ZIMBABWE

LAST ELECTIONS

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Chamber:

House of Assembly

Dates of election / renewal (from/to):

29 March 2008

Purpose of elections:

Elections were held for all seats in the House of Assembly following the constitutional amendments in September 2007. Elections to the House of Assembly had previously taken place on 31 March 2005.

Background and outcome of elections:

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STATISTICS


Round no 1 (29 March 2008): Election results
Number of registered electors		5'605'204
Voters
Blank or invalid ballot papers
Valid votes



Round no 1: Distribution of votes

Political Group	Candidates	Votes	%
Movement for Democratic Change (MDC)		1'036'696
ZANU-PF		1'110'649
Movement for Democratic Change (MDC-AM)		206'739
Independents


Round no 1: Distribution of seats

Political Group	Total	Number of women
Movement for Democratic Change (MDC)	99	11
ZANU-PF	97	17
Movement for Democratic Change (MDC-AM)	10	0
Independents	1	0

Comments:

Source: Reuters
There are three vacant seats.

Distribution of seats according to sex:

Men:

179

Women:

Percent of women:

13.53

Distribution of seats according to age:

Distribution of seats according to profession:

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