Zhombe (constituency)

18°40′38″S 29°20′57″E / 18.677197°S 29.34916°E / -18.677197; 29.34916

Zhombe is a constituency in the House of Assembly of the Parliament of Zimbabwe.

It is in Kwekwe District of the Midlands Province.

Zhombe MPs

Hon. Member	Gender	Photo	Party	Term
Hon Daniel Mackenzie Ncube	m		ZANU-PF	2013
Hon Roger Tazviona	m		MDC-T	2008
Hon Daniel Mackenzie Ncube	m		ZANU-PF	2005
Hon Daniel Mackenzie Ncube	m		ZANU-PF	2000
Hon William Hwelette	m		ZANU-PF	1995
Hon William Hwelette	m		ZANU-PF	1990
Hon. JosiahTavagwisa Chinyat	m		ZANU-PF	1985
*	*	*	*	1980

Current Member of Parliament

Hon. Eng. Daniel Mackenzie Ncube^[1]

About this Member of Parliament

He completed higher primary education, Standard (VI) Six at St Martin de Pores, Zhombe Mission in Zhombe, before attending St Ignatius College for High School. He hold a Diploma in Arbitration and Civil Engineering, a BSc Honours in Civil Engineering from the University of Zimbabwe and MBL (UNISA) .

He was Member of Parliament for Zhombe constituency for two terms 2000-2005 and 2005-2008. In the House of Assembly he has been Chairperson for the Portfolio Committee on Agriculture, Land and Water Development. In the recent 2013 elections he was reelected as a Member of Parliament in the National Assembly for Zhombe constituency. The 2008-2013 term had been taken by MDC-T He is a Member of Central Committee in the ZANU-PF. He is Vice-Chairman in the Midlands Province of ZANU-PF.

In private life he is a Civil Engineer, farmer and Claims expert. He also is former Chairman of the Zimbabwe Water Authority and a former Vice Chairman of the Engineering Council of Zimbabwe.^[2]

2013 31 March -Parliamentary

2008 March 29 - Parliamentary

Parliamentary Election 2013: Zhombe^[3]
	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Independent	Brian Bako	834	4.8%	?
MDC-M	Sandra Ncube	921	5.3%	?
MDC-T	Roger Tazviona	5,218	30.2%	?
ZANU-PF	Daniel Mackenzie Ncube	9;850	57%	?
ZAPU	Bernard Magugu	427	2.5%	?

Parliamentary Election 2008: Zhombe^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	MDC–T	Roger Tazviona	5,445	?%
	MDC-M	John Edson Nyathi	2,289	?%
	ZANU–PF	Daniel Mackenzie Ncube	5,122	?%
Majority			323	?%
	MDC–T win (new seat)

Voter turnout 40.55%

Hon Roger Tazviona of Movement for Democratic Change – Tsvangirai won the Zhombe Constituency seat.

For a summary of the 29 March 2008 Zimbabwe House of Assembly election see House of Assembly here

2005 March 31 -Parliamentary

Parliamentary Election 2005: Zhombe^[5]^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	MDC–T	Edson Nyathi	8,579	35.7%
	ZANU–PF	Daniel Mackenzie Ncube	14,750	61.3%%
Majority			6281	26.1%
	ZANU–PF win

At the time of election in 2005, there was a toal of 44851 registered voters in Zhombe Parliamentary Constituency. 54% voted, and of 24050 ballots cast, MDC polled 8579 and Zanu-PF polled 14750, while 721 were spoilt ballots.

2000 June 24–25 - Parliamentary

Parliamentary Election 2000 Zhombe^[7]
See also: Zimbabwean parliamentary election, 2000 - Midlands - 80
	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Independent	Albert Charles Moyo Madambe	386	1.9%	?
Independent	Ganagana Wilbroad	0	0	?
Movement for Democratic Change-Tsvangirai	Anna Mutisi	8,165	39.6%	?
United Parties	Gibson Dhuza	539	2.6%	?
Zimbabwe African National Union – Patriotic Front	Daniel Mackenzie Ncube	10,757	52.1%	?

1995 April 8–9 - Parliamentary

William Hwelette ZANU-PF

This was the first election to be boycotted by some minority political parties in Zimbabwe since independence in 1980. However 55 of the 120 seats were not contested and ZANU-PF was the only party that fielded candidates in all the remaining 65 constituencies. ZANU- Ndonga won 2 seats letting ZANU-PF collect 118 over 120 seats. Margaret Dongo, a renegade from ZANU-PF contested her defeat in a court of law and a by-election gave her the seat. At the end of the day ZANU-PF had 117 seats, ZANU-NDONGA 2 and Margaret Dongo 1. ^[8]

1990 March 23 Parliamentary

Parliamentary Election 1990 Zhombe^[9]
Party		Candidate
	Independent	Raphael Muroyiwa
	ZUM	Rodger Ross
	ZANU–PF	William Hwelette
Majority
	ZANU–PF win

