List of members of the 9th Parliament of Zimbabwe explained

9th Parliament of Zimbabwe
Country:	Zimbabwe
Body:	Parliament of Zimbabwe
Election:	2018 Zimbabwean general election
Government:	Second Mnangagwa Cabinet
Before:	2013–2018 Parliament
After:	2023– Parliament
Chamber1:	National Assembly
Membership1:	270
Control1:	ZANU-PF
Chamber1 Leader1 Type:	Speaker
Chamber1 Leader1:	Jacob Mudenda
Chamber1 Leader2 Type:	Deputy Speaker
Chamber1 Leader2:	Tsitsi Gezi
Chamber1 Leader3 Type:	Clerk
Chamber1 Leader3:	Kennedy Mugove Chokuda
Chamber2:	Senate
Membership2:	80
Chamber2 Leader1 Type:	President
Chamber2 Leader1:	Mabel Chinomona
Chamber2 Leader2 Type:	Deputy President
Chamber2 Leader2:	Michael Reuben Nyambuya
Chamber2 Leader3 Type:	Clerk
Chamber2 Leader3:	Kennedy Mugove Chokuda
Session1 Start:	26 August 2018
Session1 End:	1 October 2019
Session2 Start:	1 October 2019
Session2 End:	22 October 2020
Session3 Start:	22 October 2020
Session4 Start:	7 October 2021
Session3 End:	16 September 2021
Session4 End:	23 November 2022
Session5 Start:	23 November 2022
Session5 End:	22 August 2023

This is a list of members of the 9th Parliament of Zimbabwe, which began in September 2018 and was dissolved on 22 August 2023. The Parliament of Zimbabwe is composed of the Senate and the National Assembly. The 9th Parliament's membership was set by the 2018 Zimbabwean general election, which gave ZANU–PF a ⅔ majority, with the MDC Alliance taking most of the remaining seats.

Key

	ZANU–PF
	MDC Alliance
	MDC–T (Khupe faction)
	CCC
	National Patriotic Front
	Independent

Senate

Province seats

Province	Name	Party		Notes
Bulawayo			MDC–T	Died 27 June 2022.^[1] ^[2]
			ZANU–PF
			MDC Alliance	Recalled 30 June 2020.^[3]
			ZANU–PF
			MDC Alliance	Recalled 30 June 2020.
			MDC Alliance	Recalled 30 June 2020.
			MDC–T	Sworn in 22 November 2022 to replace Dube.^[4]
Harare			ZANU–PF	Died 19 July 2022.^[5]
			MDC Alliance
			MDC Alliance
			ZANU–PF
			MDC Alliance
			MDC Alliance
Manicaland			MDC Alliance	Recalled 30 June 2020.
			ZANU–PF	Died 15 January 2021.^[6]
			ZANU–PF
			MDC Alliance
			ZANU–PF
			MDC Alliance	Died 3 January 2021.^[7]
Mashonaland Central			ZANU–PF
			ZANU–PF
			ZANU–PF
			MDC Alliance
			ZANU–PF	Died 29 July 2020.
			ZANU–PF
Mashonaland East			MDC Alliance
			ZANU–PF
			ZANU–PF
			ZANU–PF
			ZANU–PF
			MDC Alliance	Recalled 30 June 2020.
Mashonaland West			MDC Alliance
			ZANU–PF
			ZANU–PF
			MDC Alliance
			ZANU–PF
			ZANU–PF
Masvingo			ZANU–PF
			ZANU–PF
			ZANU–PF
			MDC Alliance
			MDC Alliance
			ZANU–PF
Matabeleland North			ZANU–PF
			ZANU–PF
			MDC Alliance	Died 31 January 2022.^[8]
			MDC Alliance
			MDC Alliance	Recalled 30 June 2020.
			ZANU–PF
			ZANU–PF	Appointed 21 August 2018 to replace Mathuthu.^[9]
Matabeleland South			ZANU–PF
			ZANU–PF
			ZANU–PF
			ZANU–PF	Died 14 November 2021.
			MDC Alliance
			MDC Alliance	Recalled 30 June 2020.
			ZANU–PF	Sworn in 1 March 2022 to replace Khaya Moyo.^[10] ^[11]
Midlands			MDC Alliance
			ZANU–PF
			ZANU–PF
			ZANU–PF	Died 20 January 2021.
			ZANU–PF
			MDC Alliance	Recalled 2020.^[12]
			ZANU–PF	Sworn in 17 March 2021 to replace Moyo.^[13]

