Marondera Central is a constituency represented in the National Assembly of the Parliament of Zimbabwe, covering much of Marondera, Mashonaland East Province. It was created in 2008 from territory taken from the Marondera East and Marondera West constituencies. Its current MP since the 2018 general election is Caston Matewu of the Citizens Coalition for Change.[1]
| Goromonzi West | |
|---|---|
| Constituency for the National Assembly of Zimbabwe | |
| Province | Mashonaland East |
| Region | Marondera |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 2008 |
| Number of members | 1 |
| Party | Citizens Coalition for Change |
| Member(s) | Caston Matewu |
| Created from | Marondera East, Marondera West |
History
editMarondera Central was created for the 2008 Zimbabwean general election, with territory taken from the Marondera East and Marondera West constituencies.[2] In 2008, Iain Kay of the Movement for Democratic Change – Tsvangirai won the constituency.[2] In 2013, Ray Kaukonde of ZANU–PF was elected.[2] After Kaukonde was expelled from Parliament, the constituency was won by Lawrence Katsiru in a by-election.[3]
Caston Matewu of the MDC Alliance was elected to represent Marondera Central in the 2018 election, winning back the constituency for the opposition.[2] Matewu was recalled in October 2020 by the MDC–T amid factional disputes within the party,[4] but was reelected as MP in a 2022 by-election, representing the newly-formed Citizens Coalition for Change party led by Nelson Chamisa.[5] Matewu was reelected in the 2023 election.
Demographics
edit| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 54,600 | — |
| 2012 | 61,998 | +13.5% |
Marondera Central has a population of 61,998. Of the total, 28,980 are male and 33,018 are female. In 2013, the constituency had 26,888 registered voters with 65% turnout. The population is well educated, compared to the Zimbabwe average. Much of the constituents work in farming, including seasonal employment on commercial farms.[3]
List of members
edit| Election | Name | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Iain Kay | MDC–T | |
| 2013 | Ray Kaukonde | ZANU–PF | |
| 2015 by-election | Lawrence Katsiru | ZANU–PF | |
| 2018 | Caston Matewu | MDC Alliance | |
| 2022 by-election | CCC | ||
| 2023 | |||
Election results
editThe following electoral data for Marondera Central comes from the Electoral Resource Centre.[3]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MDC–T | Iain Kay | 8,022 | 66.28 | ||
| ZANU–PF | Peter Murwira | 3,170 | 26.19 | ||
| Independent | Others | 844 | 7.53 | ||
| Majority | 4,852 | ||||
| Turnout | 12,103 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ZANU–PF | Ray Kaukonde | 9,308 | 52.43 | +26.24 | |
| MDC–T | Iain Kay | 7,892 | 44.45 | −21.83 | |
| MDC-M | Mandaza Kudzanai | 314 | 1.77 | ||
| Independent | Carlos Mudzongo | 112 | 0.64 | −6.89 | |
| Majority | 1,159 | ||||
| Turnout | 17,754 | ||||
| ZANU–PF gain from MDC–T | Swing | {{{swing}}} | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ZANU–PF | Lawrence Katsiru | ||||
| MDC–T | N/A | ||||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | |||||
| ZANU–PF hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MDC Alliance | Caston Matewu | 14,604 | 59.68 | ||
| ZANU–PF | Cleopas Kundiona | 8,386 | 34.27 | ||
| MDC–T | Francis Makombe | 840 | 3.43 | ||
| Majority | 6,218 | ||||
| Turnout | 24,469 | ||||
| MDC Alliance gain from ZANU–PF | Swing | {{{swing}}} | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CCC | Caston Matewu | 6,756 | 59.77 | +0.09 | |
| ZANU–PF | Ignatius Mateveke | 4,200 | 37.16 | +2.89 | |
| MDC Alliance | Witness Muzavazi | 292 | 2.58 | −57.10 | |
| Majority | 2,556 | ||||
| Turnout | 11,303 | ||||
| CCC gain from MDC Alliance | Swing | {{{swing}}} | |||
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Langa, Veneranda (2017-07-19). "Zanu PF MP accused of threatening to kill fellow MP in Parly". NewsDay Zimbabwe. Retrieved 2017-12-11.
- ^ a b c d A Profile of 28 National Assembly By-Election Constituencies (PDF). Zimbabwe Election Support Network. 2022-03-22.
- ^ a b c "Marondera Central Constituency Profile – Election Resource Centre". erczim.org. Retrieved 2017-12-11.
- ^ "Hon Caston Matewu Statement On Recall From Parliament". ZimEye. 2020-10-02. Retrieved 2022-12-24.
- ^ Report on the: 26 March 2022 By-Elections (PDF). Zimbabwe Election Support Network. 2022.