Chirumanzu–Zibagwe is a
constituency
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of the
House of Assembly
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Historically, in British Crown colonies as the colony gained more internal responsible governme ...
of the
Parliament
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of
Zimbabwe
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, located in the
Chirumhanzu District in
Midlands Province
Midlands is a province of Zimbabwe. It has an area of and a population of 1,614,941 (2012). It is home to various peoples. Located at a central point in the country, it contains speakers of Shona, Ndebele, Tswana, Sotho and Chewa, as well as of ...
.
Mvuma
Mvuma, previously named 'Umvuma', is a small mining town in Midlands province in Zimbabwe.
Located 192 km south of Harare along the Harare - Masvingo highway. Approx 100 km from Masvingo.
Background
The main employer was the Athens Mi ...
, a small mining town, is one of the largest commercial centers in the constituency. The constituency was created in 2008 from the old
Chirumanzu
Midlands is a province of Zimbabwe. It has an area of and a population of 1,614,941 (2012). It is home to various peoples. Located at a central point in the country, it contains speakers of Shona, Ndebele, Tswana, Sotho and Chewa, as well as of ...
and
Zhombe
Zhombe (also known as Jombe) is a rural communal area in Kwekwe District, Midlands Province, Zimbabwe. It is an area of mixed Shona and Northern Ndebele People. It lies along the Mnyathi border line between Midlands and Mashonaland Provinc ...
constituencies.
Emmerson Mnangagwa
Emmerson Dambudzo Mnangagwa (, American English, US: (); born 15 September 1942) is a Zimbabwean politician who has served as President of Zimbabwe since 24 November 2017. A member of ZANU–PF and a longtime ally of former President Robert Muga ...
, now the
President of Zimbabwe
The president of Zimbabwe is the head of state of Zimbabwe and head of the executive branch of the government of Zimbabwe. The president chairs the national cabinet and is the chief commanding authority of the Zimbabwe Defence Forces.
The in ...
, was the inaugural member, followed by his wife,
Auxillia Mnangagwa
Auxillia Mnangagwa (née Kutyauripo; born 25 March 1963) is a Zimbabwean politician and has served as the First Lady of Zimbabwe since November 2017, as the wife of President Emmerson Mnangagwa. After spending over ten years at the Ministry of M ...
. Its current Member of Parliament is
Prosper Machando (
ZANU–PF
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).
History
Chirumanzu–Zibagwe was created prior to the
2008 Zimbabwean general election, with territory taken from the old
Chirumanzu
Midlands is a province of Zimbabwe. It has an area of and a population of 1,614,941 (2012). It is home to various peoples. Located at a central point in the country, it contains speakers of Shona, Ndebele, Tswana, Sotho and Chewa, as well as of ...
and
Zhombe
Zhombe (also known as Jombe) is a rural communal area in Kwekwe District, Midlands Province, Zimbabwe. It is an area of mixed Shona and Northern Ndebele People. It lies along the Mnyathi border line between Midlands and Mashonaland Provinc ...
constituencies. It stretches all the way from
Mvuma
Mvuma, previously named 'Umvuma', is a small mining town in Midlands province in Zimbabwe.
Located 192 km south of Harare along the Harare - Masvingo highway. Approx 100 km from Masvingo.
Background
The main employer was the Athens Mi ...
, east side of the
Harare-Masvingo Highway to the west side of the
Harare-Bulawayo Highway to areas which were formerly under
Zhombe
Zhombe (also known as Jombe) is a rural communal area in Kwekwe District, Midlands Province, Zimbabwe. It is an area of mixed Shona and Northern Ndebele People. It lies along the Mnyathi border line between Midlands and Mashonaland Provinc ...
constituency. It also covers places like
Rukundo and
Netherburn
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History
The village consists of two distinc ...
along the
Gweru-Mvuma Highway.
Emmerson Mnangagwa
Emmerson Dambudzo Mnangagwa (, American English, US: (); born 15 September 1942) is a Zimbabwean politician who has served as President of Zimbabwe since 24 November 2017. A member of ZANU–PF and a longtime ally of former President Robert Muga ...
won the constituency in 2008, and was reelected in
2013
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. In a 2015
by-election
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, his wife
Auxillia Mnangagwa
Auxillia Mnangagwa (née Kutyauripo; born 25 March 1963) is a Zimbabwean politician and has served as the First Lady of Zimbabwe since November 2017, as the wife of President Emmerson Mnangagwa. After spending over ten years at the Ministry of M ...
was elected to replace her husband, who vacated the seat when he became
Vice-President of Zimbabwe
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. In 2018, Mnangagwa announced that she would not be running for reelection to Parliament in order to focus more on her role as
First Lady
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.
Her successor, the incumbent
Prosper Machando, won the seat in the
July 2018 general election.
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Demographics
In 2011, Chirumanzu–Zibagwe had a population of 40,185 people in 10,246 households.[Parlzim Chirumanzu-Zibagw]
Chirumanzu Zibagwe Constituency Profile
Parlzim.gov.zw, Constituencies, Retrieved 24 February 2016 In 2011, the constituency had 19,566 registered voters, or 48% of the population.
List of members
Electoral history
See also
*List of Zimbabwean parliamentary constituencies
{{Politics of Zimbabwe
The following is a list of parliamentary constituencies in Zimbabwe, as broken down by province.
The National Assembly consists of 270 members. Of these, 210 are elected in single-member constituencies of roughly equal si ...
References
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2008 establishments in Zimbabwe
Parliamentary constituencies in Zimbabwe