Parliament of Zimbabwe
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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.[2]
Parliament of Zimbabwe | |
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10th Parliament of Zimbabwe | |
Type | |
Type | |
Houses | Senate National Assembly |
Term limits | None |
History | |
Founded | 18 April 1980; 44 years ago (1980-04-18) |
Preceded by | Parliament of Rhodesia |
New session started | 3 October 2023 |
Leadership | |
Head of Parliament (Speaker of the National Assembly) | |
Deputy Head of Parliament (President of the Senate) | |
Kennedy Mugove Chokuda | |
Structure | |
Seats | |
Senate political groups |
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National Assembly political groups | |
Length of term | Five years |
Elections | |
Parallel voting | |
Last Senate election | 23 August 2023 |
Last National Assembly election | 23 August 2023 |
Next Senate election | No later than 5 August 2028 |
Next National Assembly election | No later than 5 August 2028 |
Redistricting | Zimbabwe Electoral Commission, in consultation with the President and Parliament |
Meeting place | |
Parliament House Harare Zimbabwe | |
New Zimbabwe Parliament Building Mount Hampden Zimbabwe | |
Website | |
parlzim | |
Constitution | |
Constitution of Zimbabwe | |
Footnotes | |
The transition to the New Parliament Building is still underway. Parliament continues to meet at Parliament House in Harare. |
Formerly based at Parliament House, Harare, the parliament will move to the New Zimbabwe Parliament Building during the current Parliament.[3] The new building has 650 seats, which will allow the parliament to expand.[4]