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Parliament of Zimbabwe

Bicameral legislature of Zimbabwe

Field	Value
name	Parliament of Zimbabwe
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title	15 other official names
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rowclass1	mergedrow	label1 = Shona:
data1	Paramende
rowclass2	mergedrow	label2 = Ndebele:
data2	Idale Lephalamende
rowclass3	mergedrow	label3 = Chewa:
data3	Nyumba Ya Malamulo
rowclass4	mergedrow	label4 = Chibarwe:
data4	Pharamende
rowclass5	mergedrow	label5 = Kalanga:
data5	Phalamente
rowclass6	mergedrow	label6 = Koisan:
data6	Ha Palamende Ua Hha N Tcura
rowclass7	mergedrow	label7 = Nambya:
data7	I Palamende
rowclass8	mergedrow	label8 = Ndau:
data8	Palamendi
rowclass9	mergedrow	label9 = Shangani:
data9	Phalamente
rowclass10	mergedrow	label10 = Sesotho:
data10	Palamente
rowclass11	mergedrow	label11 = Tonga:
data11	Palyamenti
rowclass12	mergedrow	label12 = Tswana:
data12	Palamente
rowclass13	mergedrow	label13 = Venda:
data13	Phalamennde
rowclass14	mergedrow	label14 = Xhosa:
data14	iPalamente
legislature	10th Parliament of Zimbabwe
coa_pic	Logo of the Parliament of Zimbabwe.png
house_type	Bicameral
houses	Senate
National Assembly
term_limits	None
foundation
disbanded
preceded_by	Parliament of Rhodesia
new_session	3 October 2023
leader1_type	Head of Parliament
(Speaker of the National Assembly)
leader1	Jacob Mudenda
party1	ZANU-PF
election1	22 August 2013
leader2_type	Deputy Head of Parliament
(President of the Senate)
leader2	Mabel Chinomona
party2	ZANU-PF
election2	11 September 2018
leader3_type	Clerk
leader3	Kennedy Mugove Chokuda
leader7_type
leader7
party7
election7
leader7_term
members	{{ubli
structure1	File:Senate of Zimbabwe.svg
structure1_res	300px
political_groups1	;Provincial Senators (60)
structure2	File:Zimbabwe House of Assembly.svg
structure2_res	300px
:{{Color box	#008000	border	darkgray}} ZANU-PF (194)
:	border	darkgray}} CCC (86)
:{{Color box	#C0C0C0	border	darkgray}} Vacant (0)
:{{Color box	black	border	darkgray}} Speaker (1)
house1	Senate
house2	National Assembly
term_length	Five years
seats8_title
seats8
voting_system1	Parallel voting
last_election1	23 August 2023
last_election2	23 August 2023
next_election1	No later than 5 August 2028
next_election2	No later than 5 August 2028
redistricting	Zimbabwe Electoral Commission, in consultation with the President and Parliament
session_room2	File:Parlament of Zimbabwe.jpg
meeting_place2	Before 2023:
Parliament House
Harare
Zimbabwe
session_room	File:New Parliament of Zimbabwe August 2024.jpg
meeting_place	New Zimbabwe Parliament Building
Mount Hampden
Zimbabwe
website
constitution	Constitution of Zimbabwe

| {{Infobox|subbox=yes|bodystyle=font-size:77%;font-weight:normal; National Assembly (Speaker of the National Assembly) (President of the Senate) | 360 voting members{{ubli | 80 senators | 280 members | 2 non-voting members (Speaker & President) : ;Chiefs (18) : ;Persons with disabilities (2) : ;Vacant (0) : ;Presiding officer (1) : ;Government (194) : ZANU-PF (194) ;Opposition (86) : CCC (86) ;Vacant seats (0) : Vacant (0) ;Presiding officer (1) : Speaker (1) Parliament House Harare Zimbabwe Mount Hampden Zimbabwe The Parliament of Zimbabwe is the bicameral legislature of Zimbabwe composed of the Senate and the National Assembly. The Senate is the upper house, and consists of 80 members, 60 of whom are elected by proportional representation from ten six-member constituencies corresponding to the country's provinces. Of the remaining 20 seats, 18 are reserved for chiefs, and two for people with disabilities. The National Assembly is the lower house, and consists of 280 members. Of these, 210 are elected from single-member constituencies. The remaining 70 seats are reserved women's and youth quotas: 60 for women; 10 for youth. These are elected by proportional representation from ten six-member and one-member constituencies respectively, corresponding to the country's provinces.

Formerly based at Parliament House, Harare, the parliament moved to the New Zimbabwe Parliament Building in October 2023. The new building has 650 seats, which will allow the parliament to expand.

History

Historically, the first legislature in what is now Zimbabwe was the Southern Rhodesian Legislative Council, established in 1898 in what was then the British South Africa Company territory of Southern Rhodesia. Company rule in Rhodesia ended in 1923 when the territory became a self-governing colony, and the Legislative Council was replaced by the Southern Rhodesian Legislative Assembly. In 1970, five years after the colony's Unilateral Declaration of Independence, Rhodesia replaced the unicameral Legislative Assembly with a bicameral Parliament, consisting of a Senate and House of Assembly. This parliamentary structure was retained upon Zimbabwe's independence in 1980. Per the constitution produced by Lancaster House Agreement in 1979, the Senate was composed of 40 seats and the House of Assembly was composed of 100, with ten Senate seats and 20 seats in the House of Assembly reserved for white Zimbabweans. The white-reserved seats were abolished in 1987, and a constitutional amendment in 1989 abolished the Senate and expanded the House of Assembly to 120 seats. In 2005, the Senate was reintroduced and the House of Assembly expanded. The House of Assembly was expanded once again in 2007 to 210 seats. The present parliamentary structure has been in place since the adoption of a new constitution in 2013.

The Senate is presided over by its President, who is not a sitting Senator, who is assisted by a Deputy President. The National Assembly is presided over by a Speaker, who is not a Member of Parliament. The Speaker is assisted by a Deputy Speaker. The 10th Parliament of Zimbabwe is the current Parliament since the 2023 general election. The Zimbabwe African National Union – Patriotic Front, the ruling party since Zimbabwe's independence in 1980, holds majorities in both chambers of Parliament. The Citizens Coalition for Change holds most of the remaining seats, and forms the opposition.

References

"Constitution of the Republic of Zimbabwe 2013, as amended to 2017".
(October 2018). "Final Report".
Patrick Mulyungi. (18 March 2022). "New Zimbabwe Parliament Building Project Updates, Mount Hampden, Harare". Construction Review Online.
"Zimbabwe: Chinese funded 650-seat parliament building nears completion".

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