.<sup id="cite_ref-31" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Following the parliamentary election in Gutu West, 65.24% of the constituency seats went to ZANU-PF and 34.76% of the constituency seats went to the CCC.<sup id="cite_ref-32" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <table class="wikitable sortable"><caption></caption><tbody><tr><th colspan="9" style="text-align:center;color:var( --color-base, #202122 );background:var( --background-color-neutral, #F8F9FA )"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Zimbabwean_general_election,_2023_results_(House_of_Assembly).svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/63/Zimbabwean_general_election%2C_2023_results_%28House_of_Assembly%29.svg/360px-Zimbabwean_general_election%2C_2023_results_%28House_of_Assembly%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="360" height="185" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/63/Zimbabwean_general_election%2C_2023_results_%28House_of_Assembly%29.svg/540px-Zimbabwean_general_election%2C_2023_results_%28House_of_Assembly%29.svg.png 1.5x, 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style="width:0px;background-color:#FAE64D"></td><td><a href="/wiki/Citizens_Coalition_for_Change" title="Citizens Coalition for Change">Citizens Coalition for Change</a></td><td style="text-align:right">1,856,393</td><td style="text-align:right">41.46</td><td style="text-align:right">73</td><td style="text-align:right">27</td><td style="text-align:right">3</td><td style="text-align:right">103</td><td style="text-align:right">New</td></tr><tr><td style="width:0px;background-color:#DC241f"></td><td><a href="/wiki/Movement_for_Democratic_Change_%E2%80%93_Tsvangirai" title="Movement for Democratic Change – Tsvangirai">Movement for Democratic Change – Tsvangirai</a></td><td style="text-align:right">15,307</td><td style="text-align:right">0.34</td><td style="text-align:right">0</td><td style="text-align:right">0</td><td style="text-align:right">0</td><td style="text-align:right">0</td><td style="text-align:right">–88</td></tr><tr><td style="width:0px;background-color:#010100"></td><td><a href="/wiki/Zimbabwe_African_People%27s_Union" title="Zimbabwe African People's Union">Zimbabwe African People's Union</a></td><td style="text-align:right">10,857</td><td style="text-align:right">0.24</td><td style="text-align:right">0</td><td style="text-align:right">0</td><td style="text-align:right">0</td><td style="text-align:right">0</td><td style="text-align:right">0</td></tr><tr><td style="width:0px;background-color:#78573E"></td><td>United Zimbabwe Alliance</td><td style="text-align:right">4,937</td><td style="text-align:right">0.11</td><td style="text-align:right">0</td><td style="text-align:right">0</td><td style="text-align:right">0</td><td style="text-align:right">0</td><td style="text-align:right">New</td></tr><tr><td style="width:0px;background-color:#EA6646"></td><td><a href="/wiki/National_Constitutional_Assembly" title="National Constitutional Assembly">National Constitutional Assembly</a></td><td style="text-align:right">2,462</td><td style="text-align:right">0.05</td><td style="text-align:right">0</td><td style="text-align:right">0</td><td style="text-align:right">0</td><td style="text-align:right">0</td><td style="text-align:right">0</td></tr><tr><td style="width:0px;background-color:#ffd203"></td><td>Democratic Opposition Party</td><td style="text-align:right">2,105</td><td style="text-align:right">0.05</td><td style="text-align:right">0</td><td style="text-align:right">0</td><td style="text-align:right">0</td><td style="text-align:right">0</td><td style="text-align:right">New</td></tr><tr><td style="width:0px;background-color:#365FAE"></td><td>FreeZim Congress</td><td style="text-align:right">1,926</td><td style="text-align:right">0.04</td><td style="text-align:right">0</td><td style="text-align:right">0</td><td style="text-align:right">0</td><td style="text-align:right">0</td><td style="text-align:right">0</td></tr><tr><td style="width:0px;background-color:#29aae1"></td><td>Democratic Union of Zimbabwe</td><td style="text-align:right">1,881</td><td style="text-align:right">0.04</td><td style="text-align:right">0</td><td style="text-align:right">0</td><td style="text-align:right">0</td><td style="text-align:right">0</td><td style="text-align:right">0</td></tr><tr><td style="width:0px;background-color:#846b66"></td><td><a href="/wiki/Mthwakazi_Republic_Party" title="Mthwakazi Republic Party">Mthwakazi Republic Party</a></td><td style="text-align:right">1,641</td><td style="text-align:right">0.04</td><td style="text-align:right">0</td><td style="text-align:right">0</td><td style="text-align:right">0</td><td style="text-align:right">0</td><td style="text-align:right">0</td></tr><tr><td style="width:0px;background-color:#0550ad"></td><td>Zimbabwe National Revival Party</td><td style="text-align:right">1,271</td><td style="text-align:right">0.03</td><td style="text-align:right">0</td><td style="text-align:right">0</td><td style="text-align:right">0</td><td style="text-align:right">0</td><td style="text-align:right">New</td></tr><tr><td style="width:0px;background-color:#e9ce36"></td><td>Zimbabwe African National Congress</td><td style="text-align:right">628</td><td style="text-align:right">0.01</td><td