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2005 Zimbabwean Senate election
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| country | Zimbabwe |
| type | legislative |
| next_election | 2008 Zimbabwean parliamentary election |
| next_year | 2008 |
| seats_for_election | 50 of the 66 seats in the Senate of Zimbabwe |
| election_date | 26 November 2005 |
| image1 | Robert Mugabe - 2009.jpg |
| leader1 | Robert Mugabe |
| party1 | ZANU–PF |
| seats1 | 43 |
| popular_vote1 | 449,860 |
| percentage1 | 73.71% |
| image2 | 3x4.svg |
| leader2 | Gibson Sibanda |
| party2 | Movement for Democratic Change (1999–2005) |
| seats2 | 7 |
| popular_vote2 | 123,628 |
| percentage2 | 20.26% |
Senate elections were held in Zimbabwe on 26 November 2005 to elect members to the newly formed Zimbabwe Senate. There were a total of 3,239,574 registered voters, out of which 631,347 or 19.5% voted. ZANU-PF won in a landslide election, received over 73% of the popular vote, in what was the nation's first senate elections. The elections were also boycotted by many members of the Movement for Democratic Change as a protest against the suspected election rigging of the 31 March parliamentary election earlier that year, which also saw a low voter turnout of 47.7%.
The decision by some in the MDC to contest the election led to the MDC splitting in two. After the split there was MDC T being led by Morgan Tsvangirai and MDC led by Welshman Ncube.
Results
On 29 November 2005 it was announced that President Mugabe had appointed Kantibhai Patel, Sheila Chipo Mahere, Peter Haritatos, Aguy Clement Georgias, Tazvitya Jonathan Mapfumo and Joshua Teke Malinga as Senators.
By constituency
| Constituency | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Electorate and Turnout | Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
| BULAWAYO PROVINCE | ||||
| Bulawayo-Makokoba | ||||
| 88,289 (7.1%) | Sibangilizwe Msipa | MDC | 3,947 | 63.6 |
| Joshua Teke Malinga | ZANU (PF) | 2,258 | 36.4 | |
| Pumula-Luvele | ||||
| 51,742 (9.1%) | Fanuel Bayayi | MDC | 2,876 | 62.0 |
| Lot Sitshebo Senda | ZANU (PF) | 1,550 | 33.4 | |
| Jethro Mkwananzi | ZAPU FP | 213 | 4.6 | |
| Bulawayo-Nkulumane | ||||
| 86,392 (8.7%) | Rittah Ndlovu | MDC | 4,188 | 56.1 |
| Dumiso Dabengwa | ZANU (PF) | 3,276 | 43.9 | |
| Mpopoma-Phelandaba | ||||
| 46,178 (8.0%) | Greenfield Nyoni | MDC | 1,974 | 54.7 |
| Tryphine Nhliziyo | ZANU (PF) | 1,638 | 45.3 | |
| Lobengula-Magwegwe | ||||
| 50,122 (8.2%) | Thabiso Ndlovu | MDC | 2,670 | 65.7 |
| Joshua Malinga Teke | ZANU (PF) | 1,394 | 34.3 | |
| MATABELELAND NORTH PROVINCE | ||||
| Hwange East | ||||
| 39,822 (20.3%) | Grace Dube | ZANU (PF) | 4,343 | 54.9 |
| Jabulani Ndlovu | MDC | 3,260 | 41.2 | |
