1995 Zimbabwean parliamentary election

1995 Zimbabwean parliamentary election

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120 of the 150 seats in the House of Assembly
  Majority party Minority party
 
Leader Robert Mugabe Ndabaningi Sithole
Party ZANU–PF ZANU–Ndonga
Last election 117 seats 1 seat
Seats won 118 2
Seat change Increase1 Increase 1
Popular vote 1,143,349 97,470
Percentage 81.38% 6.94%

Parliamentary elections were held in Zimbabwe on 8 and 9 April 1995 to elect members to the House of Assembly of Zimbabwe. The ruling Zimbabwe African National Union - Patriotic Front won an overwhelming majority of the seats. There were 120 constituencies but 55 members were returned unopposed. The elections were not free and fair, as the authoritarian ZANU-PF party abused election rules and intimidated the opposition. [1]

The elections occurred under the context of controversial constitutional changes and a disastrous economic structural adjustment programme.[1]

  1. ^ a b Kwashirai, Vimbai Chaumba, ed. (2023), "Zanu PF on Zanu PF Violence in 1995", Election Violence in Zimbabwe: Human Rights, Politics and Power, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, pp. 94–112, doi:10.1017/9781108120265.006, ISBN 978-1-107-19081-8, retrieved 2 March 2023