style="text-align:right">0</td><td style="text-align:right">0</td><td style="text-align:right">0</td><td style="text-align:right">0</td><td style="text-align:right">New</td></tr><tr><td style="width:0px;background-color:#808000"></td><td><a href="/wiki/United_African_National_Council" title="United African National Council">United African National Council</a></td><td style="text-align:right">574</td><td style="text-align:right">0.01</td><td style="text-align:right">0</td><td style="text-align:right">0</td><td style="text-align:right">0</td><td style="text-align:right">0</td><td style="text-align:right">0</td></tr><tr><td style="width:0px;background-color:#C65F38"></td><td>Zimbabwe Coalition for Peace and Development Party</td><td style="text-align:right">434</td><td style="text-align:right">0.01</td><td style="text-align:right">0</td><td style="text-align:right">0</td><td style="text-align:right">0</td><td style="text-align:right">0</td><td style="text-align:right">New</td></tr><tr><td style="width:0px;background-color:#914D72"></td><td>National People’s Congress</td><td style="text-align:right">297</td><td style="text-align:right">0.01</td><td style="text-align:right">0</td><td style="text-align:right">0</td><td style="text-align:right">0</td><td style="text-align:right">0</td><td style="text-align:right">New</td></tr><tr><td style="width:0px;background-color:#c4020d"></td><td>Economic Freedom Fighters</td><td style="text-align:right">286</td><td style="text-align:right">0.01</td><td style="text-align:right">0</td><td style="text-align:right">0</td><td style="text-align:right">0</td><td style="text-align:right">0</td><td style="text-align:right">New</td></tr><tr><td style="width:0px;background-color:#f90204"></td><td>United Freedom Party</td><td style="text-align:right">187</td><td style="text-align:right">0.00</td><td style="text-align:right">0</td><td style="text-align:right">0</td><td style="text-align:right">0</td><td style="text-align:right">0</td><td style="text-align:right">New</td></tr><tr><td style="width:0px;background-color:black"></td><td>Freedom Alliance</td><td style="text-align:right">148</td><td style="text-align:right">0.00</td><td style="text-align:right">0</td><td style="text-align:right">0</td><td style="text-align:right">0</td><td style="text-align:right">0</td><td style="text-align:right">New</td></tr><tr><td style="width:0px;background-color:#DCDCDC"></td><td>Independents</td><td style="text-align:right">60,445</td><td style="text-align:right">1.35</td><td style="text-align:right">0</td><td style="text-align:right">0</td><td style="text-align:right">0</td><td style="text-align:right">0</td><td style="text-align:right">–1</td></tr><tr class="sortbottom" style="font-weight:bold"><td colspan="2">Total</td><td style="text-align:right">4,477,386</td><td style="text-align:right">100.00</td><td style="text-align:right">210</td><td style="text-align:right">60</td><td style="text-align:right">10</td><td style="text-align:right">280</td><td style="text-align:right">+10</td></tr><tr class="sortbottom"><td colspan="9" style="color:var( --color-base, #202122 );background:var( --background-color-neutral, #eaecf0 )"></td></tr><tr class="sortbottom" style="text-align:right"><td colspan="9" style="text-align:left">Source: <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.zec.org.zw/download-category/national_assembly/">Zimbabwe Electoral Commission</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://zimbabweelections2023.co.zw/">Zimbabwe Elections</a></td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Senate">Senate</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2023_Zimbabwean_general_election&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Senate"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable sortable"><caption></caption><tbody><tr><th colspan="4" style="text-align:center;color:var( --color-base, #202122 );background:var( --background-color-neutral, #F8F9FA )"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Senate_of_Zimbabwe_2023.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/73/Senate_of_Zimbabwe_2023.svg/360px-Senate_of_Zimbabwe_2023.svg.png" decoding="async" width="360" height="185" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/73/Senate_of_Zimbabwe_2023.svg/540px-Senate_of_Zimbabwe_2023.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/73/Senate_of_Zimbabwe_2023.svg/720px-Senate_of_Zimbabwe_2023.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="360" data-file-height="185" /></a></span></th></tr><tr><th scope="col" colspan="2">Party</th><th scope="col">Seats</th><th scope="col">+/–</th></tr><tr><td style="width:0px;background-color:#008000"></td><td><a href="/wiki/ZANU%E2%80%93PF" title="ZANU–PF">ZANU–PF</a></td><td style="text-align:right">33</td><td style="text-align:right">–1</td></tr><tr><td style="width:0px;background-color:#FAE64D"></td><td><a href="/wiki/Citizens_Coalition_for_Change" title="Citizens Coalition for Change">Citizens Coalition for Change</a></td><td style="text-align:right">27</td><td style="text-align:right">New</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2">Chiefs</td><td style="text-align:right">18</td><td style="text-align:right">0</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2">Persons with disabilities</td><td