Chiefs

Eighteen chiefs were elected to serve as senators in the 9th Parliament: the president and deputy president of the Chiefs' Council of Zimbabwe as senators ex officio, and 16 chiefs selected by the provincial chiefs' assemblies (two per province, except the metropolitan provinces Bulawayo and Harare).^[14]

Office/Province	Name	Chieftainship
President, Council of Chiefs		Charumbira
Deputy President, Council of Chiefs		Mtshane
Manicaland	Shepherd Chengeta Gundu	Makumbe
	Annias Mapungwana	Mapungwana
Mashonaland Central	Chinhenza Chigwadzara	Matsiwo
	Clemence Nyabvunzi	Nembire
Mashonaland East	Witness Bungu	Chikwaka
	Langton Chikukwa	Nechombo
Mashonaland West	Abel Mbasera	Chundu
	Peter Pasipamire	Ngezi
Masvingo	Ranganai Bwawanda	Nhema
	Felani Chauke	Chitanga
Matabeleland North	Khumalo Mandlakazulu	Mathupula
	Siatabwa Nkatazo	Siansali
Matabeleland South	Vuyani Ndiweni	Nyangozonke
	Dube Sindalizwe	Masendu
Midlands	Zama Nthua Mkwananzi	Ngungumbane
	Milton Ntabeni	Ntabeni

Persons with disabilities

Two seats in the Senate are reserved for persons with disabilities, one male and one female.

Seat	Name	Party		Notes
Male	Watson Khupe		ZANU–PF^[15]	Died 17 July 2022.^[16]
	Ishumael Zhou			Appointed to replace Khupe 19 November 2022.
Female	Rejoice Timire		ZANU–PF^[17]

