Parliament of Zimbabwe

Parliament of Zimbabwe

15 other official names[1]
10th Parliament of Zimbabwe
Type
Type
HousesSenate
National Assembly
Term limits
None
History
Founded18 April 1980; 44 years ago (1980-04-18)
Preceded byParliament of Rhodesia
New session started
3 October 2023
Leadership
Jacob Mudenda, ZANU-PF
since 22 August 2013
Deputy Head of Parliament
(President of the Senate)
Mabel Chinomona, ZANU-PF
since 11 September 2018
Kennedy Mugove Chokuda
Structure
Seats
  • 360 voting members
    • 80 senators
    • 280 members
  • 2 non-voting members (Speaker & President)
Senate political groups
Provincial Senators (59)
  ZANU–PF (33)
  CCC (26)
Chiefs (18)
  Chiefs (18)
Persons with disabilities (2)
  Persons with disabilities (2)
Vacant (1)
  Vacant (1)
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
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
RedistrictingZimbabwe 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]

  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.
  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