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GOROMONZI WEST Constituency Profile MASHONALAND WEST Goromonzi West is comprised of Makumbe, made impossible by the economic crisis that Mashonaland West is mainly a rural province with a few urban centres. The Zezuru and Korekore Parirewa, Domboshava and Makumbe has deepened. Some areas have been tribes come from this province. Mashonaland West is popular for commercial farms. Before the land Mission. Goromonzi West is one of the new electrified but incessant power cuts have reform programme, the province was the bread basket of Zimbabwe as most of the country's food constituencies that emerged from the splitting disrupted economic activity. The main road is requirements were produced therein. Commercial farms were acquired under the land reform of Goromonzi. The area is near Harare and tarred except for inner roads that are dusty. programme, and the food security of the country has been precarious since then. Zimbabwe has been people in this area find employment in the city. a net importer of food since 2000. The province is home to President Robert Mugabe and province In days gone by, people commuted from REGISTERED VOTERS has voted in favour of ZANU PF in most elections. Goromonzi to work Harare but this has been 27980 SUPPORTING DEMOCRATIC ELECTIONS 92 93 SUPPORTING DEMOCRATIC ELECTIONS CHINHOYI Constituency Profile Constituency Profile ZVIMBA WEST Chinhoyi constituency is made up of Chinhoyi into A1 and A2 farming models under the Zvimba West comprises Marevanani, Business Centre has small scale home town. Chinhoyi is the provincial capital of government's land reform programme. Mazezuru, Kazangarare, Murombedzi and industries that provide informal employment Mashonaland West province. Chinhoyi is Though Chinhoyi is near the President Robert Madzorera. This new constituency was hived to the people. ZANU PF has always won place where the bloodiest battle for Mugabe's rural home it has voted for MDC in from Zvimba South. Zvimba West boasts of elections in this constituency, although MDC independence began. This place is home to council elections. ZANU PF has won tarred roads, numerable schools and solid support has been evidenced by the presence of Chinhoyi Caves which are believed to be parliamentary elections in this constituency. houses. The living standards of the people are sizeable votes in elections. sacred. The controversial “diesel n'anga” The fact that MDC has won some elections better off than most rural communities in claimed to have found diesel causing great indicates the presence of opposition support in Zimbabwe. The people survive on subsistence REGISTERED VOTERS stir in the nation. Chinhoyi has a number of the constituency though it is situated in an area farming and market gardening. Murombedzi 26602 small industries which provide formal believed to be predominantly ZANU PF. employment for residents. The roads have fallen into a state of disrepair and need urgent REGISTERED VOTERS attention. Chinhoyi is surrounded by 27101 commercial farms which have been turned Year Candidate Political Party Number of Votes 2000 Phillip Chiyangwa ZANU PF 8176 Silas Matamisa MDC 7602 2005 Faber Chidarikire ZANU PF 9462 Silas Matamisa MDC 5773 SUPPORTING DEMOCRATIC ELECTIONS 94 95 SUPPORTING DEMOCRATIC ELECTIONS CHINHOYI Constituency Profile Constituency Profile ZVIMBA WEST Chinhoyi constituency is made up of Chinhoyi into A1 and A2 farming models under the Zvimba West comprises Marevanani, Business Centre has small scale home town. Chinhoyi is the provincial capital of government's land reform programme. Mazezuru, Kazangarare, Murombedzi and industries that provide informal employment Mashonaland West province. Chinhoyi is Though Chinhoyi is near the President Robert Madzorera. This new constituency was hived to the people. ZANU PF has always won place where the bloodiest battle for Mugabe's rural home it has voted for MDC in from Zvimba South. Zvimba West boasts of elections in this constituency, although MDC independence began. This place is home to council elections. ZANU PF has won tarred roads, numerable schools and solid support has been evidenced by the presence of Chinhoyi Caves which are believed to be parliamentary elections in this constituency. houses. The living standards of the people are sizeable votes in elections. sacred. The controversial “diesel n'anga” The fact that MDC has won some elections better off than most rural communities in claimed to have found diesel causing great indicates the presence of opposition support in Zimbabwe. The people survive on subsistence REGISTERED VOTERS stir in the nation. Chinhoyi has a number of the constituency though it is situated in an area farming and market gardening. Murombedzi 26602 small industries which provide formal believed to be predominantly ZANU PF. employment for residents. The roads have fallen into a state of disrepair and need urgent REGISTERED VOTERS attention. Chinhoyi is surrounded by 27101 commercial farms which have been turned Year Candidate Political Party Number of Votes 2000 Phillip Chiyangwa ZANU PF 8176 Silas Matamisa MDC 7602 2005 Faber