Kwekwe Central Explained

Kwekwe Central
Parl Name:National Assembly of Zimbabwe
District Label:Province
District:Midlands
Region:Kwekwe
Seats:1
Party:Citizens Coalition for Change
Member:Judith Tobaiwa

Kwekwe Central is a constituency of the National Assembly of the Parliament of Zimbabwe, centered on the city of Kwekwe in Midlands Province. It is currently represented by Judith Tobaiwa of the Citizens Coalition for Change, who was elected in a 26 March 2022 by-election.[1] The previous MP for Kwekwe Central, Masango Matambanadzo of the National Patriotic Front, died on 28 July 2020.[2]

Members

An older constituency called Que Que (the town's colonial name until 1982) was represented in the Parliament of Rhodesia from 1928 until 1979.

ElectionNameParty
Que Que
1928Arthur James TaylorRhodesia Party
1933Charles LeppingtonReform
1934United
1939
1946George DavenportUnited
1948
1954
1958Morris HirschUnited Federal
1962Andrew DunlopRhodesian Front
1965
1970Jacobus BurgerRhodesian Front
1974
1977
Constituency abolished 1979–1990
Kwekwe
1990Emmerson MnangagwaZANU–PF
1995
2000Blessing ChebundoMDC
2005
Kwekwe Central
2008Blessing ChebundoMDC–T
2013Masango MatambanadzoZANU–PF
2018NPF
2022 by-electionJudith TobaiwaCCC
2023

See also

Notes and References

  1. Book: Report on the: 26 March 2022 By-Elections . Zimbabwe Election Support Network . 2022.
  2. Web site: Magoronga . Michael . 28 July 2020 . Kwekwe Central legislator, Blackman dies . 22 December 2022 . The Chronicle.