National Assembly

Constituency seats

Constituency	Name	Party		Notes
Bulawayo
Bulawayo Central			MDC Alliance
Bulawayo East			MDC Alliance
Bulawayo South			ZANU–PF
Emakhandeni–Entumbane			MDC Alliance
Lobengula			MDC Alliance
Luveve			MDC Alliance
Magwegwe			MDC Alliance
Makokoba			MDC Alliance
Nketa			MDC Alliance
Nkulumane			MDC Alliance	Recalled 17 March 2021.^[18]
			CCC	Elected 26 March 2022.
Pelandaba–Mpopoma			MDC Alliance
Pumula			MDC Alliance	Recalled 17 March 2021.
			CCC	Elected 26 March 2022.
Harare
Budiriro			MDC Alliance
Chitungwiza North			MDC Alliance
Chitungwiza South			MDC Alliance
Dzivarasekwa			MDC Alliance
Epworth			MDC Alliance	Recalled.
			ZANU–PF	Elected 26 March 2022.^[19]
Glen Norah			MDC Alliance	Recalled.
			CCC	Elected 26 March 2022.
Glen View North			MDC Alliance	Died 5 November 2020.^[20]
			CCC	Elected 26 March 2022.
Glen View South			MDC Alliance	Died 10 June 2019.^[21]
			MDC Alliance	Elected 7 September 2019.^[22]
Harare Central			MDC Alliance	Recalled 23 June 2020.
			CCC	Elected 26 March 2022.
Harare East			MDC Alliance	Recalled 17 March 2021.
			CCC	Elected 26 March 2022.
Harare North			MDC Alliance
Harare South			ZANU–PF
Harare West			MDC Alliance
Hatfield			MDC Alliance
Highfield East			MDC Alliance	Recalled.
			CCC	Elected 26 March 2022.
Highfield West			MDC Alliance	Recalled 23 June 2020.
			CCC	Elected 26 March 2022.
Kambuzuma			MDC Alliance	Recalled 17 March 2021.
			CCC	Elected 26 March 2022.
Kuwadzana			MDC Alliance	Died 7 September 2020.^[23]
			CCC	Elected 26 March 2022.
Kuwadzana East			MDC Alliance	Recalled 2020.
			CCC	Elected 26 March 2022.
Mabvuku–Tafara			MDC Alliance
Mbare			MDC Alliance
Mount Pleasant			MDC Alliance
Mufakose			MDC Alliance	Recalled.
			CCC	Elected 26 March 2022.
Southerton			MDC Alliance
St Mary's			MDC Alliance	Recalled.
			CCC	Elected 26 March 2022.
Sunningdale			MDC Alliance
Warren Park			MDC Alliance
Zengeza East			MDC Alliance
Zengeza West			MDC Alliance
Manicaland
Buhera Central			ZANU–PF
Buhera North			ZANU–PF
Buhera South			ZANU–PF
Buhera West			ZANU–PF
Chimanimani East			ZANU–PF
Chimanimani West			ZANU–PF
Chipinge Central			ZANU–PF
Chipinge East			MDC Alliance
Chipinge South			ZANU–PF
Chipinge West			MDC Alliance
Dangamvura–Chikanga			MDC Alliance	Recalled 2020.
			CCC	Elected 26 March 2022.
Headlands			ZANU–PF
Makoni Central			MDC Alliance
Makoni North			ZANU–PF
Makoni South			ZANU–PF
Makoni West			ZANU–PF
Musikavanhu			ZANU–PF
Mutare Central			MDC Alliance
Mutare North			ZANU–PF
Mutare South			ZANU–PF
Mutare West			ZANU–PF
Mutasa Central			MDC Alliance
Mutasa North			ZANU–PF
Mutasa South			MDC Alliance	Recalled 17 March 2021.
			ZANU–PF	Elected 26 March 2022.
Nyanga North			ZANU–PF
Nyanga South			ZANU–PF
Mashonaland Central
Bindura North			ZANU–PF
Bindura South			ZANU–PF
Guruve North			ZANU–PF
Guruve South			ZANU–PF
Mazowe Central			ZANU–PF
Mazowe North			ZANU–PF
Mazowe South			ZANU–PF
Mazowe West			ZANU–PF
Mbire			ZANU–PF
Mount Darwin East			ZANU–PF
Mount Darwin North			ZANU–PF
Mount Darwin South			ZANU–PF
Mount Darwin West			ZANU–PF
Muzarabani North			ZANU–PF
Muzarabani South			ZANU–PF
Rushinga			ZANU–PF
Shamva North			ZANU–PF
Shamva South			ZANU–PF
Mashonaland East
Chikomba Central			ZANU–PF
Chikomba East			ZANU–PF
Chikomba West			ZANU–PF
Goromonzi North			ZANU–PF
Goromonzi South			MDC Alliance
Goromonzi West			ZANU–PF
Maramba–Pfungwe			ZANU–PF
Marondera Central			MDC Alliance	Recalled October 2020.^[24]
			CCC	Elected 26 March 2022.
Marondera East			ZANU–PF	Died 11 September 2020.^[25]
