Mbare is a

constituency An electoral (congressional, legislative, etc.) district, sometimes called a constituency, riding, or ward, is a geographical portion of a political unit, such as a country, state or province, city, or administrative region, created to provi ...

represented in the

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of the

Parliament of Zimbabwe The Parliament of Zimbabwe is the bicameral legislature of Zimbabwe composed of the Senate and the National Assembly. The Senate is the upper house, and consists of 80 members, 60 of whom are elected by proportional representation from ten six-m ...

, located in

Harare Harare ( ), formerly Salisbury, is the Capital city, capital and largest city of Zimbabwe. The city proper has an area of , a population of 1,849,600 as of the 2022 Zimbabwe census, 2022 census and an estimated 2,487,209 people in its metrop ...

. Its current MP since the 2023 election is Martin Matinyanya of

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History

The constituency is based on the southern Harare suburb of Mbare. It is one of the most politically volatile areas in Harare with a high degree of political intolerance and the persecution of perceived opponents of

Members

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{{Parliamentary constituencies in Harare 1985 establishments in Zimbabwe 2005 establishments in Zimbabwe 1990 disestablishments in Africa Constituencies disestablished in 1990 Constituencies established in 1985 Constituencies established in 2005 Harare Parliamentary constituencies in Zimbabwe

History

Members

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