Results of the 1980 Southern Rhodesian general election

Elections were held in Southern Rhodesia in February 1980 to set the membership of the House of Assembly of the first Parliament of the independent Zimbabwe. As stipulated by the new Constitution of Zimbabwe produced by the Lancaster House Conference, the new House of Assembly was to comprise 100 members, 80 of whom would be elected by all adult citizens on a common role, and 20 of whom would be elected by whites on a separate roll. The 80 common roll members were elected using a proportional representation system in which parties selected lists of candidates for each province. To qualify for seats in a province, a party needed to achieve a threshold of ten percent of the vote, and then the seats among the eligible parties were awarded proportionately. Nine parties contested the common roll seats, putting forward a total of 626 candidates. The 20 white roll members were elected in single-member constituencies.

The result was a victory for Robert Mugabe's Zimbabwe African National Union, contesting the election as ZANU–PF, which won 57 of the 80 common roll seats, giving it a majority in the 100-member House of Assembly. Joshua Nkomo's Zimbabwe African People's Union, contesting the election as the Patriotic Front, won 20 of the 80 common roll seats, with the remaining 3 going to Abel Muzorewa's United African National Council. Ian Smith's Rhodesian Front won all 20 of the white roll seats, with most of its candidates running unopposed. As a result of the election, Robert Mugabe became Zimbabwe's first prime minister upon the country's independence on 11 April 1980.

Summary

Common roll Elected candidates are listed in bold.

Manicaland Manicaland Province was allocated 11 seats in the House of Assembly in 1980. NDUNFZUANCPF–ZAPUZANU–NdongaZANU–PFZDPMark MuchabaiwaLangton MazaiwanaEdward MazaiwanaJohn GaparaNdabaningi SitholeKumbirai KangaiAlois ChinhamoraLangton MazaiwanaJoyce NxaneDavid MukomeGeorge MarangeNoel MukonoMaurice NyagumboMiles MarangeTendai ShamuElsie ChapitaJohn ChirimbaniA. ChadzingwaDavid ZamchiyaDidymus MutasaF. H. M. HlatywayoBenson MufundeMbuso SitholeElijah NyandoroP. MakoniArnold SawanaWilliam NdanganaJohnson NyandoroShakespear MakoniMary MutendeniMaxwell ChambaraL. DlakamaOliver SaunyamaFrederick ShavaDavid MusanesaPeter TsungoChristopher MushongaLazarus MtungwaziT. NgorimaMasipula SitholeVictoria ChitepoAlois ManyatiNyikadzino ChizaPaul MakoniJohn RuredzoW. DlaminiDavid MungunyanaNaomi NhiwatiwaFrancis GoveraAmbrose MakoniLushion ChimbandaBenjamin GwanzuraS. ChatsamaR. MurapaMoven MahachiDenis MlamboEphraim ChasarasaraHudson BongaJohn ZvinoiraM. MasiyakurimaW. NdukuT. DubeJosephine MkandiMary MundopahDickson TsikaLangton CharidzaO. ChibandaN. M'tambaraColumbus MakoniAndrew SiwelaChristopher MatsvairaLovemore MunyukiFelix KadzombeS. HhahlaFarai MamvuraJohn ZvinoyeraMischeck Nyabadza

Mashonaland Central Mashonaland Central was allocated six seats in the House of Assembly in 1980. NDUNFZUANCUNFPPF–ZAPUZANU–NdongaZANU–PFZDPFanuel MarutaMike ChikandaAaron MutitiChristopher ZhanjeJoseph MsikaEphriam TsvaringeEdgar TekereEssiah ZhuwararaJames ShereniClive MurwiraJoshua CohenMarshall MukonoP. TakundwaB. GambangaTeurai NhongoNofredge MombemuriwoWilliam MurewerwiMaxwell WandawandaEmmie NcubeJohn MatonziT. ChimanikireB. MuchenjeSydney SekeramayiClaudius KusemaLovemore TsangadziClement MaroodzaEnock ChidavaenziMartin GombeA. MasawiFreddie DotitoFarai MasangoJob NegomoTadious MagwaroErnest MazaruraChris MabharangaJames EppieJ. PadzakashambaTimothy MufungaJustin MhlangaJoseph TenderePaul MavungaSheila MabasaMeshack ChagadamaRufas RuwaridzoS. KakoraShadrick ChimanikireNaison MuroiwaJoseph Chigariro

