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Due to the death of independent candidate Christopher Mutonhori before the general election on 23 August 2023, the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission cancelled the parliamentary election in the Gutu West constituency in terms of Section 50 of the Electoral Act, which stipulates that should a candidate die before the election, the nominations are declared null and void.
The 2023 Zimbabwean general election was held in Zimbabwe on 23 August 2023 for the presidency and to set the membership of the 10th Parliament, consisting of the Senate and National Assembly. [ 1 ] Observer bodies described the elections as not being free and fair.
The Zimbabwe Electoral Commission acknowledged the late distribution of ballot papers at some polling stations and blamed it on printing delays "arising from numerous court challenges". [22] Forty-one poll monitors were arrested during the election, being accused of illegally attempting to announce results before the state elections body. [ 23 ]
This table lists Zimbabwe presidential election results by province. Legend. Abbreviation Party ZANU–PF Zimbabwe African National Union – Patriotic Front:
Case opinions; In a unanimous judgement, the nine judges ruled against the opposition's petition stating that it did not include sufficient evidence to nullify or invalidate the presidential poll results(per) 110 (3)(i) (of The Constitution of Zimbabwe Amendment (No. 20) Act, 2013) Decision by: CJ Luke Malaba, joined by unanimous
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 ...
The list also includes former Rhodesian justices who remained on the bench after independence in 1980. For the Rhodesian justices, the appointment date indicates the date they were appointed to the High Court of Rhodesia, which was superseded by the Supreme Court of Zimbabwe. The start date of the Rhodesian justices' tenure, however, is 18 ...
This was the first election held under the new constitution approved in a referendum in March 2013 [3] and signed into law by President Robert Mugabe on 22 May. [4] The Supreme Court ruled on 31 May that President Mugabe should set a date as soon as possible, and that presidential and parliamentary elections must be held by 31 July. [5]