			ZANU–PF	Elected 26 March 2022.
Marondera West			ZANU–PF
Mudzi North			ZANU–PF
Mudzi South			ZANU–PF
Mudzi West			ZANU–PF
Murewa North			ZANU–PF
Murewa South			ZANU–PF	Died 22 January 2021.^[26]
			ZANU–PF	Elected 26 March 2022.
Murewa West			ZANU–PF
Mutoko East			ZANU–PF
Mutoko North			ZANU–PF	Elected President of the Senate in September 2018.^[27]
			ZANU–PF	Elected 24 November 2018.
Mutoko South			ZANU–PF
Seke			ZANU–PF
Uzumba			ZANU–PF
Wedza North			ZANU–PF
Wedza South			ZANU–PF
Mashonaland West
Chakari			ZANU–PF
Chegutu East			ZANU–PF
Chegutu West			ZANU–PF
Chinhoyi			MDC Alliance
Hurungwe Central			ZANU–PF
Hurungwe East			ZANU–PF
Hurungwe North			ZANU–PF
Hurungwe West			ZANU–PF
Kadoma Central			MDC Alliance
Kariba	John Houghton		MDC Alliance
Magunje			ZANU–PF
Makonde			ZANU–PF
Mhangura			ZANU–PF
Mhondoro–Mubaira			ZANU–PF
Mhondoro–Ngezi			ZANU–PF
Muzvezve			ZANU–PF
Norton			Independent
Sanyati			ZANU–PF
Zvimba East			ZANU–PF
Zvimba North			ZANU–PF
Zvimba South			ZANU–PF
Zvimba West			ZANU–PF
Masvingo
Bikita East			ZANU–PF
Bikita South			ZANU–PF
Bikita West			ZANU–PF
Chiredzi East			ZANU–PF
Chiredzi North			ZANU–PF
Chiredzi South			ZANU–PF
Chiredzi West			ZANU–PF
Chivi Central			ZANU–PF
Chivi North			ZANU–PF
Chivi South			ZANU–PF	Recalled 10 June 2020.^[28]
			ZANU–PF	Elected 26 March 2022.
Gutu Central			ZANU–PF
Gutu East			ZANU–PF
Gutu North			ZANU–PF
Gutu South			ZANU–PF
Gutu West			ZANU–PF
Masvingo Central			ZANU–PF
Masvingo North			ZANU–PF
Masvingo South			ZANU–PF
Masvingo Urban			MDC Alliance
Masvingo West			ZANU–PF
Mwenezi East			ZANU–PF	Died 25 October 2020.^[29]
			ZANU–PF	Elected 26 March 2022.
Mwenezi West			ZANU–PF
Zaka Central			ZANU–PF
Zaka East			ZANU–PF
Zaka North			ZANU–PF
Zaka West			ZANU–PF
Matabeleland North
Binga North			MDC Alliance	Recalled.
			CCC	Elected 26 March 2022.
Binga South			MDC Alliance
Bubi			ZANU–PF
Hwange Central			MDC Alliance
Hwange East			MDC Alliance
Hwange West			MDC Alliance
Lupane East			ZANU–PF
Lupane West			ZANU–PF
Nkayi North			ZANU–PF
Nkayi South			ZANU–PF
Tsholotsho North			ZANU–PF
Tsholotsho South			ZANU–PF	Died 10 August 2021.^[30]
			ZANU–PF	Elected 26 March 2022.
Umguza			ZANU–PF
Matabeleland South
Beitbridge East			ZANU–PF
Beitbridge West			ZANU–PF
Bulilima East			ZANU–PF
Bulilima West			ZANU–PF
Gwanda Central			MDC Alliance
Gwanda North			ZANU–PF
Gwanda South			ZANU–PF
Insiza North			ZANU–PF
Insiza South			ZANU–PF
Mangwe			ZANU–PF	Died 18 June 2019.^[31]
			ZANU–PF	Elected 7 September 2019.
Matobo North			ZANU–PF
Matobo South			ZANU–PF
Umzingwane			ZANU–PF
Midlands
Chirumanzu			ZANU–PF
Chirumanzu–Zibagwe			ZANU–PF
Chiundura			MDC Alliance
Gokwe Central			ZANU–PF	Until 2021.
			ZANU–PF	Elected 26 March 2022.
Gokwe–Chireya			ZANU–PF
Gokwe–Gumunyu			ZANU–PF
Gokwe–Kabuyuni			ZANU–PF
Gokwe–Kana			ZANU–PF
Gokwe–Mapfungautsi			ZANU–PF
Gokwe–Nembudziya			ZANU–PF
Gokwe–Sengwa			ZANU–PF
Gokwe–Sesame			ZANU–PF
Gweru Urban			MDC Alliance
Kwekwe Central			NPF	Died 28 July 2020.^[32]
			CCC	Elected 26 March 2022.
Mberengwa East			ZANU–PF
Mberengwa North			ZANU–PF
Mberengwa South			ZANU–PF	Died 28 March 2021.^[33]
			ZANU–PF	Elected 26 March 2022.
Mberengwa West			ZANU–PF
Mbizo			MDC Alliance	Recalled 17 March 2021.
			CCC	Elected 26 March 2022.
Mkoba			MDC Alliance	Recalled 23 June 2020.
			CCC	Elected 26 March 2022.
Redcliff			MDC Alliance
Shurugwi North			ZANU–PF
Shurugwi South			ZANU–PF
Silobela			ZANU–PF
Vungu			ZANU–PF
Zhombe			ZANU–PF
Zvishavane–Ngezi			ZANU–PF
Zvishavane–Runde			ZANU–PF

