Mutare Central is a constituency represented in the National Assembly of the Parliament of Zimbabwe, located in Mutare in Manicaland Province. Its current MP since the 2023 general election is Brian James of the Citizens Coalition for Change, the former mayor of Mutare. The constituency was previously represented between 2000 and 2023 by Innocent Gonese.
Members ElectionNamePartyMutare Urban1985Edgar TekereZANU–PFMutare Central1990Daniel SitholeZANU–PFConstituency abolished 1995–20002000Innocent GoneseMDC20052008MDC–T20132018MDC Alliance2023Brian JamesCCC
Electoral history In the 2008 parliamentary election the seat was won by the MDC candidate loyal to Morgan Tsvangirai. The ZANU–PF candidate came second followed by the MDC candidate loyal to Arthur Mutambara.
Other candidates polled a total of 138 votes (1.34%)
See also
List of Zimbabwean parliamentary constituencies
References
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