Masvingo South | |
Parl Name: | National Assembly of Zimbabwe |
District Label: | Province |
District: | Masvingo |
Region: | Masvingo District |
Year: | 1985 |
Seats: | 1 |
Party: | ZANU–PF |
Member: | Tanatsiwa Mukomberi |
Masvingo South is a constituency represented in the National Assembly of the Parliament of Zimbabwe, located in Masvingo District in Masvingo Province. Created for the 1985 election, its inaugural member, Eddison Zvobgo of ZANU–PF, held the seat for 19 years until his death in 2004. The current MP since the 2023 election is Tanatsiwa Mukomberi of ZANU–PF.
Eddison Zvobgo, one of the ZANU–PF founders, was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Masvingo South from its creation in 1985 until his death in 2004. In a by-election held on 11 October 2004, the ZANU–PF candidate Walter Mzembi was elected unopposed after the opposition Movement for Democratic Change did not put forth a candidate.[1] Mzembi was reelected in the 2005, 2008, and 2013 elections. In 2018, ZANU–PF's Claudious Maronge was elected to represent Masvingo South.[2]
Election | Member | Party | ||
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1985 | Eddison Zvobgo | ZANU–PF | ||
1990 | ||||
1995 | ||||
2000 | ||||
2004 by-election | Walter Mzembi | ZANU–PF | ||
2005 | ||||
2008 | ||||
2013 | ||||
2018 | Claudious Maronge | ZANU–PF | ||
2023 | Tanatsiwa Mukomberi | ZANU–PF |