Parliament of Zimbabwe

Parliament of Zimbabwe

15 other official names^[1]

Shona: *Paramende*
Ndebele: *Idale Lephalamende*
Chewa: *Nyumba Ya Malamulo*
Chibarwe: *Pharamende*
Kalanga: *Phalamente*
Koisan: *Ha Palamende Ua Hha N Tcura*
Nambya: *I Palamende*
Ndau: *Palamendi*
Shangani: *Phalamente*
Sesotho: *Palamente*
Tonga: *Palyamenti*
Tswana: *Palamente*
Venda: *Phalamennde*
Xhosa: *iPalamente*
Shona:	Paramende
Shona:	Paramende
Ndebele:	Idale Lephalamende
Chewa:	Nyumba Ya Malamulo
Chibarwe:	Pharamende
Kalanga:	Phalamente
Koisan:	Ha Palamende Ua Hha N Tcura
Nambya:	I Palamende
Ndau:	Palamendi
Shangani:	Phalamente
Sesotho:	Palamente
Tonga:	Palyamenti
Tswana:	Palamente
Venda:	Phalamennde
Xhosa:	iPalamente
10th Parliament of Zimbabwe
Type
Type	Bicameral
Houses	Senate; National Assembly
Term limits	None
History
Founded	18 April 1980; 44 years ago
Preceded by	Parliament of Rhodesia
New session started	3 October 2023
Leadership
Head of Parliament; (Speaker of the National Assembly)	Jacob Mudenda, ZANU-PF ; since 22 August 2013
Deputy Head of Parliament; (President of the Senate)	Mabel Chinomona, ZANU-PF ; since 11 September 2018
Clerk	Kennedy Mugove Chokuda
Structure
Seats	360 voting members 80 senators; 280 members; ; 2 non-voting members (Speaker & President);
Senate political groups	Provincial Senators (60) ZANU–PF (33) CCC (27) Chiefs (18) Chiefs (18) Persons with disabilities (2) Persons with disabilities (2) Vacant (0) Vacant (0) Presiding officer (1) President (1)
National Assembly political groups	Government (192) ZANU-PF (192) Opposition (88) CCC (88) Vacant seats (0) Vacant (0) Presiding officer (1) Speaker (1)
Length of term	Five years
Elections
Senate voting system	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.gov.zw
Constitution
	Constitution of Zimbabwe

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]

Formerly based at Parliament House, Harare, the parliament moved to the New Zimbabwe Parliament Building in October 2023.^[3] The new building has 650 seats, which will allow the parliament to expand.^[4]

^ "Constitution of the Republic of Zimbabwe 2013, as amended to 2017". constitutions.unwomen.org. Retrieved 26 November 2022.
^ "Final Report" (PDF). IRI/NDI Zimbabwe International Election Observation Mission. October 2018. p. 20.
^ Patrick Mulyungi (18 March 2022). "New Zimbabwe Parliament Building Project Updates, Mount Hampden, Harare". Construction Review Online. Nairobi, Kenya. Retrieved 4 April 2022.
^ Zimbabwe: Chinese funded 650-seat parliament building nears completion, retrieved 17 September 2022

[1] "Constitution of the Republic of Zimbabwe 2013, as amended to 2017". constitutions.unwomen.org. Retrieved 26 November 2022.

[2] "Final Report" (PDF). IRI/NDI Zimbabwe International Election Observation Mission. October 2018. p. 20.

[1R-3] Patrick Mulyungi (18 March 2022). "New Zimbabwe Parliament Building Project Updates, Mount Hampden, Harare". Construction Review Online. Nairobi, Kenya. Retrieved 4 April 2022.

[4] Zimbabwe: Chinese funded 650-seat parliament building nears completion, retrieved 17 September 2022

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