List of members of the 10th Parliament of Zimbabwe
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In Zimbabwe's 2023 general election, 210 members of the National Assembly were elected to the National Assembly – one for each parliamentary constituency. The Constitution of Zimbabwe provides for a further 60 female members, representing a women's quota, as well as a further 10 youth members' quota, made up of 10 candidates aged 21–35, chosen by proportional representation based on the constituency votes.
10th Parliament of Zimbabwe | |||
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Legislative body | Parliament of Zimbabwe | ||
Jurisdiction | Zimbabwe | ||
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Term | 4 September 2023; 8 months ago (2023-09-04)[lower-alpha 1] – | ||
Election | 2023 Zimbabwean general election | ||
Government | Third Mnangagwa Cabinet | ||
Website | parlzim | ||
National Assembly | |||
Members | 280 | ||
Speaker | Jacob Mudenda | ||
Deputy Speaker | Tsitsi Gezi | ||
Clerk | Kennedy Mugove Chokuda | ||
Party control | ZANU-PF | ||
Senate | |||
Members | 80 | ||
President | Mabel Chinomona | ||
Deputy President | Michael Reuben Nyambuya | ||
Clerk | Kennedy Mugove Chokuda | ||
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As part of the election, a new Senate was also elected. 60 members - six for each of Zimbabwe's 10 provinces - were elected by proportional representation, 16 traditional Chiefs were elected by the Council of Chiefs, while the President and Deputy President of the Council of Chiefs are automatically Senators. The final two seats in the Senate are made up of representatives of persons with disabilities, chosen by the National Disability Board.
The Zimbabwean Parliament comprises the elected National Assembly, the Senate and the President of Zimbabwe. The list of new parliamentarians was published in an Extraordinary edition of the Zimbabwe Government Gazette on 30 August 2023.