Cowdray Park (constituency)

Cowdray Park is a constituency of the National Assembly of the Parliament of Zimbabwe. Located in the city of Bulawayo in south-western Zimbabwe.

Cowdray Park
Constituency
for the National Assembly of Zimbabwe
RegionBulawayo
Population70,000[1]
Major settlementsCowdray Park
Current constituency
PartyCitizens Coalition for Change
Member(s)Pasho Raphael Sibanda

History

The suburb had a population of 75,000 people in 2022.[2] Most of the constituency is not electrified, has no working sewer system since the community's founding in the mid-2000s.[3]

The constituency was created in 2023.[4] The bulk of the seat came from the neighbouring Luveve constituency.[5]

Elections

In the 2023 general election, finance minister Mthuli Ncube was defeated by Pasho Raphael Sibanda from the Citizens Coalition for Change.[6][7]

References
  1. http://www.newsdzezimbabwe.co.uk/2023/03/mthuli-to-fight-for-cowdray-park.html
  2. Chronicle, The (2022-07-26). "Cowdray Park: It's not a suburb, it's a town". The Chronicle. Retrieved 2023-08-25.
  3. Zimbabwe, New (2023-05-16). "Mthuli Ncube ups ante in bid to claim Cowdray Park constituency; initiates road rehabilitation programme for 'peri-urban' community". NewZimbabwe.com. Retrieved 2023-08-25.
  4. "MTHULI TO FIGHT FOR COWDRAY PARK". Retrieved 2023-08-28.
  5. "VOTERS ROLL SHAMBLES TO LEAVE MANY STRANDED IN COWDRAY PARK". Retrieved 2023-08-28.
  6. Muzavazi, Shakespeare (2023-08-24). "ZANU PF candidate locks borehole after losing to CCC; as Mthuli Ncube loses in Cowdray Park". Zw News Zimbabwe. Retrieved 2023-08-25.
  7. "No, Mthuli Ncube has not won Cowdray Park seat". www.thezimbabwean.co. Retrieved 2023-08-25.

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