1995 Zimbabwean parliamentary election explained

Country:Zimbabwe
Type:legislative
Previous Election:1990 Zimbabwean parliamentary election
Previous Year:1990
Next Election:2000 Zimbabwean parliamentary election
Next Year:2000
Election Date:8–9 April 1995
Image1:Robert Mugabe May 2015 (cropped).jpg
Leader1:Robert Mugabe
Party1:ZANU–PF
Last Election1:117 seats
Seats1:118
Seat Change1:1
Popular Vote1:1,143,349
Percentage1:81.38%
Leader2:Ndabaningi Sithole
Party2:Zimbabwe African National Union – Ndonga
Last Election2:1 seat
Seats2:2
Seat Change2: 1
Popular Vote2:97,470
Percentage2:6.94%

Parliamentary elections were held in Zimbabwe on 8 and 9 April 1995 to elect members to the House of Assembly of Zimbabwe. The ruling Zimbabwe African National Union - Patriotic Front won an overwhelming majority of the seats. There were 120 constituencies but 55 members were returned unopposed. The elections were not free and fair, as the authoritarian ZANU-PF party abused election rules and intimidated the opposition.

The elections occurred under the context of controversial constitutional changes and a disastrous economic structural adjustment programme.

Results

There were 4,803,866 registered voters across the country, but 2,214,358 were in uncontested constituencies.