| Allen Mpofu | Ind | 303 | 3.8 | |
| Tsholotsho-Hwange | ||||
| 90,535 (14.8%) | Josephine Moyo | ZANU (PF) | 7,742 | 59.4 |
| Samuel Sipepa Nkomo | MDC | 5,301 | 40.6 | |
| Bubi-Mguza | ||||
| 56,911 (24.0%) | Lot Mbambo | ZANU (PF) | 10,823 | 81.4 |
| Mabikwa Jacob Thabane | MDC | 2,472 | 18.6 | |
| Binga | ||||
| 58,054 (20.2%) | Herbert Madolo Sinampande | MDC | 7,225 | 63.3 |
| James Siamende | ZANU (PF) | 4,183 | 36.7 | |
| Lupane-Nkayi | ||||
| 101,976 (25.7%) | Dalumuzi Khumalo | MDC | 12,970 | 50.9 |
| Benny Ncube | ZANU (PF) | 12,531 | 49.1 | |
| MATABELELAND SOUTH PROVINCE | ||||
| Beitbridge | ||||
| 52,336 (23.2%) | Tambudzani Bhudagi Mohadi | ZANU (PF) | 9,856 | 85.1 |
| Alfred Magama Moyo | MDC | 1,729 | 14.9 | |
| Bulilima-Mangwe | ||||
| 95,911 (19.9%) | Eunice Nomthandazo Sandi | ZANU (PF) | 9,310 | 50.1 |
| Lutho Addington Tapela | MDC | 9,289 | 49.9 | |
| Gwanda | ||||
| 51,939 (28.6%) | Alma Mkhwebu | ZANU (PF) | 9,104 | 62.3 |
| Readus Tlou | MDC | 5,507 | 37.7 | |
| Insiza | ||||
| 45,663 (34.2%) | Naison Ndlovu | ZANU (PF) | 10,058 | 65.9 |
| Albert Mkandla | MDC | 4,378 | 28.7 | |
| Jabulani Dube | Ind | 825 | 5.4 | |
| Matobo-Umzingwane | ||||
| 97,891 (27.8%) | Ananias Sithomi Nyathi | ZANU (PF) | 15,776 | 59.5 |
| David Davy Ndukwana Moyo | MDC | 10,723 | 40.5 | |
| MASVINGO PROVINCE | ||||
| Masvingo | ||||
| 130,500 (20.8%) | Dzikamai Callisto Mavhaire | ZANU (PF) | 20,451 | 77.8 |
| Hilda Sibanda | MDC | 3,174 | 12.1 | |
| Pedzisai Anthony Kundishora | Ind | 2,661 | 10.1 | |
| Gutu | ||||
| 117,295 (39.0%) | Zvinavashe Vitalis Musungwa Gava | ZANU (PF) | 36,058 | 84.3 |
| Peter Mukuvaza | ZIYA | 6,731 | 15.7 | |
| Chiva-Mwenezi | ||||
| 143,704 (24.2%) | Samuel Creighton Mumbengegwi | ZANU (PF) | 27,750 | 83.1 |
| Last Chiondegwa | Ind | 5,653 | 16.9 | |
| Chiredzi-Zaka | ||||
| 164,453 (17.7%) | Jephta Johnson Chindanya | ZANU (PF) | 22,426 | 80.9 |
| Abel Ndlovu | PAFA | 5,278 | 19.1 | |
| Bikita-Zaka | Anna Rungani | ZANU (PF) | unopposed | |
| HARARE PROVINCE | ||||
| **MUFAKOSE-KUWADZANA- | ||||
| KAMBUZUMA-DZIVARESEKWA** | Sabina Thembani | ZANU (PF) | unopposed | |
| **HARARE-MABVUKU- | ||||
| TAFARA** | ||||
| 158,177 (6.9%) | Livai Chichai Gumbura | ZANU (PF) | 8,278 | 77.5 |
| Frank Charles Chamunorwa | MDC | 2,229 | 20.9 | |
| Mathias Matambudziko Guchutu | MROP (CD) | 100 | 0.9 | |
| Wilbroad Chawona Kanoti | ZIYA | 78 | 0.7 | |
| **GLEN VIEW-GLEN NORAH- | ||||
| HIGHFIELD-BUDIRIRO** | Charles Zvidzai Tavengwa | ZANU (PF) | unopposed | |
| CHITUNGWIZA | ||||
| 145,284 (9.5%) | Rufaro Forbes Edward Magadu | ZANU (PF) | 10,653 | 79.9 |
| Shake Maya | MDC | 2,673 | 20.1 | |
| **HARARE-MBARE- | ||||
| HATFIELD** | ||||
| 145,398 (16.8%) | Vivian Naume Muchicho Mwashita | ZANU (PF) | 19,046 | 80.0 |
