Cowdray Park (constituency)
| Cowdray Park | |
|---|---|
| National Assembly constituency for the Parliament of Zimbabwe | |
 | |
| District | Bulawayo |
| Province | Bulawayo |
| Electorate | 27,568 (2023) |
| Major settlements | Cowdray Park |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 2023 |
| Number of members | 1 |
| Party | ZANU–PF |
| Member | Arthur Mujeyi |
| Created from | Luveve |
Cowdray Park is a constituency of the National Assembly of the Parliament of Zimbabwe, located in the Cowdray Park suburb of Bulawayo. Created for the 2023 general election, it is represented since a December 2023 by-election by Arthur Mujeyi of ZANU–PF.
Profile
The suburb had a population of 75,000 people in 2022.[1] Most of the constituency is not electrified and has no working sewer system since the community's founding in the mid-2000s.[2]
History
The constituency was created in 2023.[3] The bulk of the seat came from the neighbouring Luveve constituency.[4]
In the 2023 election, finance minister Mthuli Ncube of ZANU–PF was defeated by Pashor Raphael Sibanda of the Citizens Coalition for Change.[5][6]
In October 2023, Sibanda and fourteen other CCC MPs ceased being parliamentarians following a letter by Sengenzo Tshabangu, who claimed to the interim secretary-general of the CCC, in which he wrote that Sibanda and the other MPs had been expelled from the party.[7] Sibanda and the other expelled CCC MPs filed to run in the by-elections scheduled for 9 December 2023; however, the Harare High Court barred them from participating.[8]
In the 9 December 2023 by-election, ZANU–PF candidate Arthur Mujeyi defeated CCC candidate Vusumuzi Chirwa with 53% of the vote.[9]
Election results
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | +/– | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aurther Mujeyi | ZANU-PF | 1,765 | 53.08 | +9.44 | |
| Vusumuzi Chirwa | CCC | 1,560 | 46.92 | -9.44 | |
| 0 | 0.00 | Barred | |||
| Total | 3,325 | 100.00 | – | ||
| Valid votes | 3,325 | 85.32 | |||
| Invalid/blank votes | 572 | 14.68 | |||
| Total votes | 3,897 | 100.00 | |||
| Registered voters/turnout | 27,638 | 14.10 | |||
| Majority | 205 | 6.17 | -6.55 | ||
| ZANU-PF gain from CCC | |||||
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pashor Raphael Sibanda | CCC | 8,411 | 56.36 | |
| Mthuli Ncube | ZANU-PF | 6,513 | 43.64 | |
| Total | 14,924 | 100.00 | ||
| Majority | 1,898 | 12.7 | ||
| CCC gain (new constituency) | ||||
| Source: ZEC | ||||
See also
References
- ^ Tshili, Nqobile (2022-07-26). "Cowdray Park: It's not a suburb, it's a town". The Chronicle. Retrieved 2023-08-25.
- ^ "Mthuli Ncube ups ante in bid to claim Cowdray Park constituency; initiates road rehabilitation programme for 'peri-urban' community". New Zimbabwe. 2023-05-17. Retrieved 2023-08-25.
- ^ "Mthuli to fight for Cowdray Park". NewsdzeZimbabwe. 2023-03-12. Retrieved 2023-08-28.
- ^ "Voters roll shambles to leave many stranded in Cowdray Park". NewsdzeZimbabwe. 2023-08-22. Retrieved 2023-08-28.
- ^ Muzavazi, Shakespeare (2023-08-24). "ZANU PF candidate locks borehole after losing to CCC; as Mthuli Ncube loses in Cowdray Park". Zw News Zimbabwe. Retrieved 2023-08-25.
- ^ "No, Mthuli Ncube has not won Cowdray Park seat". The Zimbabwean. 2023-08-14. Retrieved 2023-08-25.
- ^ "CCC MPs officially recalled from parliament". Harare Live News. 2023-10-10. Retrieved 2023-11-06.
- ^ "Court bars 22 recalled CCC legislators from polls". The Herald. 2023-12-08. Retrieved 2023-12-19.
- ^ Jaravaza, Raymond (2023-12-18). "Zanu-PF wins Cowdray Park seat on development agenda: Cde Mujeyi". The Chronicle. Retrieved 2023-12-19.
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