Redcliff (parliamentary constituency)

Coordinates: 19°02′00″S 29°47′00″E / 19.03334°S 29.78333°E

Redcliff is a parliamentary constituency in the House of Assembly (Zimbabwe) of the Parliament of Zimbabwe created out of Kwekwe Constituency prior to the 2008 general election. It comprises Redcliff Town, Ripple Creek and Komera.It also covers parts of Silobela such as St Marks, Totololo, Loreto, Gothic Mine and Hozoli. East of the Harare-Bulawayo Road it takes upto Shungu and Mlezu in Chiwundura. It is admistered by Redcliff Municipality. However, 5 of its wards are under Zibagwe Rural District Council, 22, 23, 24 & 30 and parts of ward 3.^[1][2]

Current MP

The current Member of Parliament for Redcliff is Hon. Harris Ncube.^[3]

Local Authorities

Local Government comprises nine urban councillors under Redcliff Municipality and four rural district councullors under Kwekwe Rural District Council officially called Zibagwe Rural District Council.

Population

Population Table^[4]

Class	Males	Females	Total	Registered Voters
Population	30032	30462	60894	30018	14451
Proportion	48%	52%	100%	50%	4 persons

Voters here were almost 50% of the population which suggests that almost every adult is a registered voter and each couple have 2 children under majority age. This raises questions if the census could be relied upon.

Voters

Subject	Ward 1	Ward 2	Ward 3	Ward 4	Ward 5	Ward 6	Ward 7	Ward 8	Ward 9	Ward 22	Ward 24	Ward 25	Ward 30	Total
Voters	1458	2109	3692	2772	2735	3712	969	*	*	3376	517	5412	*	30018

Education

There are 29 Primary Schools and 4 Secondary Schools in Redcliff Constituency, 119 primary school teachers and 70 at secondary schools. Enrolment according to a 2011 government publication was 17,002 primary school pupils and 688 secondary school students.^[5]

Primary Schools

Subject	Ward 1	Ward 2	Ward 3	Ward 4	Ward 5	Ward 6	Ward 7	Ward 8	Ward 9	Ward 22	Ward 24	Ward 25	Ward 30	Total
Schools	2	1	13	*	4	1	1	*	*	2	3	2	*	29
Boys	646	492	2073	*	2418	173	530	*	*	913	1037	502	*	8721
Girls	639	415	2074	*	2087	168	556	*	*	-896	842	540	*	8281
Pupils Total	1285	844	4147	*	4505	341	1086	*	*	1809	1979	1006	*	17002
Teachers (m)	3	4	35	*	16	1	2	*	*	23	23	12	*	119
Teachers (f)	38	25	82	*	199	10	32	*	*	27	35	13	*	381
Total Teachers	41	29	117	*	135	11	34	*	*	50	58	25	*	500
Ratio	31	29	35	*	33	31	32	*	*	36	34	40	*	34

Secondary Schools

All the 4 Secondary Schools in Redcliff Constituency are owned by the Kwekwe Rural District Council officially called Zibagwe RDC. Enrolment total in the four schools was 688 students to 70 teachers; 10:1 on ratio.

Ward 22 has the highest number of students, Ward 24 the least, while Ward 25 has the highest number of girl students.

Health Facilities

Source: Redcliff Constituency Profile

Subject	Ward 1	Ward 2	Ward 3	Ward 4	Ward 5	Ward 6	Ward 7	Ward 8	Ward 9	Ward 22	Ward 24	Ward 25	Ward 30	Total
Polyclinics	*	1	*	*	*	1	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	2
Surgeries	*	1	1	*	*	1	1	*	1	*	*	*	*	5
Clinics	*	1	*	*	*	*	*	*	3	*	2	*	1	7
Hospital	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	1	*	*	*	1
Rural HC	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	1	*	1
Doctors	*	2	1	*	*	1	1	*	1	1	*	*	*	7
Nurses	*	7	*	*	*	*	*	*	24	14	3	3	1	52

Key: Rural RC = Rural Health Center. This a clinic just less than a hospital.

Animal Health

There are 17,442 cattle, 8 veterinary service centers and 18 dip tanks. Ward 25 has highest number of cattle and Ward 30 the least. Cattle and dip tanks are in wards 1, 22, 24, 25 and 30 only.^[6]

DISTRIBUTION TABLE

Subject	Ward 1	Ward 22	Ward 24	Ward 25	Ward 30	Total
Cattle	4496	5212	1133	5815	784	17442
Percentage	25.8%	29.9	6.5%	33.3%	4.5%	100%

Water Points

These exclude urban area water points.

Subject	Ward 22	Ward 24	Ward 25	Total
Boreholes	33	41	26	100
Functional	33	26	25	84
Deep Wells	3	1	1	5

Ward 22 = Makaba Ward Ward 24 = Kushinga Ward Ward 25 = Msokeli Ward

2013 Parliamentary Election

Parliamentary Election 2013: Redcliff[7]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	Chinhara Aaron	2,448	?
	MDC-T	Chidziva Happymore	5,823	?
	MDC-M	Sibanda Godwin	743	?
	ZANU-PF	Ncube Harris	7,631	?
Majority			1,808
	ZANU-PF win

2008 Parliamentary Election

Six candidates contested for the Redcliff Constituency parliamentary seat with the final result coming after a by-election on 27 June 2008.^[8] Isheunesu Muza of ZANU-PF beat Chinhara Aaron of MDC-M, Tapera Sengweni of MDC-T, Makaha Ignatius of ZDP and Anastasia Moyo an Independent candidate.^[9]

See also

• Silobela Constituency
• Zhombe Constituency
• Churumanzu-Zibagwe Constituency
• Zibagwe Rural District Council
• List of Zimbabwean parliamentary constituencies

References

1. Parlzim|2011 Redcliff Constituency Profile.pdf Parliament of Zimbabwe|Constituencies|Retrieved 25 February 2015
2. Election Notice Board|2013 Midlands Province: 2013 Harmonised Elections: Redcliff Constituency National Assenbly Results Zec|Retrieved 25 2016
3. Parlzim Harris Ncube Parliament of Zimbabwe website |Members |Retrieved 25 February 2016
4. Parlzim|2011 Redcliff Constituency Profile.pdf Parliament of Zimbabwe|Constituencies|Retrieved 25 February 2015
5. Parlzim|2011 Redcliff Constituency Profile.pdf Parliament of Zimbabwe|Constituencies|Retrieved 25 February 2015
6. Parlzim|2011 Redcliff Constituency Profile.pdf Parliament of Zimbabwe|Constituencies|Retrieved 25 February 2015
7. ZBC|30 July 2013 2013 Harmonised Election Results|ZBC News|Retrieved 25 February 2016
8. Zec - Winning candidates - 'Harmonised' elections 29 March 2008: House of Assembly & Senate Kubatana|Archive|Retrieved 25 February 2016
9. Sunday Mail 'Harmonised' elections 29 March 2008: Nominated House of Assembly & Senate candidates - Midlands Kubatana.net|Elections|Retrieved 25 February 2016