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Makoni Central

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Makoni Central
Constituency
for the National Assembly of Zimbabwe
ProvinceManicaland
RegionMakoni District
Current constituency
Created2008
Seats1
PartyCitizens Coalition for Change
Member(s)Patrick Sagandira

Makoni Central is a constituency represented in the National Assembly of the Parliament of Zimbabwe, located in Manicaland Province. Its current MP since the 2023 general election is Patrick Sagandira of the Citizens Coalition for Change.

Electoral history

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Makoni Central was a newly-created constituency in the March 2008 parliamentary election.

Justice Minister Patrick Chinamasa was the ZANU–PF candidate for the seat in the 2008 election. He lost to the Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) candidate John Nyamande. Dunmore Kusano, an independent candidate, came third.

General Election 2008: Makoni Central
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
MDC–T John Nyamande 7060 56.84
ZANU–PF Patrick Chinamasa 4055 32.65
Independent Dunmore Kusano 1305 10.51
Majority 3005 24.19
Turnout 12420

In the 2018 general election, David Tekeshe of the Movement for Democratic Change Alliance was elected MP for the constituency.[1]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "MPs and Senators declared elected after 30 July 2018_harmonised elections". veritaszim.net. Retrieved 19 April 2020.