Chirumanzu–Zibagwe is a

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of the

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of the

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, located in the Chirumhanzu District in

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, a small mining town, is one of the largest commercial centers in the constituency. The constituency was created in 2008 from the old Chirumanzu and

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constituencies.

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, now the

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, was the inaugural member, followed by his wife,

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. Its current Member of Parliament is Prosper Machando (

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History

Chirumanzu–Zibagwe was created prior to the

2008 Zimbabwean general election General elections were held in Zimbabwe on 29 March 2008 to elect the president and Parliament. Because of Zimbabwe's dire economic situation, the elections were expected to provide incumbent President Robert Mugabe with his toughest electoral ...

, with territory taken from the old Chirumanzu and

constituencies. It stretches all the way from

, east side of the Harare-Masvingo Highway to the west side of the Harare-Bulawayo Highway to areas which were formerly under

constituency. It also covers places like Rukundo and Netherburn along the Gweru-Mvuma Highway.

won the constituency in 2008, and was reelected in

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. In a 2015

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, his wife

was elected to replace her husband, who vacated the seat when he became

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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. Her successor, the incumbent Prosper Machando, won the seat in the July 2018 general election.

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. The constituency had 38 primary schools with 292 teachers serving 24,041 students, and 13 secondary schools with 2,887 pupils and 112 teachers. There are 11 health facilities in the constituency, including five hospitals.

List of members

Electoral history

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Chirumanzu-Zibagwe 2008 establishments in Zimbabwe Parliamentary constituencies in Zimbabwe

History

Demographics

List of members

Electoral history

See also

References