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The House of Assembly of Zimbabwe is the lower chamber of the country's bicameral Parliament

Parliament of Zimbabwe

The Parliament of Zimbabwe consists of two chambers:*The Senate *The House of Assembly...

. It was the unicameral legislative body from 1989 until late November 2005, when the Senate

Senate of Zimbabwe

The Senate of Zimbabwe is the upper chamber of the country's bicameral Parliament. It existed from 1980 to 1989, and was re-introduced in November 2005....

was re-introduced.

Under the 1980 Constitution, 20 of the 100 seats in the House of Assembly were reserved

Reserved political positions

Several politico-constitutional arrangements use reserved political positions, especially when endeavoring to ensure the rights of minorities or preserving a political balance of power...

for the country's white minority

Whites in Zimbabwe

White Zimbabweans are people from the southern African country Zimbabwe who identify themselves as white...

, although whites and other ethnic minorities made up only five per cent of the population. These seats were abolished in 1987.

The sixth House of Assembly, formed following elections held on 31 March 2005, had a total of 150 members. 120 members were directly elected in single member constituencies using the plurality (or First-past-the-post

First-past-the-post

First-past-the-post voting refers to an election won by the candidate with the most votes. The winning potato candidate does not necessarily receive an absolute majority of all votes cast.-Overview:...

) system. The President appointed 12 additional members and 8 provincial

Provinces of Zimbabwe

|Zimbabwe is divided into 8 provinces and 2 cities with provincial status:-See also:*Districts of Zimbabwe*Municipalities of Zimbabwe*List of provincial governors of Zimbabwe*ISO 3166-2:ZW-External links:*...

governors who held reserved seats in the House. The remaining 10 seats were held by traditional chiefs who were chosen by their peers. All members served five-year terms.

A 2007 law, to take effect after the 2008 election

Zimbabwean parliamentary election, 2008

A parliamentary election was held in Zimbabwe on March 29, 2008 to elect members to both the House of Assembly and the Senate of the Zimbabwean parliament...

, expanded the House of Assembly to 210 seats and made it a fully elected body. The appointed and ex-officio members were transferred to the Senate. The Seventh House of Assembly

Seventh Zimbabwean Parliament

The Seventh Zimbabwean parliament refers to the currently-sitting Parliament of Zimbabwe as of 2008. The voted-in members from electoral constituencies were voted in during the parliamentary election that took place in March 2008.-Convening of Parliament:...

was opened on August 26, 2008.
Lovemore Moyo

Lovemore Moyo

Lovemore Moyo is a Zimbabwean politician and the current Speaker of the House of Assembly of Zimbabwe. He is the National Chairman of the Movement for Democratic Change - Tsvangirai party led by Morgan Tsvangirai....

is the current Speaker

Speaker (politics)

The term speaker is a title often given to the presiding officer of a deliberative assembly, especially a legislative body. The speaker's official role is to moderate debate, make rulings on procedure, announce the results of votes, and the like. The speaker decides who may speak and has the...

of the House of Assembly.

Previous House of Assembly election results

Political Party Political party A political party is a political organization that typically seeks to influence government policy, usually by nominating their own candidates and trying to seat them in political office. Parties participate in electoral campaigns, educational outreach or protest actions...	Election Election An election is a formal decision-making process by which a population chooses an individual to hold public office. Elections have been the usual mechanism by which modern representative democracy operates since the 17th century. Elections may fill offices in the legislature, sometimes in the... Year

1980	1985	1990	1995	2000 Zimbabwe parliamentary elections, 2000 The Zimbabwe parliamentary elections of 2000 to the Zimbabwe House of Assembly were held on June 24 and June 25, 2000. The electoral system involved 120 constituencies returning one member each, elected by the First Past the Post system, with the President of Zimbabwe then nominating 20 members and...	2005 Zimbabwe parliamentary elections, 2005 A parliamentary election was held in Zimbabwe on March 31, 2005 to elect members to the Zimbabwe House of Assembly. All of the 120 elected seats in the 150-seat House of Assembly were up for election. A parliamentary election was held in Zimbabwe on March 31, 2005 to elect members to the Zimbabwe...
Zimbabwe African National Union - Patriotic Front Zimbabwe African National Union - Patriotic Front The Zimbabwe African National Union – Patriotic Front has been the ruling party in Zimbabwe since independence in 1980, led by Robert Mugabe, first as Prime Minister with the party simply known as ZANU, and then as President from 1988 after taking over ZAPU and retaining the name ZANU-PF... (ZANU-PF)	57	64	117	118	62	78
Patriotic Front - Zimbabwe African People's Union Zimbabwe African People's Union The Zimbabwe African People's Union was a militant organization and political party that fought for the national liberation of Zimbabwe from its founding in 1961 until it merged with the Zimbabwe African National Union – Patriotic Front in December 1987.... (PF-ZAPU)	20	15	-	-	-	-
Movement for Democratic Change (MDC)	-	-	-	-	57	41
Zimbabwe African National Union - Ndonga Zimbabwe African National Union - Ndonga Zimbabwe African National Union – Ndonga is a small political party in Zimbabwe.The Zimbabwe African National Union was a political party during the struggle for Rhodesia's independence, formed as a split from the Zimbabwe African Peoples Union... (ZANU-Ndonga)	-	-	1	2	1	-
Rhodesian Front Rhodesian Front The Rhodesian Front was a political party in Southern Rhodesia when the country was under white minority rule. Led first by Winston Field, and, from 1964, by Ian Smith, the Rhodesian Front was the successor to the Dominion Party, which was the main opposition party in Southern Rhodesia during the... (RF)	20	-	-	-	-	-
United African National Council United African National Council The United African National Council is a political party in Zimbabwe.In 1979, led by Bishop Abel Muzorewa, the UANC Party held formal power in Zimbabwe during the short-lived period of the Internal Settlement... (UANC)	3	-	-	-	-	-
Conservative Alliance of Zimbabwe Conservative Alliance of Zimbabwe The Conservative Alliance of Zimbabwe was the final incarnation of a party formerly called the Republican Front and prior to that the Rhodesian Front... (CAZ)	-	15	-	-	-	-
Independent Zimbabwe Group (IZG)	-	4	-	-	-	-
Zimbabwe Unity Movement Zimbabwe Unity Movement The Zimbabwe Unity Movement, was a short lived political movement in Zimbabwe. It served as a successor and link to the Conservative Alliance of Zimbabwe... (ZUM)	-	-	2	-	-	-
Zimbabwe Youth in Alliance Zimbabwe Youth in Alliance The Zimbabwe Youth in Alliance is a political party in Zimbabwe.After the last legislative elections, 31 March 2005, the party remained without parliamentary representation.... (ZYA)	-	-	-	-	-	-
Zimbabwe People's Democratic Party Zimbabwe People's Democratic Party The Zimbabwe People's Democratic Party is a political party in Zimbabwe.After the last legislative elections, March 31, 2005, the party remained without parliamentary representation.... (ZPDP)	-	-	-	-	-	-
Presidential appointees	-	-	-	-	-	20
Ex-officio members (Chiefs)	-	-	-	-	-	20
Independent	-	-	-	-	-	1
Total	100	100	120	120	120	150