National Assembly of Zimbabwe 15 other official names[1]
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| 10th Parliament of Zimbabwe | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Term limits | None | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Founded | 18 April 1980 (1980-04-18) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Parliament of Rhodesia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
New session started | 4 September 2023[a] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Kennedy Mugove Chokuda | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Seats | 280 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Length of term | Five years | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Last election | 23 August 2023 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Next election | No later than 5 August 2028 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Redistricting | Every ten years by theZimbabwe Electoral Commission, in consultation with thePresident andParliament | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| National Assembly Chamber New Zimbabwe Parliament Building Mount Hampden Zimbabwe | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Before 2023: National Assembly Chamber Parliament House Harare Zimbabwe | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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TheNational Assembly of Zimbabwe, previously theHouse of Assembly until 2013, is thelower house of theParliament ofZimbabwe. It was established upon Zimbabwe'sindependence in 1980 as one oftwo chambers of parliament. Between the abolition of theSenate in 1989 and its reestablishment in 2005, the House of Assembly was thesole chamber of parliament.
Since the2023 election, the National Assembly has had 280 members. Of these, 210 are elected insingle-member constituencies. 60 seats arereserved for women, and are elected byproportional representation in 10 six-seat constituencies based on the country'sprovinces. The last 10 seats are reserved for youth and are also elected through proportional representation in 10 one-seat constituencies based on the provinces as well.[2]
Jacob Mudenda has beenSpeaker of the National Assembly since September 2013.
Under the1980 Constitution, 20 of the 100 seats in the House of Assembly werereserved for the country'swhite minority, although whites and other ethnic minorities made up only 5% of the population at the time. These seats were abolished byconstitutional amendment in 1987.[3]
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This size of 100 seats was used for two elections, the1980 election held immediately before independence and the1985 election. The1990 election was the first election after the abolition of the white-reserved seats, and also expanded the House of Assembly to 120 seats, a size which was retained for the1995 and2000 elections.
With the2005 election, the House of Assembly was expanded to 150 members. 120 members were directly elected in single memberconstituencies using the plurality (orfirst-past-the-post) system. ThePresident appointed twelve additional members and eightprovincial governors who held reserved seats in the House. The remaining ten seats were held by traditional chiefs who were chosen by their peers. All members served five-year terms.
Following the2008 election, the House of Assembly was expanded to 210 seats and composed entirely of elected representatives.[4] The appointed andex officio members were transferred to the Senate. TheSeventh House of Assembly was opened on August 26, 2008. The additional system of 60 seats reserved for women was established for the2013 election. An additional 10 seats - one for each Province - reserved for a youth quota was established for the2023 election.
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