Zimbabwe
Senate
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Political system
Political systems: Presidential, Parliamentary, Presidential-Parliamentary, Monarchy, Communist, Transitional.
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Presidential-Parliamentary
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Structure of parliament
Structure of parliament: Unicameral, bicameral
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Bicameral
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IPU membership
Current membership status
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Yes
About parliament
Basic information such as the official name of parliament and details of its structure and leadership. Also includes the current breakdown of MPs by sex and age, and provisions for quotas and reserved seats.
- Parliament name
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Parliament
- Chamber name
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Senate
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Structure & status of parliament
This field is to indicate lower/upper in the back end.
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Upper chamber
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Parliamentary term (years)
Length of the parliamentary term in years
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5
IPU membership
- Affiliation periods
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from 1981
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IPU Geopolitical Group/s
IPU Geopolitical Groups: African Group, Arab Group, Asia-Pacific Group, Eurasia Group, Group of Latin America and the Caribbean (GRULAC), Twelve Plus Group.
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African Group
Speaker
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Official title
The Speaker may for example be known as the Presiding Officer, President, Chairman/Chairperson, etc.
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President of the Senate
- Speaker
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Mabel M. Chinomona (Female)
Date of birth: 21 Jan 1958 -
Term
Start (and end) of the term of the Speaker
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11 Sep 2018
- Additional information
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Elected on 11 Sep. 2018, re-elected on 8 Sep. 2023.
Speaker terms
No information available
Secretary general
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Official title
This post is most commonly called Secretary General or Clerk. It may also be called Secretary, Head/Chief of the Secretariat, Director General, etc.
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Clerk of Parliament
- Secretary General
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Kennedy Mugove Chokuda (Male)
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Term
Start (and end) of the term of the Secretary general
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20 May 2015
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Notes
Additional information about the Secretary General, in particular regarding their term.
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Appointed on 20 May 2015.
Members
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Statutory number of members
Statutory number of members, as defined in the constitution or other fundamental law.
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80
Notes: Membership includes two representatives of persons with disabilities,18 traditional chiefs, the President and Deputy President of the National Council of Chiefs, and two chiefs from each of the eight provinces (excluding the two metropolitan provinces of Harare and Bulawayo).
- Principal mode of designation of members
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Directly elected
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Directly elected members
Directly elected by citizens.
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60
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Indirectly elected members
Indirectly elected, for example by regional parliaments or an electoral college.
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20
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Current number of members
Number of members who currently hold seats in parliament. May be lower or higher than the statutory number of members.
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71
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Men
The number of male parliamentarians who currently hold seats in parliament.
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36
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Women
The number of female parliamentarians who currently hold seats in parliament.
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35
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Percentage of women
Calculated by dividing the current number of women by the current number of members.
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49.3%
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Statutory number of members per country
As defined in the constitution or other fundamental laws. Combines the number of parliamentarians in both chambers in bicameral parliaments.
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360
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Population (in thousands)
Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects.
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16,340
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Inhabitants per parliamentarian
Calculated by dividing the population by the statutory number of parliamentarians.
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46,686
Age
Data on the age of parliamentarians is collected at the start of the legislature, following the most recent elections. This data is not updated during the legislature, except when parliament notifies the IPU of a change in the youngest or oldest member.
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Average age of all members
Average age of members, for which data is available, at the time of the last election or renewal.
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63.2(2023-09)
- Youngest member
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Nonhlanhla Mlotshwa (Female)
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Youngest member (years)
Age is calculated at the time the member was elected/appointed to a new legislature. Data is not updated during the legislature unless the member is no longer a member.
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41
- Oldest member
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James Gumpo Sikelela (Male)
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Oldest member (years)
Age is calculated at the time the member was elected/appointed to a new legislature. Data is not updated during the legislature unless the member is no longer a member.
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82
Number of members, by age (2023-09)
| 18 - 20 | 21 - 30 | 31 - 40 | 41 - 45 | 46 - 50 | 51 - 60 | 61 - 70 | 71 - 80 | 81 - 90 | 91 and over | Totals per gender | |
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| Male | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 25 |
| Female | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 35 |
| Totals per age interval | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 22 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 60 |
| Total <= 45: 2 | Total >= 46: 58 | ||||||||||
| Age at the last election or renewal | Overall | Male | Female |
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| 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | |
| 0.0% | 0% | 0.0% | |
| 3.3% | 0% | 3.3% |
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20(2023-09)
Reserved seats and quotas
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There are reserved seats in parliament for certain groups
Reserved seats are a means to ensure the parliamentary representation of certain groups in society.
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Yes
Notes:
Two seats in the 80-member Senate are reserved for persons with disabilities (one for a male and one for a female representative). They are to be elected by the Electoral College for Persons with a Disability.
Source:
Article 120 (1) (d) of the Constitution of Zimbabwe Amendment (No. 2) Act, 2021. The law was adopted by the National Assembly on 20 April 2021, and by the Senate on 4 May 2021. It was enacted by the President of the Republic, and entered into force on 7 May 2021. Articles 45 and 45A of the Electoral Amendment Act, 2023 entered into force on 19 July 2023.
- Persons with disabilities
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2
- Other groups
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Notes: 18 for Traditional Leaders
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Electoral quota for women
Quotas to promote gender-balanced representation in parliament
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Yes
Notes: Each list of candidates submitted by political parties for the Senate must list candidates of both genders alternately. Every list must be led by a female candidate.
Sources: Articles 120 (1) (a) and (2) (b) of the Constitution of Zimbabwe Amendment (No. 2) Act, 2021. The law was adopted by the National Assembly on 20 April 2021, and by the Senate on 4 May 2021. It was enacted by the President of the Republic, and entered into force on 7 May 2021.
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Youth quota
Quotas to promote the representation of youth in parliament.
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No
Links to additional information
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Parliamentary website
Link(s) to parliamentary web site in English, French and/or local languages.
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List of members
Link(s) to list of members on the parliamentary web site.
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Rules of procedure/Standing Orders
Link(s) to Rules of procedure on the parliamentary web site in English, French and/or local language.
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No information available
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Constitution
Official links to the Constitution in English, French and/or original language is provided. Links to unofficial translations where no other source is available.
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