By constituency

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ConstituencyCandidatePartyVotes%
BULAWAYO PROVINCE (9 seats)
align=left rowspan=3BULAWAYO NORTHJohn NkomoZANU–PF9,90171.2
Arnold PayneIndependent2,60018.7
Joyce MahereZANU–Ndonga1,40710.1
align=left rowspan=2BULAWAYO SOUTHZenzo NsimbiZANU–PF15,63164.6
Ega SansoleForum Party8,55835.4
align=left rowspan=2LOBENGULAIsaac NyathiZANU–PF19,50082.0
Robson MaphosaForum Party4,29018.0
align=left rowspan=4LUVEVEAngelinah MasukuZANU–PF12,70370.4
Mabikwa ThabaneForum Party3,32518.4
Thomas NdlovuZANU–Ndonga1,1436.3
Twoboy JubaneIndependent8854.9
align=left rowspan=2MAKOKOBASithembiso NyoniZANU–PF13,28078.9
Molly RichardsonForum Party3,55621.1
align=left rowspan=3MPOPOMASikhanyiso NdlovuZANU–PF18,96777.6
Paul SiwelaIndependent4,70919.3
Stephen MhindurwaZANU–Ndonga7673.1
NKULUMANEDumiso DabengwaZANU–PFUnopposed
align=left rowspan=3PELANDABAJoseph MsikaZANU–PF16,87980.3
Richard NcubeZFP2,49611.9
Florence NderemaniZANU–Ndonga1,6437.8
align=left rowspan=3PUMULA-MAGWEGWENorman ZikhaliZANU–PF15,75674.1
Garreth MahlanguForum Party3,59516.9
Kenneth HlatshwayoZANU–Ndonga1,9049.0
HARARE PROVINCE (20 seats)
align=left rowspan=2BUDIRIROGladys HokoyoZANU–PF19,72183.9
Pearson MusakwaZCP3,77916.1
align=left rowspan=2CHITUNGWIZA EASTEdward Ticharwa NjekesaZANU–PF15,47585.9
Ephraim DhliwayoZANU–Ndonga2,53614.1
CHITUNGWIZE WESTWitness MangwendeZANU–PFUnopposed
align=left rowspan=4DZIVARESEKWAEdson WadyewataZANU–PF19,83080.7
Richard ChitumbaForum Party2,1688.8
Cynthia MarumbwaZANU–Ndonga1,7827.2
Elijah ManjeyaIndependent8063.3
align=left rowspan=2GLEN NORAHThomas MapanzureZANU–PF20,88980.7
Tennyson ManbandeZANU–Ndonga5,00119.3
align=left rowspan=2GLEN VIEWClive ChimbiZANU–PF15,20481.7
Samson DhliwayoZANU–Ndonga3,40818.3
align=left rowspan=4HARARE CENTRALFlorence ChitauroZANU–PF9,41769.1
Enoch DumbutshenaForum Party3,85828.3
Bernard GwatiIndependent2321.7
Clive SamvuraIndependent1130.8
align=left rowspan=3HARARE EASTTirivanhu MudarikiZANU–PF15,95973.1
Clive PuzeyForum Party4,87122.3
Mika MushayabasaIndependent1,0014.6
align=left rowspan=3HARARE NORTHNyasha ChikwinyaZANU–PF13,36072.3
Trudy StevensonForum Party4,34023.5
Shaiseni NyamhungaZANU–Ndonga7894.3
align=left rowspan=3HARARE SOUTHVivian MwashitaZANU–PF6,28750.9
Margaret DongoIndependent5,19042.0
Joshua CohenIndependent8867.2
HATFIELDIrene ZindiZANU–PFUnopposed
align=left rowspan=2HIGHFIELDRichard ShambanbevaZANU–PF18,53480.4
Henry MahlanguZANU–Ndonga4,53119.6
KAMBUZUMAOliver ChidawaZANU–PFUnopposed
KUWADZANAZebron ChawaipiraZANU–PFUnopposed
align=left rowspan=3MABVUKUPamela TungamiraiZANU–PF20,22371.2
Geoffrey ChirindaForum Party4,28015.1
Newton KajawuZANU–Ndonga3,91513.8
align=left rowspan=2MBARE EASTAnthony GaraZANU–PF15,76286.3
Patricia MpangeZANU–Ndonga2,51013.7
align=left rowspan=2MBARE WESTEphraim MasawiZANU–PF14,79583.0
Vesta SitholeZANU–Ndonga3,03617.0
align=left rowspan=3MUFAKOSESabina ThembaniZANU–PF18,35581.4
Kingston MarimoForum Party2,78712.4
Patrick MarimeIndependent1,4126.3
ST. MARY'SJoseph MachekaZANU–PFUnopposed
ZENGEZAChristopher ChigumbaZANU–PFUnopposed
MANICALAND PROVINCE (13 seats)
BUHERA NORTHDzimbabwe SenderayiZANU–PFUnopposed
align=left rowspan=2BUHERA SOUTHKumbirai KangaiZANU–PF24,03493.1
Agnes MakuyanaZANU–Ndonga1,7826.9
align=left rowspan=2CHIMANIMANIMichael MataureZANU–PF15,53176.6
Tinarwa Nason MwazviwanzaZANU–Ndonga4,74323.4
align=left rowspan=3CHIPINGE NORTHFred SitholeZANU–Ndonga10,80663.1
Shadreck ChitimaZANU–PF6,01935.1
Kingdom ChigumoIndependent3011.8
align=left rowspan=2CHIPINGE SOUTHNdabaningi SitholeZANU–Ndonga15,49076.6
Edgar MusikavanhuZANU–PF4,72223.4
MAKONI EASTDidymus MutasaZANU–PFUnopposed
MAKONI NORTHTendayi MberiZANU–PFUnopposed
align=left rowspan=2MAKONI WESTMoven MahachiZANU–PF21,47093.6
Evans NgwenaIndependent1,4596.4
align=left rowspan=2MUTARE NORTHOppah RusheshaZANU–PF10,55080.5
Fred GomendoZANU–Ndonga2,55019.5
align=left rowspan=3MUTARE SOUTHLazarus NzarayebaniZANU–PF11,57970.1
Eddie MusabayanaIndependent3,51621.3
Denford MusiyariraZANU–Ndonga1,4208.6
align=left rowspan=2MUTARE WESTShepherd MukwekwezekeZANU–PF16,48590.6
Efilda MutsiwegotaZANU–Ndonga1,7159.4
MUTASAMisheck ChinamasaZANU–PFUnopposed
NYANGAFreddie SarucheraZANU–PFUnopposed
MASHONALAND CENTRAL PROVINCE (6 seats)
BINDURACaniso DenguZANU–PFUnopposed
GURUVE NORTHPaul MazikanaZANU–PFUnopposed
GURUVE SOUTHEdward ChiningaZANU–PFUnopposed
MAZOWE EASTChenhamo ChimutengwendeZANU–PFUnopposed
align=left rowspan=2RUSHINGAYounus PatelZANU–PF29,08397.3
Timothy MukwengweZANU–Ndonga8082.7
align=left rowspan=2SHAMVANicholas GocheZANU–PF27,33094.9
Godfrey MumbamarwoZANU–Ndonga1,4615.1