style="text-align:right">2</td><td style="text-align:right">0</td></tr><tr class="sortbottom" style="font-weight:bold"><td colspan="2">Total</td><td style="text-align:right">80</td><td style="text-align:right">0</td></tr><tr class="sortbottom"><td colspan="4" style="color:var( --color-base, #202122 );background:var( --background-color-neutral, #eaecf0 )"></td></tr><tr class="sortbottom" style="text-align:right"><td colspan="4" style="text-align:left">Source: <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.zec.org.zw/download-category/proportional_representation/">Zimbabwe Electoral Commission</a></td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="MPs_who_lost_their_seats">MPs who lost their seats</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2023_Zimbabwean_general_election&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: MPs who lost their seats"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable"> <caption> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th>Defeated </th> <th>Party </th> <th>Constituency </th> <th>Defeated by </th> <th>Party </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Starman_Chamisa&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Starman Chamisa (page does not exist)">Starman Chamisa</a><sup id="cite_ref-33" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Citizens_Coalition_for_Change" title="Citizens Coalition for Change">Citizens Coalition for Change</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Mbare_(constituency)" title="Mbare (constituency)">Mbare</a> </td> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Martin_Matinyanya&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Martin Matinyanya (page does not exist)">Martin Matinyanya</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/ZANU%E2%80%93PF" title="ZANU–PF">ZANU–PF</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Temba_Mliswa" title="Temba Mliswa">Temba Mliswa</a><sup id="cite_ref-34" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Independent_politician" title="Independent politician">Independent</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Norton_(constituency)" title="Norton (constituency)">Norton</a> </td> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Richard_Tsvangirai&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Richard Tsvangirai (page does not exist)">Richard Tsvangirai</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Citizens_Coalition_for_Change" title="Citizens Coalition for Change">Citizens Coalition for Change</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Raj_Modi" title="Raj Modi">Raj Modi</a><sup id="cite_ref-35" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/ZANU%E2%80%93PF" title="ZANU–PF">ZANU–PF</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bulawayo_South" title="Bulawayo South">Bulawayo South</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Nicola_Watson" title="Nicola Watson">Nicola Watson</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Citizens_Coalition_for_Change" title="Citizens Coalition for Change">Citizens Coalition for Change</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Mthuli_Ncube" title="Mthuli Ncube">Mthuli Ncube</a><sup id="cite_ref-36" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/ZANU%E2%80%93PF" title="ZANU–PF">ZANU–PF</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Cowdray_Park_(constituency)" title="Cowdray Park (constituency)">Cowdray Park</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Pashor_Raphael_Sibanda" title="Pashor Raphael Sibanda">Pashor Raphael Sibanda</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Citizens_Coalition_for_Change" title="Citizens Coalition for Change">Citizens Coalition for Change</a> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2023_Zimbabwean_general_election&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: See 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class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/National_Assembly_of_Zimbabwe" title="National Assembly of Zimbabwe">Parliamentary elections</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1899_Southern_Rhodesian_Legislative_Council_election" title="1899 Southern Rhodesian Legislative Council election">1899</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1902_Southern_Rhodesian_Legislative_Council_election" title="1902 Southern Rhodesian Legislative Council election">1902</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1905_Southern_Rhodesian_Legislative_Council_election" title="1905 Southern Rhodesian Legislative Council election">1905</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1908_Southern_Rhodesian_Legislative_Council_election" title="1908 Southern Rhodesian Legislative Council election">1908</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1911_Southern_Rhodesian_Legislative_Council_election" title="1911 Southern Rhodesian Legislative Council election">1911</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1914_Southern_Rhodesian_Legislative_Council_election" title="1914 Southern Rhodesian Legislative Council election">1914</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1920_Southern_Rhodesian_Legislative_Council_election" title="1920 Southern Rhodesian Legislative Council