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Zimbabwe (Legislative)
COUNTRY ELECTION TYPE DATE
Republic of Zimbabwe Legislative TYPE June 24-25, 2000
At stake in this election:
  • Seats in the House of Assembly: 120
Description of government structure:
  • Parliament: Zimbabwe's House of Assembly is a unicameral parliament consisting of 150 members.
Description of electoral system:
  • The president is directly elected for a six-year term.
  • In the House of Assembly, 120 members are elected by simple-majority vote in single member constituencies, 12 members are nominated by the president, 10 seats are reserved for traditional chiefs and eight seats are filled by provincial governors.
Results of the electoral race:
  • Party: Zimbabwe African National Union-Patriotic Front (ZANU-PF)
    Leader: Robert MUGABE
    Seats won in this election: 62
    Seats won in last election: 117

  • Party: The Movement for Democratic Change (MDC)
    Leader: Morgan TSVANGIRAI
    Seats won in this election: 57
    Seats won in last election: 0 (formed since last election)

  • Party: Zimbabwe African National Union (ZANU-Ndonga)
    Leader: Ndabaningi SITHOLE
    Seats won in this election: 1
    Seats won in last election: 2

  • Party: Zimbabwe Union of Democrats (ZUD)
    Leader: Margaret DONGO
    Seats won in this election: 0
    Seats won in last election: 0 (formed since last election)

  • Party: Zimbabwe African Peoples Union (ZAPU)
    Leader: Joshua MHAMBI
    Seats won in this election: 0
    Seats won in last election: 0

  • Party: United Parties
    Leader: Bishop Abel MUZOREWA
    Seats won in this election: 0
    Seats won in last election: 0
When was the last election? Number of seats in last election?
  • Parliamentary elections last held: April 8-9, 1995
  • Seats decided in the last election: 120
Population and number of registered voters:
  • Population: 11,163,160 (July 1999 est.)
  • Number of registered voters: 5,049,815 (2000)
Of Interest:
  • Over the past year, Zimbabwe has been plagued by high levels of inflation, unemployment and mass poverty.
  • For the first time since independence there was a serious possibility that the opposition would win a majority of elected seats in this election. The election campaign was marked by violent intimidation of opposition supporters, resulting in several deaths.
SOURCE: INTERNATIONAL FOUNDATION FOR ELECTION SYSTEMS (IFES)
For additional information: IFES ElectionGuide Online









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