Zhombe (parliamentary constituency)

Coordinates: 18°40′38″S 29°20′57″E / 18.677197°S 29.34916°E

Zhombe is a constituency in the House of Assembly of the Parliament of Zimbabwe.

It is in Kwekwe District of the Midlands Province.

Zhombe MPs

Party Flag	Hon. Member	Gender	Photo	Party	Term	Remarks
	Hon Daniel Mackenzie Ncube	m		ZANU-PF	2013
	Hon Roger Tazviona	m		MDC-T	2008
	Hon Daniel Mackenzie Ncube	m		ZANU-PF	2005
	Hon Daniel Mackenzie Ncube	m		ZANU-PF	2000
	Hon William Hwelette	m	1995	ZANU-PF	1995
	Hon William Hwelette	m	1995	ZANU-PF	1990
	Hon. JosiahTavagwisa Chinyat	m	1985	ZANU-PF	1985
	*	*	*	*	1980

Current Member of Parliament

Hon. Eng. Daniel Mackenzie Ncube ^[1]

About this Member of Parliament

He completed higher primary education, Standard (VI) Six at St Martin de Pores, Zhombe Mission in Zhombe, before attending St Ignatius College for High School. He hold a Diploma in Arbitration and Civil Engineering, a BSc Honours in Civil Engineering from the University of Zimbabwe and MBL (UNISA) .

He was Member of Parliament for Zhombe constituency for two terms 2000-2005 and 2005-2008. In the House of Assembly he has been Chairperson for the Portfolio Committee on Agriculture, Land and Water Development. In the recent 2013 elections he was reelected as a Member of Parliament in the National Assembly for Zhombe constituency. The 2008-2013 term had been taken by MDC-T He is a Member of Central Committee in the ZANU-PF. He is Vice-Chairman in the Midlands Province of ZANU-PF.

In private life he is a Civil Engineer, farmer and Claims expert. He also is former Chairman of the Zimbabwe Water Authority and a former Vice Chairman of the Engineering Council of Zimbabwe.^[2]

2013 31 March -Parliamentary

Parliamentary Election 2013: Zhombe[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Brian Bako	834	4.8%	?
	MDC-M	Sandra Ncube	921	5.3%	?
	MDC-T	Roger Tazviona	5,218	30.2%	?
	ZANU-PF	Daniel Mackenzie Ncube	9;850	57%	?
	ZAPU	Bernard Magugu	427	2.5%	?
2008 March 29 - Parliamentary Parliamentary Election 2008: Zhombe [4] Party Candidate Votes % MDC-T Roger Tazviona 5,445 ?% MDC-M John Edson Nyathi 2,289 ?% ZANU-PF Daniel Mackenzie Ncube 5,122 ?% Majority 323 ?% MDC-T win (new seat) Voter turnout 40.55% Hon Roger Tazviona of Movement for Democratic Change – Tsvangirai won the Zhombe Constituency seat. For a summary of the 29 March 2008 Zimbabwe House of Assembly election see House of Assembly here 2005 March 31 -Parliamentary Parliamentary Election 2005: Zhombe[5][6] Party Candidate Votes % MDC-T Edson Nyathi 8,579 35.7% ZANU-PF Daniel Mackenzie Ncube 14,750 61.3%% Majority 6281 26.1% ZANU-PF win At the time of election in 2005, there was a toal of 44851 registered voters in Zhombe Parliamentary Constituency. 54% voted, and of 24050 ballots cast, MDC polled 8579 and Zanu-PF polled 14750, while 721 were spoilt ballots. 2000 June 24–25 - Parliamentary Parliamentary Election 2000 Zhombe[7] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Independent Albert Charles Moyo Madambe 386 1.9% ? Independent Ganagana Wilbroad 0 0 ? Movement for Democratic Change-Tsvangirai Anna Mutisi 8,165 39.6% ? United Parties Gibson Dhuza 539 2.6% ? Zimbabwe African National Union – Patriotic Front Daniel Mackenzie Ncube 10,757 52.1% ? 1995 April 8–9 - Parliamentary William Hwelette ZANU-PF This was the first election to be boycotted by some minority political parties in Zimbabwe since independence in 1980. However 55 of the 120 seats were not contested and ZANU-PF was the only party that fielded candidates in all the remaining 65 constituencies. ZANU- Ndonga won 2 seats letting ZANU-PF collect 118 over 120 seats. Margaret Dongo, a renegade from ZANU-PF contested her defeat in a court of law and a by-election gave her the seat. At the end of the day ZANU-PF had 117 seats, ZANU-NDONGA 2 and Margaret Dongo 1. [8] 1990 March 23 Parliamentary Parliamentary Election 1990 Zhombe[9] Party Candidate Votes % Independent Raphael Muroyiwa Zimbabwe Unity Movement Rodger Ross ZANU-PF William Hwelette Majority ZANU-PF win See also Zhombe Communal Land Zibagwe Rural District Council List of Zimbabwean parliamentary constituencies References Parlzim Hon Daniel Mackenzie Ncube Parliament of Zimbabwe website |Members |Retrieved 8 February 2016 Parlzim Hon Daniel Mackenzie Ncube Parliament of Zimbabwe website |Members |Retrieved 8 February 2016 ZBC|30 July 2013 |Zimbabwe 2013Harmonised Election Results|ZBC News|Retrieved 20 February 2016 ZBC radio - Results - 'Harmonised' elections 29 March 2008: House of Assembly & Senate Kubatana - Archive|Midlands|Retrieved 18 February 2018 Sunday Mail|3 April 2005 - Results for Parliamentary Elections March 31, 2005:Zhombe Kubatana.net| Archive|Retrieved 18 February 2016 Sunday Mail|3 April 2005 Parliamentary Election31 March 2005:Candidate Results kubatana.net|Elections|Retrieved 18 February 2016 News Page ZIMBABWE ELECTION RESULTS - June 2000:Zhombe zimbabwesituation.com|Retrieved 18 February 2016 African Democracy Encyclopaedia Project 1995 House of Assembly results EISA|Retrieved 18 February 2016 Zimbabwe News Vol. 21, No.3 |psimg.jstor.org|Retrieved 18 February 2016 Parliamentary Election 1985: Kwekwe West Party Candidate Votes % ±% ZANU-PF Josiah Tavagwisa Chinyati 18,6007 50.6% ? PF-ZAPU Stephen Kenneth Sesulelo Vuma 17,257 46.9% ? UANC Luckson Chando Mugara 766 2.1% ? ZANU Samuel Maara 150 0.4% ?