Masvingo Urban

Masvingo Urban is a constituency of the National Assembly of the Parliament of Zimbabwe, comprising the city of Masvingo and surrounding residential areas.[1] It was created ahead of the 2008 general election with territory taken from the Masvingo Central constituency.[1] Its current MP since 2018 is Jacob Nyokanhete of the Movement for Democratic Change Alliance.[2]

Masvingo Urban
Constituency
for the National Assembly of Zimbabwe
RegionMasvingo, surrounding areas
Current constituency
Created2008 (2008)
PartyMDC Alliance
Member(s)Jacob Nyokanhete
Created fromMasvingo Central

Profile

In 2008, Masvingo Urban had 31,489 registered voters.[1] The constituency had a poverty rate of 76 percent, with animal husbandry, formal employment, cross-border trading with South Africa, and tourism at Great Zimbabwe being the leading sources of income.[1] Masvingo Urban was ethnically diverse, with residents coming from the Karanga, Zezuru, and Manyika sub-groups of the Shona people, as well as Ndebele people.[1]

Members
Election Name Party
2008 Tongai Matutu MDC–T
2013 Daniel Shumba ZANU–PF
2018 Jacob Nyokanhete MDC Alliance

References
  1. A Profile of Constituencies: Understanding Elections in Zimbabwe (PDF). Zimbabwe Election Support Network. 2008. p. 124.
  2. "MPs and Senators declared elected after 30 July 2018_harmonised elections". veritaszim.net. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
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