Senate of Zimbabwe
Senate of Zimbabwe | |
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Michael Reuben Nyambuya | |
Kennedy Mugove Chokuda | |
Structure | |
Seats | 80 |
Political groups | |
Length of term | Five years |
Elections | |
Parallel voting | |
Last election | 23 August 2023 |
Next election | No later than 5 August 2028 |
Redistricting | Zimbabwe Electoral Commission, in consultation with the President and Parliament |
Meeting place | |
Senate Chamber Parliament House Harare Zimbabwe | |
Senate Chamber New Zimbabwe Parliament Building Mount Hampden Zimbabwe | |
Website | |
parlzim |
The Senate of Zimbabwe is the
In its current form, the Senate has 80 members. Of these, 60 members are elected from 10 six-member constituencies (based on the
History before abolition
The original Senate consisted of 40 members, the majority of whom were elected by the House of Assembly (the directly elected
History after reestablishment
The re-established Senate, formed following the elections held on 26 November 2005, had a total of 66 members. 50 members (5 from each
The Constitution of Zimbabwe Amendment No 18 of 2007 provided for the expansion of the Senate to 93 seats: six Senators from each province directly elected by voters registered in the 60 Senate constituencies; the 10 Provincial Governors appointed by the President; the president and deputy president of Council of Chiefs; 16 chiefs, being two chiefs from each province other than metropolitan provinces, and five Senators appointed by the President.[6]
The current Senate resulted from the
See also
- History of Zimbabwe
- House of Assembly of Zimbabwe
- Legislative branch
- List of national legislatures
- List of presidents of the Senate of Zimbabwe
- List of Zimbabwean parliamentary constituencies
Notes
- ^ Under the Constitution of Zimbabwe, a new term of Parliament begins on the day that the President-Elect is sworn in following a general election. Members themselves were sworn in on 7 September 2023 and the first session was opened on 3 October 2023.
References
- ^ "Constitution of the Republic of Zimbabwe 2013, as amended to 2017". constitutions.unwomen.org. Retrieved 2022-11-26.
- ^ Electoral system – Senate. IPU
- ^ Zimbabwe Moves to Limit Whites' Role : Legislation Prepared to End a Guarantee of Parliament Seats, Los Angeles Times, June 24, 1987
- ^ The Zimbabwe constitutional referendum: 12-13 February, 2000 : the report of the Centre for Democracy and Development, Observer Mission, Centre for Democracy and Development, 2000, page 27
- ^ Zimbabwe: Background and Issues, Raymond W. Copson, Nova Publishers, 2006, page 47
- ^ "Zimbabwe: Debunking West's Propaganda", The Herald (allAfrica.com), February 28, 2008.
- ^ "Part X, Section 44". ELECTORAL ACT (pdf). Zimbabwe Electoral Commission. p. 35. Retrieved 18 January 2015.
- ^ "3, 4". Constitution of Zimbabwe Amendment (No. 20) (PDF). pp. 52–54. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-09-10.
- ^ "Electoral Amendment Act 2014 [Act 6-2014]" (doc). Veritas Zimbabwe. pp. 52–55. Retrieved 18 January 2015.