Mashonaland East Mashonaland East was allocated 16 seats in the House of Assembly in 1980. NDUNFZUANCUNFPPF–ZAPUZANU–NdongaZANU–PFZDPHenry ChihotaChrispen ChitandoAbel MuzorewaBen ChanetsaJosiah ChinamanoJoel MandazaRobert MugabeJames ChikeremaKingsley MuskweAlbert MutungiSilas MundawararaGeorge ChinyaniFelix Mafa SibandaKesiwe MalindiMark DubeEnoch DumbutshenaDouglas MadamombeMike GwandeDennis NyamuswaJackson MalindiW. MusarurwaTobias ChizengeniRobert MarerePius WakatamaLancelot JeroFrancis NhamoSimpson MtambenengweJohn MasawiD. MadzimbamutoDouglas MudziWitness MangwendeAnania ChikandinaGeorge KunakaMaxwell MoyoMichael MawemaDiamond MugombezaS. MaremboJohn KadzvitiMoses MvengeDavison GomoChaka MudzudzuCharles MvuraAbel RumanoMark MusaraE. JiriraElias NyandoroEdson ShirihuruPatrick MakahamadzeEdward TafirenyikaMary DubeBeatrice MutasaKelvin BakasaK. NdluniAbsolom NdoroEdward PswarayiCharles ZvimbaArchibold MuskweClive MatengaFarai MuzorewaWilliam BadzaS. MutunyaniWilfred PasipanodyaGrafton ZiyengePaul KunakaCharles MbiroriJeffrey MoyoJoseph GopoOvertone ZhakataG. MusaririPhilip FoyaPhilemon MurambiwaZebedia GamanyaArgatha MadamombeTenson MutandiGibson MagaramombeDaisy TafiraR. NyandoroR. RutsitoDavid HundaNelson SamkangeSylvester MapfuwiSwinfren MuchenjeChandaida NyahwataPeter MutandwaJ. ChirisaChiremba MusambwaHorace NyazikaEdward MatizaMarjorie VeraEdward MukambaAvis ChikwanhaMathew CharumbiraD. KatsandeCharles ManomanoGodfrey ChidyausikuNaison MukahadziClifford ChipondaPatrick MusarurwaNaison MtandiRobert KachindamotoH. MalabaColumbus MatanganyidzeSimplisius ChihambakweCephas ChimutsaAmos NyandoroJudith FambisayiLaicxon KabairaJustin MupandagutaT. V. MpofuJames ChimwalaShadreck RambanepasiTafirenyika TakadiyiIngatius ChivungaSolomon MhikeDavid MbidzoFidelis NevanjiS. BgoniEvelyn SitholeElias RusikeWilfred MabvakureRodreck MuswakaTabeth JangireHenry MufanechiyaHenry NyagomoE. PatsikeEphriam SitholeJohn JekanyikaDorothy Nyere

Mashonaland West Mashonaland West was allocated eight seats in the House of Assembly in 1980. NDUNFZUANCPF–ZAPUZANU–NdongaZANU–PFZDPXavier MutenderiFelix KavandeTitus MukaratiAriston ChambatiPhileas MhlangaRobson ManyikaStanlake SamkangeMoses ManiPatrick MakoniCanaan ChitateKenneth ManoNelson BangajenaSally MugabeMhariwa GumboLeonard MarufuClemence PasipamireRaymond MadzimaL. ChiwanzaEnock MachingautaNathan ShamuyariraSimon ParaffinFabian ChikoshaVictor MuketiwaSilas KawonzaM. NziramasangaPeter MombeshoraA. MudzingwaTarcisius MadamombePalmer MuzowoneyiJames NgondoJosiah MudzengiK. BhebeStephen MarigaSwethan MombeshoraMartin HoyiBeloved MashokoAustin MaririmbaRonald SadombaC. WedenheJason MadiroEnos ChikoworeDickson GoromonziPencil MbiziBuka MunyukiIsmail AdamC. MashayamombePhabion MunyukiMudomeni ChivendePaul KutamaSaverio NyakadzinoNicolas KamwanaThompson TsananguraiM. MusarurwaSteve ChinembiriNoah BangureGertrude Maseko

Matabeleland North Matabeleland North Province was allocated 10 seats in the House of Assembly in 1980. NDUNFZUANCUNFPUPAMPF–ZAPUZANU–NdongaZANU–PFZDPLevy NdhlovuEric ZimutoErnest BulleArnold MpofuAmon DubeVote MoyoP. F. SitholeHerbert UshewokunzeHospah SibandaChance SibandaNorbet TavengwaWalter MtimkhuluE. M. MnkandlaAdam MlalaziD. MangenaZ. T. ChigumiraCanaan BananaBopoto NyandoroSylvester TigereFrederick SibandaDavid MutasaKenneth NdebeleLezly PhiriS. MalungaJ. NgaliwaWilliam DubeMilton MhlangaDavie ChiwesheCornwell NdhlovuMorgan MachiyaTito TshumaElias SitholeJ. NtutaJ. NdebeleNicholas KitikitiFreddy JekaNever JackNicholas ChidavenziGerald MtimkhuluRichard GadlulaViolet MsimangaJohn NkomoE. M. NcubeEdward ChifambaEphraim MakwaraEphraim NgulubeTemba ChimanikireAssam NdangaD. J. MadlalaMargaret NyathiS. SibandaPeter MusiyiwaLovemore MatiperaLucia MuchenjaJoseph SibandaDorothy MuratuPinus MatshezaAssah SibandaChenetsa MpofuRuth ChinamanoElias DewaNeville ShumbaGodfrey MadzvovaBilly NyatiWilfred KambaramiGladys TiriboyiSolomon MoyoEmerly MvundlaJane NgwenyaJ. M. MpofuTogara DangwaChrispen JoniasJonathan LangaEllias MafukidzeFelix PfavayiFuneka NyembeziDennis MoyoT. V. LesabeMorrison ChongweJacob BandaKarikoga ChipereRupert ChitambaTandiwe MuzvidziwaAshton MakoreSifelandi NcubeLydia NgwenyaS. A. MtangaJ. NgarizeEdward MangenaStanley Mulumisa

Matabeleland South Matabeleland South Province was allocated six seats in the House of Assembly in 1980. NDUNFZUANCUNFPUPAMPF–ZAPUZANU–NdongaZANU–PFZDPMorris NgulubeMilton MakayaJoel SigolaZephaniah BafanahLever NcubeT. SilundikaSamson DubeEnos NkalaArchibald NgcoboDavid ChitumbaKeffas TichanaAbraham KhumaloSwithin MtamboPaul NyoniStephen NkomoJ. D. MoyoMovern NdhlovuGibias HindogaHebert MuguguAnna NyandoroPeter MpofuGideon DewaMillion MpofuEdward NdlovuB. M. NdhlovuMancamaRichard NsimbiCleopas MazibisaEvelyn NdhlovuJames MoyoJuta SitwalaNanzi MaphosaK. L. DubeStephen MpofuSicino DubeSimon NcubeKate MuzembeJoseph NdhlovuNeviel MoyoLucky SongoFred NgwenyaCallistus NdlovuJ. DewaBeun GapikeGiles TshumaSarah ChatalkaMischeck ChidavaenziSamuel ModhlaniClean MakuraniZefanyaE. MalandulaLuke DubeIsaac MasundaAgrippa Khumalo

Midlands Midlands Province was allocated 12 seats in the House of Assembly in 1980. NDUNFZUANCUNFPPF–ZAPUZANU–NdongaZANU–PFZDPJames NyoniRichard MadanireLovemore MbangaEndrew HlongwaneJoshua NkomoJames DzvovaSimon MuzendaEvelyn ShavaShonga ChimutashaChristopher RambanapasiMoses TshumaStaniglovsy ChifooreClement MuchenaTrynos TangiraiErnest KadungureLamech VumaImanuel MhizhaEvans MhizhaJoseph BhekaNtombizodwa MasukaCephas MsipaWilliam KambashaEmmerson MnangagwaRaymond MguraNicholas MurapahChristopher NyoniLouis GumboPaul MkwanziWilliam KonaChristopher MutambisiRichard HoveDavid ChinhoFarare TapfumaneyiIsaac NyakutsikwaEdmund MachekaSamuel NgwenyaClement TogweMoses DeraSimba MakoniDavid MotshoshoelJoel MunetsiGolden TakundwaMischeck HoveRabson MaposaA. NjawayaAmon UtedziSimbarashe MumbengegwiConstance SibandaMorris MurandaSylvester BazviSimon MukwapunaDavid ChikuvaE. HanandaJoseph TakawiraJulia ZvobgoMorgan NgwenyaTadious MachingautaGolden MhizhaSylvester MutasaElizabeth ManyondaS. MtinsiAaron MteruExevier MatibengaSylvester NdhlovuWelcome ChikariMaggie SamanyangaWilson MugabiriStephen MwaleF. MbengoWilliam M'telisoIgnatius ChigwendereJ. ZiyambwaGrace MpuziIrine MadeyaJohn KokeraWilliam BandaK. MazendamiFaniwell MasohaE.M. NyashanuThomas ManasaIdah ChinembiriOswell ChigedeReuben NdawanaAlbert NgenaElija MoyoJoseph MatewaKenneth ManyondaTariro MutyandasvikaPatrick MabumbaEuvencio GwatimbaJeffrey ManyerukeTitus GonongweS. ChilimanziRemingio KunatoJustin NyokaAvednigo Mapeka

Victoria Victoria Province (renamed Masvingo Province in 1982) was allocated 11 seats in the House of Assembly in 1980. NDUNFZUANCPF–ZAPUZANU–NdongaZANU–PFZDPMunyengwa ChimukaPeter MandazaFrancis ZindongaSamuel MunodawafaL. M. R. NyembaMayor UrimboStanley MugabeAaron NyaoSamuel GwaregaHerbert ZimutoJ. DabulamanziE. WatungwaDzingai MutumbukaAtanasi GwazaRosten GoreJoseph ChikukwaSmollie MugudubiE. ChimombeJ. ChimedzaEddison ZvobgoAlfred SvosveGuy CharamburaStephen ShumbaBenias MugabeT. MhetuS. MangwengweSheba TavarwisaCephas MarozvaStephen MapiyeGift MatoraClaudius NhongohemaC. MahlanguV. ChikukutuNollan MakombeSilvester BenjiVictor MuketiwaHenry HamadziriniJones GondoB. ShokoJ. HlaisiSimon MazorodzeSylvia ChaderopaPhilemon ChikandiraMukudzei MudziChristopher SakalaZinoti MoyoArtwell MashiriOliver MunyaradziTembani MasukuKillian SiwelaChrispin MandizvidzaBernard BaseraD. K. MutazuN. Z. B. DhlaminiJames Bassopo-MoyoSamuel MatizaChristina ChiwashiraHenson BadzaJerry MuchineripiE. MasekoInos CharumbiraNelson MawemaChipo NgwaruKarikoga MpofuRabson MakombeDavid MunandiDaniel GurajenaFrancis ChibweDzikamai MavaireAlbert MakasiAngelm TogaChipino GurajenaEnos MutsetaM. MarindaV. T. VudzijenaAlbert TadereraSimon Chirengwe

White roll The Rhodesian Front won all 20 white seats in the 1980 election.