| Alois Musarurwa Mudzingwa | MDC | 4,152 | 17.4 | |
| Sipiwe Mupini | ZANU (Ndonga) | 258 | 1.1 | |
| Mandiveyi Simon Chiduza | Ind | 247 | 1.0 | |
| Nedi Mike Duro | ZIYA | 110 | 0.5 | |
| MASHONALAND WEST PROVINCE | ||||
| MAKONDE-CHINHOYI | Douglas Mombeshora | ZANU (PF) | unopposed | |
| **KADOMA-SANYATI- | ||||
| NGEZI** | ||||
| 122,488 (20.4%) | Chiratidzo Gava | ZANU (PF) | 21,489 | 88.3 |
| Boniface Vayi Musevenzo | MDC | 2,835 | 11.7 | |
| HURUNGWE-KARIBA | ||||
| 158,761 (16.2%) | Phone Madiro | ZANU (PF) | 19,630 | 78.3 |
| Canciwell Nziramasanga | MDC | 5,428 | 21.7 | |
| ZVIMBA | ||||
| 84,413 (24.0%) | Virginia Muchengeti | ZANU (PF) | 16,754 | 85.8 |
| Emilly Masimba | MDC | 2,777 | 14.2 | |
| **CHEGUTU-MANYAME- | ||||
| MHONDORO** | ||||
| 137,167 (15.3%) | Cephas Chikwanha | ZANU (PF) | 16,319 | 80.2 |
| Albert Ndlovu | MDC | 4,017 | 19.8 | |
| MASHONALAND EAST PROVINCE | ||||
| MARONDERA-SEKE | Tracy Mutinhiri | ZANU (PF) | unopposed | |
| MUREHWA-GOROMONZI | Siriro Majuru | ZANU (PF) | unopposed | |
| MUDZI-UMP | Oria Kabayanjiri | ZANU (PF) | unopposed | |
| MUTOKO | Edmond Jacob | ZANU (PF) | unopposed | |
| CHIKOMBA-WEDZA | ||||
| 113,213 (21.8%) | Rosemary Goto | ZANU (PF) | 20,073 | 84.8 |
| Egypt Dzinemunhenzva | ANP | 3,585 | 15.2 | |
| MASHONALAND CENTRAL PROVINCE | ||||
| BINDURA-SHAMVA | Betty Chikava | ZANU (PF) | unopposed | |
| GURUVE | Stefano Mukusha | ZANU (PF) | unopposed | |
| MOUNT DARWIN-MUZARABANI | Alice Chimbudzi | ZANU (PF) | unopposed | |
| RUSHINGA-MOUNT DARWIN | Diamond Mumvuri | ZANU (PF) | unopposed | |
| MAZOWE | Agnes Dete | ZANU (PF) | unopposed | |
| MIDLANDS PROVINCE | ||||
| GWERU-SHURUGWI | Tsitsi Muzenda | ZANU (PF) | unopposed | |
| **CHIRUMANZU-KWEKWE- | ||||
| SILOBELA** | ||||
| 139,637 (17.9%) | Clarissa Vongai Muchengeti | ZANU (PF) | 20,434 | 84.2 |
| Isaac Mzimba | MDC | 3,826 | 15.8 | |
| GOKWE | ||||
| 144,621 (23.7%) | Shaddy Sai | ZANU (PF) | 26,495 | 79.8 |
| Lameck Nkiwane Muyambi | MDC | 6,691 | 20.2 | |
| GOKWE-ZHOMBE | ||||
| 145,863 (21.9%) | Leonard Torevaseyi Munotengwa | ZANU (PF) | 23,646 | 76.4 |
| Edson John Nyathi | MDC | 7,317 | 23.6 | |
| MBERENGWA-ZVISHAVANE | Richard Hove | ZANU (PF) | unopposed | |
| MANICALAND PROVINCE | ||||
| BUHERA-MAKONI | Egneti Makono | ZANU (PF) | unopposed | |
| MAKONI-NYANGA | Stanley Sakupwanya | ZANU (PF) | unopposed | |
| MUTASA-MUTARE | Mandy Chimene | ZANU (PF) | unopposed | |
| MUTARE | Marange Henry Chikumbiro | ZANU (PF) | unopposed | |
| CHIPINGE-CHIMANIMANI | ||||
| 175,177 (28.3%) | Tobias Matanga | ZANU (PF) | 36,516 | 77.2 |
| Egypt Dzinemunhenzva | ZANU (Ndonga) | 10,765 | 22.8 |
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