Chidarikire ZANU PF 9462 Silas Matamisa MDC 5773 SUPPORTING DEMOCRATIC ELECTIONS 94 95 SUPPORTING DEMOCRATIC ELECTIONS ZVIMBA SOUTH Constituency Profile Constituency Profile ZVIMBA EAST Zvimba South comprises Masiyarwa, to the famous Kutama Mission, one of the first This is a new constituency that was born out of most people derive livelihoods from fishing Kutama, Maryland, Junction Bridge and mission schools in Zimbabwe. The main roads the dissolution of Manyame constituency. The although it is illegal for most residents in the Banket. Banket is a small town that is in the area are tarred and gravel roads are also Zvimba East comprises Darwendale, Mt locality who do not have licenses. Norton surrounded by commercial farms, which have well maintained. ZANU PF has experienced Hampden, Stapleford, Gwebi, Nyabira and town, a former part of the constituency was since been allocated to people under the land victory over opposition MDC in 2000 and 2005 Trelawney. The constituency is now removed and now stands alone. reform programme. Zvimba is the home area elections. composed of peri-urban areas which are of Robert Mugabe, the President of ZANU-PF mostly commercial farming areas. REGISTERED VOTERS and the incumbent President of Zimbabwe. REGISTERED VOTERS Darwendale Dam is in this constituency and 27349 The constituency was stripped of some areas 27017 to form new constituencies. Kutama is home Year Candidate Political party Number of votes 2000 Sabina Mugabe ZANU PF 16508 Titus Nheya MDC 4689 2005 Emily Masimba MDC 2439 Sabina Mugabe ZANU PF 17797 SUPPORTING DEMOCRATIC ELECTIONS 96 97 SUPPORTING DEMOCRATIC ELECTIONS ZVIMBA SOUTH Constituency Profile Constituency Profile ZVIMBA EAST Zvimba South comprises Masiyarwa, to the famous Kutama Mission, one of the first This is a new constituency that was born out of most people derive livelihoods from fishing Kutama, Maryland, Junction Bridge and mission schools in Zimbabwe. The main roads the dissolution of Manyame constituency. The although it is illegal for most residents in the Banket. Banket is a small town that is in the area are tarred and gravel roads are also Zvimba East comprises Darwendale, Mt locality who do not have licenses. Norton surrounded by commercial farms, which have well maintained. ZANU PF has experienced Hampden, Stapleford, Gwebi, Nyabira and town, a former part of the constituency was since been allocated to people under the land victory over opposition MDC in 2000 and 2005 Trelawney. The constituency is now removed and now stands alone. reform programme. Zvimba is the home area elections. composed of peri-urban areas which are of Robert Mugabe, the President of ZANU-PF mostly commercial farming areas. REGISTERED VOTERS and the incumbent President of Zimbabwe. REGISTERED VOTERS Darwendale Dam is in this constituency and 27349 The constituency was stripped of some areas 27017 to form new constituencies. Kutama is home Year Candidate Political party Number of votes 2000 Sabina Mugabe ZANU PF 16508 Titus Nheya MDC 4689 2005 Emily Masimba MDC 2439 Sabina Mugabe ZANU PF 17797 SUPPORTING DEMOCRATIC ELECTIONS 96 97 SUPPORTING DEMOCRATIC ELECTIONS ZVIMBA NORTH Constituency Profile Constituency Profile HURUNGWE NORTH Zvimba North comprises Muriel Mine, commercial farms was disrupted during the Hurungwe North is a new constituency that game. However, owing to the decrease in Mutorashanga, Ferock, Vanad and Raffingora. fast track land reform process. These areas was carved from Hurungwe East. Hurungwe tourists visiting over the past few years, their Muriel mine, Mutorashanga, Ferock and witnessed some violence during the land North is made up of Hurungwe Safari Area, livelihoods have been greatly affected, as Rafingora are mining areas. Some are still reform as some white commercial farmers Chiwore, Sapi and Mana Pools National Park. evidenced by the increase in poverty from 55 functional while others have closed down. The resisted farm evictions. The people in these There is little subsistence farming except in per cent in 1995 to 74 per cent in 2003. people in this area derived livelihoods from areas are not well educated owing to the Chiruru and Nyaodza. Local people survive employment in the mines and commercial absence of schools in this area. ZANU PF won on selling bananas harvested from a banana REGISTERED VOTERS farms that surround the area. The incidence of in 2000 and 2005 elections. plantation in Chirara near the Mana Pools. 24654 poverty was 67 per cent and it has since People generally benefit from tourism and increased given that Muriel Mine is no longer REGISTERED VOTERS operational and farming activities on 27057 Year Candidate Political Party Number Of Votes 2000 Ignatius Chombo ZANU PF 16175 Hamilton Gomba MDC 5872 2005 Ignatiuos Chombo ZANU PF 11614 Prince Chibanda MDC 4834 SUPPORTING DEMOCRATIC ELECTIONS 98 99 SUPPORTING DEMOCRATIC ELECTIONS ZVIMBA NORTH Constituency Profile Constituency Profile HURUNGWE NORTH Zvimba North comprises Muriel Mine, commercial farms was disrupted during the Hurungwe North is a new constituency that game. However, owing to the decrease in Mutorashanga, Ferock, Vanad and Raffingora.