Women's seats

Province	Name	Party		Notes
Bulawayo			MDC Alliance	Recalled 2020.
			ZANU–PF
			MDC–T
			ZANU–PF	Died 25 February 2022.
			MDC Alliance
			MDC Alliance
Harare			ZANU–PF
			MDC Alliance
			ZANU–PF
			MDC Alliance
			MDC Alliance	Recalled 23 June 2020.
			MDC Alliance	Recalled 23 June 2020.
Manicaland			MDC Alliance
			ZANU–PF
			ZANU–PF
			MDC Alliance
			MDC Alliance
			ZANU–PF
Mashonaland Central			ZANU–PF
			ZANU–PF
			MDC Alliance	Recalled 23 June 2020.
			ZANU–PF
			ZANU–PF
			ZANU–PF
Mashonaland East			ZANU–PF
			MDC Alliance
			ZANU–PF
			MDC Alliance
			ZANU–PF
			ZANU–PF
Mashonaland West			MDC Alliance
			ZANU–PF
			MDC Alliance
			ZANU–PF
			ZANU–PF
			ZANU–PF
Masvingo			ZANU–PF
			MDC Alliance
			MDC Alliance	Recalled 23 June 2020.
			ZANU–PF
			ZANU–PF
			ZANU–PF
Matabeleland North			MDC Alliance
			MDC Alliance
			ZANU–PF
			ZANU–PF
			MDC Alliance	Recalled 23 June 2020.
			ZANU–PF
Matabeleland South			MDC Alliance
			ZANU–PF
			ZANU–PF
			ZANU–PF
			MDC Alliance	Recalled 23 June 2020.
			ZANU–PF
Midlands			MDC Alliance
			MDC Alliance
			ZANU–PF
			ZANU–PF
			ZANU–PF
			ZANU–PF

