Goromonzi West

Goromonzi West
Constituency for the Zimbabwean House of Assembly
Current constituency
Party	ZANU-PF
Member(s)	Biata Beatrice Nyamupinga

Goromonzi West is a constituency in Zimbabwe. It was created in the delimitation of 2008 from the former Goromonzi constituency, and covers Makumbe, Parirewa, Domboshava and Makumbe Mission.^[1] As of 2013, it elected one representative to the House of Assembly. In the March 2008 parliamentary election the seat was won by the ZANU-PF candidate who defeated the MDC candidate from the Morgan Tsvangirai faction (MDC-T) by just 262 votes. In the 2013 election the ZANU-PF candidate, Biata B. Nyamupinga, was again challenged by Ian Makone (MDC-T) as well as by Wonder Chinamora (MDC). Nyamupinga retained her seat in the Assembly.^[2]

A recount in Goromonzi West was conducted in April 2008, increasing ZANU-PF's total by one vote, from 6,193 to 6,194.^[3]

General Election 2008: Goromonzi West
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	ZANU-PF	Biata Beatrice Nyamupinga	6194	51.08
	Movement for Democratic Change	Ian Muteto Makone	5931	48.92
Majority			262	2.16
Turnout			12124

References

1. "Profiles of constituencies and maps: Mashonaland East: Goromonzi West" (PDF). Zimbabwe Election Support Network. 26 March 2008. p. 90. Archived (PDF) from the original on 12 February 2012.
2. "ZEC Results: announced 1 August 2013". Sokwanele. 2 August 2013. Archived from the original on 6 August 2013.
3. Whiz, Lindie (22 April 2008). "Zanu PF retains Goromonzi West in first recount result". New Zimbabwe. Archived from the original on 1 May 2008.