election">1920</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1924_Southern_Rhodesian_general_election" title="1924 Southern Rhodesian general election">1924</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1928_Southern_Rhodesian_general_election" title="1928 Southern Rhodesian general election">1928</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1933_Southern_Rhodesian_general_election" title="1933 Southern Rhodesian general election">1933</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1934_Southern_Rhodesian_general_election" title="1934 Southern Rhodesian general election">1934</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1939_Southern_Rhodesian_general_election" title="1939 Southern Rhodesian general election">1939</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1946_Southern_Rhodesian_general_election" title="1946 Southern Rhodesian general election">1946</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1948_Southern_Rhodesian_general_election" title="1948 Southern Rhodesian general election">1948</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1954_Southern_Rhodesian_general_election" title="1954 Southern Rhodesian general election">1954</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1958_Southern_Rhodesian_general_election" title="1958 Southern Rhodesian general election">1958</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1962_Southern_Rhodesian_general_election" title="1962 Southern Rhodesian general election">1962</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1965_Rhodesian_general_election" title="1965 Rhodesian general election">1965</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1970_Rhodesian_general_election" title="1970 Rhodesian general election">1970</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1974_Rhodesian_general_election" title="1974 Rhodesian general election">1974</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1977_Rhodesian_general_election" title="1977 Rhodesian general election">1977</a></li> <li><a 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scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Local elections</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>...</li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1980_Zimbabwean_local_elections&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1980 Zimbabwean local elections (page does not exist)">1980</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1981_Zimbabwean_local_elections&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1981 Zimbabwean local elections (page does not exist)">1981</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1983_Zimbabwean_local_elections&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1983 Zimbabwean local elections (page does not exist)">1983</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1984_Zimbabwean_local_elections&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1984 Zimbabwean local elections (page does not exist)">1984</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1985_Zimbabwean_local_elections&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1985 Zimbabwean local elections (page does not exist)">1985</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1991_Zimbabwean_local_elections&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1991 Zimbabwean local elections (page does not exist)">1991</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1993_Zimbabwean_local_elections&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1993 Zimbabwean local elections (page does not exist)">1993</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1995_Zimbabwean_local_elections&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1995 Zimbabwean local elections (page does not exist)">1995</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1998_Zimbabwean_local_elections&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1998 Zimbabwean local elections (page does not exist)">1998</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=2002_Zimbabwean_local_elections&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="2002 Zimbabwean local elections (page does not exist)">2002</a></li> <li><a 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elections (page does not exist)">2023</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Referendums</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1922_Southern_Rhodesian_government_referendum" title="1922 Southern Rhodesian government referendum">1922</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1934_Southern_Rhodesian_sweepstakes_referendum" title="1934 Southern Rhodesian sweepstakes referendum">1934</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1953_Southern_Rhodesian_federation_referendum" title="1953 Southern Rhodesian federation referendum">1953</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1961_Southern_Rhodesian_constitutional_referendum" title="1961 Southern Rhodesian constitutional referendum">1961</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1964_Rhodesian_independence_referendum" title="1964 Rhodesian independence referendum">1964</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1969_Rhodesian_constitutional_referendum" 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