House of Assembly (Zimbabwe)

House of Assembly of Zimbabwe
Type
Type	Lower House
Leadership
Speaker	Jacob Mudenda, ZANU-PF Since 3 September 2013
Structure
Seats	210
Political groups	ZANU-PF (160)   MDC-T (49)   Independents (1)
Elections
Last election	31 July 2013
Meeting place
Parliament House, Harare, Zimbabwe

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The House of Assembly of Zimbabwe is the lower chamber of the country's bicameral Parliament. It was the unicameral legislative body from 1989 until late November 2005, when the Senate was re-introduced.

Under the 1980 Constitution, 20 of the 100 seats in the House of Assembly were reserved for the country's white minority, although whites and other ethnic minorities made up only five per cent of the population. These seats were abolished in 1987.

The sixth House of Assembly, formed following elections held on 31 March 2005, had a total of 150 members. 120 members were directly elected in single member constituencies using the plurality (or First-past-the-post) system. The President appointed 12 additional members and 8 provincial governors who held reserved seats in the House. The remaining 10 seats were held by traditional chiefs who were chosen by their peers. All members served five-year terms.

A 2007 law, to take effect after the 2008 election, expanded the House of Assembly to 210 seats and made it a fully elected body.^[1] The appointed and ex officio members were transferred to the Senate. The Seventh House of Assembly was opened on August 26, 2008.

Jacob Mudenda has been Speaker of the House of Assembly since September 2013.

Previous House of Assembly election results

2013 election

Elections before 2013

See also

• Senate of Zimbabwe - the upper chamber of Parliament
• History of Zimbabwe
• Legislative Branch
• List of national legislatures

References

Elections and referendums in Zimbabwe and its antecedents
Presidential elections	1990 1996 2002 2008 2013 2018
Parliamentary elections	1899 1902 1905 1908 1911 1914 1920 1924 1928 1933 1934 1939 1946 1948 1954 1958 1962 1965 1970 1974 1977 1979 1980 1985 1990 1995 2000 2005 2008 2013 2018
Senate elections	2005 2008 2013 2018
Referendums	1922 1934 1953 1961 1964 1969 1979 2000 2013
See also: Elections in the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland