Silobela is a constituency represented in the National Assembly of the Parliament of Zimbabwe, located in Silobela, Midlands Province. Its current MP since the 2023 election is Jona Nyevera of ZANU–PF.
History
In the 1985–1990 term the whole of Silobela Communal Land and Zhombe Communal Land were part of one big constituency, Kwekwe West, whose MP was Hon. Josiah Tavagwisa Chinyati.Zimbabwe News|1994 organ of ZANU PF. Volume 25. No.1 of 1994. |Chinyati laid to rest. page 43._"Josiah Chinyati, the late former Member of Parliament for Kwekwe west and ZANU PF Secretary for Administration for the Midlands, who was declared a provincial hero, was on Friday, January 7 buried at the family village in Chief Banga's Area in Shurugwi." psimg.jstor.org|Retrieved 25 February 2016 From 2000 to 2008 the boundaries of Silobela constituency remained the same. 9 wards of Redcliff Municipality were under Silobela.The Herald (zw)|23 March 2005 Borders rectified for Kwekwe and Silobela constituencies _"Silobela has a total of 47,487 registered voters, the same as the one delimited in 2000. It is made up of wards 1 to 9 of Redcliff Municipality and the following wards Kwekwe Rural District Council 4, 18 to 25, 27, 28 and part of ward 3 (blocks 030558, 120658 and 130658). archive.kubatana.net|Legislation|Retrieved 23 February 2016 At present the Redcliff Municipal wards are no longer part of this constituency. Also ward 5, 15 and 26 of the Kwekwe Rural District Council Zibagwe RDC, which are in Zhombe, have been added to this constituency. The current Silobela constituency comprises wards 4, 5, 15, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 25, 27, 28, 29 and 33.Online Viewing Silobela Constituency Profile Yumpu.com|English Documents|Retrieved 23 February 2016
Members ElectionNameParty1990Steven VumaZANU–PF1995Margaret MsimbeZANU–PF2000Abednigo MalingaSunday Mail (zw)|31 July 2005 kubatana.net|Elections|Retrieved 23 February 2016Notice Board ZIMBABWE ELECTION RESULTS - June 2000: Midlands/Silobela zimbabwesituation.com |Retrieved 23 February 2016MDC20052008Anadi Arnold SululuZvamaida Murwira|10 October 2012 Parliament resolves to punish errant ministers_"This came out during a motion by Silobela MP Mr Anadi Sululu (MDC-T) calling for a committee to come up with sanctions on any minister who failed to respond to questions in terms of parliamentary " The Herald|Top Stories|Retrieved 23 February 2016MDC–T2013Mtokozisi Manoki-MpofuRAU|April 2015 Attendance in the First Session of the Eight Parliament of Zimbabwe Research & Advocacy Unit|Files|Retrieved 23 February 2016ZANU–PF20182023Jona NyeveraZANU–PF
Election results
See also
List of Zimbabwean parliamentary constituencies
References