1985 July 1–2 - Parliamentary

References

^ Parlzim Hon Daniel Mackenzie Ncube Parliament of Zimbabwe website |Members |Retrieved 8 February 2016
^ Parlzim Hon Daniel Mackenzie Ncube Parliament of Zimbabwe website |Members |Retrieved 8 February 2016
^ ZBC|30 July 2013 |Zimbabwe 2013Harmonised Election Results|ZBC News|Retrieved 20 February 2016
^ ZBC radio - Results - 'Harmonised' elections 29 March 2008: House of Assembly & Senate Archived March 2, 2016, at the Wayback Machine Kubatana - Archive|Midlands|Retrieved 18 February 2018
^ Sunday Mail|3 April 2005 - Results for Parliamentary Elections March 31, 2005:Zhombe Archived March 2, 2016, at the Wayback Machine Kubatana.net| Archive|Retrieved 18 February 2016
^ Sunday Mail|3 April 2005 Parliamentary Election31 March 2005:Candidate Results ^{[permanent dead link‍]} kubatana.net|Elections|Retrieved 18 February 2016
^ News Page ZIMBABWE ELECTION RESULTS - June 2000:Zhombe zimbabwesituation.com|Retrieved 18 February 2016
^ African Democracy Encyclopaedia Project Zimbabwe: 1995 House of Assembly results Archived January 5, 2016, at the Wayback Machine EISA|Retrieved 18 February 2016
^ Zimbabwe News Vol. 21, No.3 |psimg.jstor.org|Retrieved 18 February 2016

Parliamentary Election 1985: Kwekwe West^{[citation needed]}
	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
ZANU-PF	Josiah Tavagwisa Chinyati	18,6007	50.6%	?
PF-ZAPU	Stephen Kenneth Sesulelo Vuma	17,257	46.9%	?
UANC	Luckson Chando Mugara	766	2.1%	?
ZANU	Samuel Maara	150	0.4%	?

[1] Parlzim Hon Daniel Mackenzie Ncube Parliament of Zimbabwe website |Members |Retrieved 8 February 2016

[2] Parlzim Hon Daniel Mackenzie Ncube Parliament of Zimbabwe website |Members |Retrieved 8 February 2016

[3] ZBC|30 July 2013 |Zimbabwe 2013Harmonised Election Results|ZBC News|Retrieved 20 February 2016

[4] ZBC radio - Results - 'Harmonised' elections 29 March 2008: House of Assembly & Senate Archived March 2, 2016, at the Wayback Machine Kubatana - Archive|Midlands|Retrieved 18 February 2018

[5] Sunday Mail|3 April 2005 - Results for Parliamentary Elections March 31, 2005:Zhombe Archived March 2, 2016, at the Wayback Machine Kubatana.net| Archive|Retrieved 18 February 2016

[6] Sunday Mail|3 April 2005 Parliamentary Election31 March 2005:Candidate Results ^{[permanent dead link‍]} kubatana.net|Elections|Retrieved 18 February 2016

[7] News Page ZIMBABWE ELECTION RESULTS - June 2000:Zhombe zimbabwesituation.com|Retrieved 18 February 2016

[8] African Democracy Encyclopaedia Project Zimbabwe: 1995 House of Assembly results Archived January 5, 2016, at the Wayback Machine EISA|Retrieved 18 February 2016

[9] Zimbabwe News Vol. 21, No.3 |psimg.jstor.org|Retrieved 18 February 2016

[1]

[2]

[3]

[4]

[5]

[6]

[7]

[8]

[9]

v t e Kwekwe District
Capital: Kwekwe
Dams/reservoirs	Ngondoma Dam • Sebakwe Dam
Rivers	Kwekwe River • Ngondoma River • Sebakwe River • Sesombe River • Gweru River • Zhombe River
Highways/roads	Chemagora-Sidakeni Road • Kwekwe-Gokwe Highway • Masoro Road • Somalala-Sidakeni Road • Zhombe-Sidakeni Road
Museums/monuments	National Mining Museum, Zimbabwe • Mabura Caves
Settlements	Amaveni • Chicago • Columbina Rural Service Center • Commoner, Empress • Empress Mine • Mbizo • Munyati • Redcliff • Silobela • Zhombe
Health centres	Kwekwe General Hospital
Irrgation schemes	Exchange • Ngondoma • Senkwasi
Education	Bee Mine Secondary School • Goldridge College • Kwekwe High School • Nyaradzo High School • Samambwa Secondary School • Sidakeni Secondary School • Totororo Secondary School • Zhombe High School
Culture and sport	Baghdad Stadium • Kwekwe Sports Club • Lancashire Steel F.C. • Mbizo Stadium
Notable people	Ronald Benade • Blessing Chebundo • Michael Chinouya • Charles Coventry • Chris Duckworth • Terry Duffin • Ahmed Esat • Norman Featherstone • Travis Friend • Learnmore Jongwe • Sam Levy • Henry Madzorera • Morgan Mahanya • Emmerson Mnangagwa • Tongai Moyo • Charles Mudede
Constituencies	Chirumanzu-Zibagwe • Redcliff • Silobela • Zhombe
Industries	Sable Chemicals • Zimbabwe Iron and Steel Company
Mines	Gaika Mine • Globe and Phoenix Mine
Aviation	Kwekwe East Airport