1st Parliament of Zimbabwe

The 1st Parliament of Zimbabwe began in 1980 and expired in 1985. Per the Lancaster House Agreement, 20 out of the 100 seats in the House of Assembly and 10 out of the 40 seats in the Senate were reserved for white Zimbabweans. The Parliament's membership was set by the 1980 Southern Rhodesian general election, which gave ZANU–PF a nearly 57 percent majority of common seats in the House of Assembly, with PF–ZAPU taking most of the remaining seats. The 20 seats reserved for whites were initially all held by the conservative Rhodesian Front, but a majority later became independents.

Composition

Senate PartyStartEndZANU–PF1818ZAPU–PF22CAZ10604Chiefs1010Total4040

House of Assembly DatePartyTotalVacantCAZUANCZANU–PFZAPU–PF14 May 1980 (opened)203572001000October 198020357190991Late 198019357190982Early 198119357200991January 1981203572001000April 198119357200991June 198118357200982July 1981203572001000November 198119357200991December 198118357200982February 1982193572009914 March 1982123572079916 March 1982113572089919 March 198210357209991April 198211357209100024 June 19821135719999119 August 19821035718998225 August 198210357199982Late 1982935619997318 January 19831035720999119 April 19831035720101000Mid-19839357201099130 September 19839357201110001 January 198483572011991February 19848357201210001 October 198483571912991October 198483561912982December 198473561912973198563562013982

Senate

Common seats NamePartyNotesZANU–PFZANU–PFZANU–PFZANU–PFZANU–PFZANU–PFZANU–PFLeft office in 1982.ZANU–PFZANU–PFZANU–PFZANU–PFZANU–PFDied 9 November 1984.ZANU–PFZANU–PFZANU–PFZANU–PFZANU–PFPF–ZAPUPF–ZAPUIndependentChiefChiefChiefChiefChiefChiefChiefChiefChiefChief

White seats NamePartyNotesRhodesian FrontRhodesian FrontRhodesian FrontLeft office before 1984.Rhodesian FrontRhodesian FrontResigned September 1980.Rhodesian FrontRhodesian FrontLeft office before 1984.Rhodesian FrontRhodesian FrontMurdered 2 April 1983.https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/1983/04/05/zimbabwe-rebels-murder-legislator-two-others/9c6d1692-e4af-4846-874c-230855ba9cba/Rhodesian Front

House of Assembly

Common seats NamePartyProvinceNotesZANU–PFManicalandZANU–PFManicalandZANU–PFManicalandZANU–PFManicalandZANU–PFManicalandZANU–PFManicalandZANU–PFManicalandZANU–PFManicalandZANU–PFManicalandZANU–PFManicalandZANU–PFManicalandZANU–PFMashonaland CentralZANU–PFMashonaland CentralZANU–PFMashonaland CentralZANU–PFMashonaland CentralResigned October 1980.ZANU–PFMashonaland CentralZANU–PFMashonaland CentralZANU–PFMashonaland EastZANU–PFMashonaland EastZANU–PFMashonaland EastZANU–PFMashonaland EastZANU–PFMashonaland EastZANU–PFMashonaland EastZANU–PFMashonaland EastZANU–PFMashonaland EastZANU–PFMashonaland EastDied 16/01/2021 at 90 years ZANU–PFMashonaland EastZANU–PFMashonaland EastZANU–PFMashonaland EastZANU–PFMashonaland EastZANU–PFMashonaland EastUANCMashonaland EastUANCMashonaland EastZANU–PFMashonaland WestZANU–PFMashonaland WestZANU–PFMashonaland WestZANU–PFMashonaland WestZANU–PFMashonaland WestZANU–PFMashonaland WestPF–ZAPUMashonaland WestResigned October 1980.UANCMashonaland WestZANU–PFMatabeleland NorthPF–ZAPUMatabeleland NorthPF–ZAPUMatabeleland NorthDied 24 June 1982.PF–ZAPUMatabeleland NorthPF–ZAPUMatabeleland NorthDied 19 November 1984.PF–ZAPUMatabeleland NorthPF–ZAPUMatabeleland NorthPF–ZAPUMatabeleland NorthPF–ZAPUMatabeleland NorthPF–ZAPUMatabeleland NorthPF–ZAPUMatabeleland SouthDied 9 April 1981.PF–ZAPUMatabeleland SouthPF–ZAPUMatabeleland SouthPF–ZAPUMatabeleland SouthPF–ZAPUMatabeleland SouthPF–ZAPUMatabeleland SouthPF–ZAPUMatabeleland SouthExpelled 19 August 1982.PF–ZAPUMatabeleland SouthSworn on 18 January 1983.ZANU–PFMidlandsZANU–PFMidlandsZANU–PFMidlandsZANU–PFMidlandsZANU–PFMidlandsZANU–PFMidlandsZANU–PFMidlandsZANU–PFMidlandsPF–ZAPUMidlandsPF–ZAPUMidlandsPF–ZAPUMidlandsPF–ZAPUMidlandsZANU–PFVictoriaZANU–PFVictoriaZANU–PFVictoriaZANU–PFVictoriaZANU–PFVictoriaZANU–PFVictoriaZANU–PFVictoriaZANU–PFVictoriaConvicted October 1984.ZANU–PFVictoriaZANU–PFVictoriaZANU–PFVictoriaSource:

White seats NamePartyConstituencyNotesRhodesian Front AvondaleIndependent Rhodesian FrontBorrowdaleResigned 30 April 1981.Rhodesian Front Bulawayo CentralIndependent Rhodesian FrontBulawayo NorthExpelled 19 August 1982.Rhodesian FrontBulawayo SouthCriminal conviction in 1982.Rhodesian FrontCentralResigned November 1981.Rhodesian FrontEasternRhodesian FrontGatooma–HartleyRhodesian Front HatfieldIndependent Rhodesian FrontHighlandsResigned 1980.Rhodesian Front KopjeIndependent Rhodesian FrontLundiDied 1 January 1984.Rhodesian FrontMakoniResigned 1983.Rhodesian Front MarlboroughIndependent Rhodesian FrontMazoe–MtokoResigned June 1981.Rhodesian Front MidlandsIndependent Rhodesian Front Mount PleasantIndependent Rhodesian Front NorthernIndependent Rhodesian FrontSouthernRhodesian FrontWesternResigned December 1981.

Membership changes

Senate Vacated byPartyReason for changeSuccessorPartyInstalledRhodesian FrontResigned September 1980 due to ill health.Rhodesian Front11 February 1981Rhodesian FrontResigned in 1982 due to ill health.IndependentAugust 1982ZANU–PFCriminal conviction in 1982.MissingRhodesian FrontResigned in 1983.IndependentApril 1983Rhodesian FrontDied 2 April 1983.IndependentMay 1983Rhodesian FrontLeft office in 1980.Rhodesian Front1980ZANU–PFDied 9 November 1984.MissingMissingChiefChiefBefore 1984.

House of Assembly Constituency/provinceVacated byPartyReason for changeSuccessorPartyInstalledVictoriaZANU–PFBecame president of the Senate in May 1980.MissingMashonaland WestPF–ZAPUResigned October 1980 to become ambassador to West Germany.PF–ZAPU1981Mashonaland CentralZANU–PFResigned October 1980 to become high commissioner to Tanzania.ZANU–PF1981HighlandsRhodesian FrontResigned 1980.Rhodesian FrontJanuary 1981BorrowdaleRhodesian FrontResigned 30 April 1981.Republican FrontJuly 1981Matabeleland SouthPF–ZAPUDied 9 April 1981.MissingMazoe–MtokoRhodesian FrontResigned June 1981 to form Democratic Party.Rhodesian FrontJuly 1981CentralRhodesian FrontResigned November 1981 to emigrate.Republican FrontFebruary 1982WesternRhodesian FrontResigned December 1981 due to ill health.Republican FrontApril 1982Bulawayo SouthRhodesian FrontCriminal conviction in 1982.Independent19 April 1983PF–ZAPUDied 24 June 1982.PF–ZAPU25 August 1982Matabeleland SouthPF–ZAPUExpelled 19 August 1982 for missing 21 consecutive sittings.MissingBulawayo NorthRhodesian FrontExpelled 19 August 1982 for missing 21 consecutive sittings.Republican Front18 January 1983.Mashonaland EastMissing ZANU–PF18 January 1983Matabeleland SouthMissing ZAPU–PF18 January 1983MakoniRhodesian FrontResigned 1983 to emigrate to South Africa.IndependentOctober 1983LundiRhodesian FrontDied 1 January 1984.IndependentFebruary 1984Mashonaland WestPF–ZAPUDied 1 October 1984.PF–ZAPU1985MasvingoZANU–PFCriminal conviction in October 1984.MissingMatabeleland NorthPF–ZAPUDied 19 November 1984.MissingWesternRhodesian FrontResigned December 1984 after emigrating to the United Kingdom.Missing

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