Parliamentary Elections

ZEC Head Office
Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC)
Mahachi Quantum Building
1 Nelson Mandela Avenue
P. Bag 7782
HARARE

Tel:
+263-4-781903/770340/774095/

774215/756252/752751

Fax:
+263-4- 770660/781903

Email:
inquiry@zec.org.zw or pr@zec.org.zw

In addition, the Commission is now operating three(3) e-mail addresses specifically relating to particular offices.

(i) chairperson@zec.org.zw for the Chairperson's office

(ii) sec@zec.org.zw for the Secretary to the Commission's office

(iii) protocol@zec.org.zw for the Protocol office

Election of Parliamentarians

The term of office for Parliamentarians is five years.

House of Assembly

Senate

210 members all elected within constituencies

Qualifications for candidates:

Citizen & registered voter

21 and over

Ordinarily resident in

Zimbabwe for 5 years over

last 20 years.

Disqualifications for candidates:

A person is disqualified for election or appointment as a member of Parliament if he or she—

- is disqualified for registration as a voter;

- in respect of a vacant seat if he or she is already is a member of Parliament.

93 members

- 60 elected (6 in each of ten

provinces)

- 10 provincial governors

-18 chiefs (including President & Deputy President of Council

of Chiefs)

- 5 appointed by President