Marondera East is a constituency represented in the National Assembly of the Parliament of Zimbabwe, located in Marondera District in Mashonaland East Province. Its current MP since the 2023 general election is Vimbayi Mutokonyi of ZANU–PF.
History
In the March 2005 parliamentary election, the candidate of ZANU–PF, Sydney Sekeramayi, was declared the winner. This outcome was disputed.[citation needed]
In the 2018 election, Patrick Chidakwa of ZANU–PF was elected to represent the constituency.[1] Chidakwa died on 11 September 2020, and was replaced by Jeremiah Chiwetu, also of ZANU–PF, following a 26 March 2022 by-election.[2][3] ZANU–PF candidate Vimbayi Mutokonyi was elected to the seat in the 2023 election with 15,221 votes.[4]
Members
Election results
2022 by-election: Marondera East| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | +/– |
|---|
| Jeremiah Z Chiwetu | ZANU–PF | 9,379 | 82.01 | +2.70 |
| Samuel Machekanyanga | CCC | 1,874 | 16.39 | New |
| Thomas Tasarirenhamo | MDC Alliance | 104 | 0.91 | -18.97 |
| Moses Mandaza | Zimbabwe Labour Party | 80 | 0.70 | -0.11 |
| Total | 11,437 | 100.00 | – |
| Majority | 7,505 | 65.62 | +6.19 |
|---|
| ZANU–PF hold |
See also
References
