ZEC starts announcing Parliamentary results

Harare (New Ziana) – Early official results released by the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission on Thursday show that the ruling ZANU (PF) has won six and the opposition Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) five National Assembly seats in the harmonised elections held on Wednesday.

Zimbabweans voted on Wednesday to elect a President, Parliamentarians and local authority representatives to run state affairs for the next five years.

ZANU (PF) won Chiredzi East Constituency where its candidate, Siyaki Mundungehama garnered 14 265 votes to beat Godfrey Maluleke of the CCC who had 3 922 votes into second place, with Vhurande Mahlupeko of the National Constitutional Assembly (NCA) coming third.

Former Deputy Information Minister Energy Mutodi who switched from Goromonzi to his rural home constituency of Bikita South bounced back into the National Assembly after he garnered 11 396 votes for ZANU (PF) beating CCC’s Barney Nyika who received 6 622 votes.

Neighbouring Bikita East saw a tight contest as ZANU (PF)’s Zevezai Court who received 9 880 votes beat Bonface Mudzingwa of CCC who received 7 544 votes.

ZANU (PF) also won Bikita West where its candidate, Daniel Nhatiso garnered 11 614 votes beating CCC’s Pikirai Gutuza who received 7 775 votes, while Madock tatirai Chivasa of NCA got 774 votes.

Another former Parliamentarian who is bouncing back into the August House is Darlington Chiwa of Chiredzi West who reclaimed the constituency that he lost in 2018 elections after failing to make it past the ZANU (PF) primaries. Chiwa received 15 054 votes to beat N Muchigere of CCC who managed 6 554 votes.

Also won by ZANU (PF) is Matobo Constituency in Matabeleland South where the ruling party’s candidate, Edgar Moyo managed 7 366 votes to beat Collen Ngwenya of CCC who received 6 219 votes in a tight race.
Independent candidate, Mlungisi Nyathi received 278 votes to come a distant third.

The early results show that the CCC is dominant in urban areas where it won Gweru Urban through Josiah Makombe who garnered 12 450 votes to beat ZANU (PF)’s Alex Mukwembi who managed 5 422 while Brian Dube of MDC-T
came third with 672.

Chitungwiza South Constituency was won by Maxwell Mavhunga of CCC with 10 145 votes beating ZANU (PF)’s Goodwell Mafuratidze as well as another CCC candidate, shepherd Kariramombe and Elvis Dube of United Zimbabwe
Alliance (UZA).

In Chinhoyi Constituency the CCC won through Leslie Everman Mhangwa who received 15 761 votes against Thomas Chidzomba of ZANU (PF) who got 10 052 votes.

The opposition party retained Hwange Central constituency through Daniel Molokele who got 9167 votes while ZANU(PF)’s Reeds Dube received 5 157.

In third place was independent candidate, Cosmas Ndlovu who received 646 votes while anther independent, Brian Chinene got 225 votes and MDC-T’s Salani Nkomazana who got 102 votes. FreeZim Congress Party brought in
the tail with 74 votes.

CCC also won Chiredzi Central Constituency through Ropafadzo Makumire who received 12 342 votes while ZANU (PF)’s Francis Moyo got 7 832 and independent candidate, Gibson Hwende got 676 votes.

ZANU (PF) secured 92 local government seats unopposed countrywide when its candidates were not opposed at the nomination court sitting last June 21.

Meanwhile, in flagrant violation of the Electoral Act, the CCC has claimed that it is heading for victory in the general elections, citing its unofficial tally of the results.

The Electoral Act places the responsibility of announcing election results solely on the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission.

On Thursday the police arrested 39 people for allegedly coordinating the unofficial announcement of election results.

New Ziana