Notes and References

1. Web site: Goba . Cynthia . 28 June 2022 . Ex Home Affairs minister dies, Zimbabwe plunged into mourning . 23 December 2022 . My Zimbabwe News . en-US.
2. 2022-12-02 . Appointment of Senator . . XCX . 140 . 15885 . Gazettes.Africa.
3. Web site: Chibamu . Anna . 2020-07-01 . Defiant Khupe Recalls 8 More MDC Alliance Senators . 2023-01-03 . New Zimbabwe . en-GB.
4. Web site: 2022-11-23 . BILL WATCH 56-2022 - New Session of Parliament Opens in New Building veritaszim . 2023-01-05 . Veritas.
5. Web site: Ndoro . Nyashadzashe . 2022-07-19 . Harare Provincial Minister Oliver Chidawu succumbs to heart attack . 2023-01-03 . Nehanda Radio . en-US.
6. Web site: 2021-01-17 . Malianga, Gwaradzimba declared national heroes . 2022-01-03 . The Sunday Mail.
7. Web site: 2021-01-03 . Passion Java's Mother & MDC's Senator Has Died . 2023-01-03 . Africa Press . en-US.
8. 2022-02-15 . Announcements by the Hon. President of the Senate . Senate Hansard . 31 . 19 . 1.
9. Web site: Tshili . Nqobile . 2018-08-21 . Bhebhe to replace heroine Mathuthu . 2023-01-03 . The Chronicle . en-GB.
10. Web site: 2022-02-10 . Zanu Pf nominates Nkomo for Senate . 2023-01-03 . The Herald . en-GB.
11. 2022-03-01 . Announcements by the Deputy President of the Senate . Senate Hansard . 31 . 22 . 1.
12. Web site: 2020-06-24 . Chibaya unfazed by Parliament recall: 'People will decide' . 2022-12-23 . The Zimbabwe Mail.
13. Web site: 2021-03-20 . Zanu PF replaces dead legislators . 2022-12-23 . The Zimbabwe Mail.
14. Web site: MPs and Senators declared elected after 30 July 2018_harmonised elections . Veritas.
15. Web site: Muchenjekwa . Kudzai . 2018-09-07 . PLWDs senator takes sides with Zanu PF . 2018-10-25 . NewsDay Zimbabwe . en-US.
16. Web site: Chibukwa . Tafadzwa . 25 July 2022 . Senator Watson Khupe gets befitting send-off . 29 July 2022 . . en-GB.
17. Web site: HON TIMIRE REJOICE . 2020-04-21 . Parliament of Zimbabwe.
18. Web site: 2021-03-24 . The legality of 6 PDP MPs recall . 2022-12-22 . NewsDay.
19. Book: Report on the: 26 March 2022 By-Elections . Zimbabwe Election Support Network . 2022.
20. Web site: Chibamu . Anna . 5 November 2020 . MDC Alliance MP dies . 22 December 2022 . New Zimbabwe . en-GB.
21. Web site: 2019-06-10 . BREAKING: Tsvangirai-Java dies . 2022-12-23 . The Herald.
22. Book: Glen View South, Mangwe and Masvingo RDC Ward 1 By-Elections Report . Zimbabwe Election Support Network . 2019.
23. Web site: Nkomo . Costa . 7 September 2020 . BREAKING: Kuwadzana MP Miriam Mushayi Dies . 22 December 2022 . New Zimbabwe.
24. Web site: 2020-10-02 . Hon Caston Matewu Statement On Recall From Parliament . 2022-12-24 . ZimEye.
25. Web site: Muvishi . Andrew . 11 September 2020 . JUST IN: MP Chidakwa dies . 22 December 2022.
26. Web site: 27 January 2021 . Obituary Dr Joel Biggie Matiza . 22 December 2022 . The Herald.
27. Web site: Maphosa . Victor . 2018-11-26 . Zanu-PF retains Mutoko North seat . 2023-12-18 . The Herald . en-GB.
28. Web site: 10 June 2020 . Zanu-PF expels Killer Zivhu . 23 December 2022 . The Zimbabwe Mail . en-GB.
29. Web site: 26 October 2020 . Zanu PF's Mwenezi East MP Joosbi Omar Has Died . 22 December 2022 . New Zimbabwe.
30. Web site: Dube . Vusumuzi . 2021-08-11 . Tsholotsho South MP dies . 2022-12-23 . The Sunday News.
31. Web site: 18 June 2019 . Former Deputy Home Affairs Minister Mguni dies . 23 December 2022 . New Zimbabwe . en-GB.
32. Web site: Magoronga . Michael . 28 July 2020 . Kwekwe Central legislator, Blackman dies . 22 December 2022 . The Chronicle.
33. Web site: 28 March 2021 . BREAKING: Zanu PF MP Alum Mpofu Dies . 22 December 2022 . New Zimbabwe.