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Nkulumane (constituency)

Nkulumane is a constituency of the National Assembly of the Parliament of Zimbabwe located in the city of Bulawayo in eastern Zimbabwe.

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Nkulumane
National Assembly constituency
for the Parliament of Zimbabwe
DistrictBulawayo
ProvinceBulawayo
Electorate22,833 (2025)
Major settlementsNkulumane
Current constituency
Number of members1
PartyZANU-PF
MemberFreedom Phineas Murechu

Nkulumane is a constituency of the National Assembly of the Parliament of Zimbabwe located in the city of Bulawayo in eastern Zimbabwe.1

Elections

In the 2023 Zimbabwean general election, Desire Moyo was elected from the Citizens Coalition for Change.2 Moyo was killed in car crash on 10 October 2025, rendering the seat vacant. 3 The seat was won by ZANU-PF candidate Freedom Phineas Murechu in the following by-election on 20 December 2025.

2025 by-election: Nkulumane
CandidatePartyVotes%
Freedom Phineas MurechuZANU–PF3,41666.42
Rodney Donovan JeleIndependent74514.49
Auxilia ZithaIndependent3256.32
Mothusi Madlela NdlovuCCC3206.22
Fuzwayo MbusoIndependent1212.35
Vivian Viyo SizibaZAPU1102.14
Alson MoyoEFF Zimbabwe651.26
Ethel SibandaMDC-T230.45
Nompilo Malaba NcubeZANC180.35
Total5,143100.00
Valid votes5,14399.30
Invalid/blank votes360.70
Total votes5,179100.00
Registered voters/turnout22,83322.68
Majority2,671
ZANU-PF gain from CCC
2023 general election: Nkulumane
CandidatePartyVotes%
Desire MoyoCCC9,88074.98
Freedom Phineas MurechuZANU–PF2,40218.23
Andrew NdlovuZAPU4653.53
Nompilo ZidyabhebheZANC1771.34
Florida Deliah MtetwaUZA1511.15
Adelaide MhlangaFreeZimCongress1010.77
Total13,176100.00
Registered voters/turnout22,682–
Majority7,478
CCC hold
2022 by-election: Nkulumane
CandidatePartyVotes%+/–
Kucaca Ivumile PhuluCCC2,76056.64New
David NdlovuZANU–PF1,90038.99+15.62
Gideon MangenaMDC Alliance1503.08−37.56
Lovejoy Gregory NcubeRepublican Party of Zimbabwe450.92−0.58
Dumisani TokwidoDemocratic Opposition Party180.37New
Total4,873100.00–
Majority86017.65+0.38%
CCC gain from MDC Alliance
References

References

  1. 2022 Report on the Delimitation Exercise (PDF). Zimbabwe Electoral Commission. 2022. pp. xvi–xvii – via Veritas.
  2. Moyo, Nizbert. "Nkulumane MP celebrates one year in office". Southern Eye. Retrieved 2025-09-09.
  3. "Fatal highway collision claims Nkulumane legislator, injures four MPs". ZBC. Harare, Zimbabwe: ZBC. 2025-10-10. Retrieved 2025-10-10.
See also

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