The House of Assembly of Zimbabwe is the lower chamber of the country's bicameral Parliament. It was the unicameral legislative body from 1989 until late November 2005, when the Senate was re-introduced. A lower house (sometimes known as the first chamber) is one of two chambers of a bicameral legislature, the other chamber being the upper house. ... In government, bicameralism is the practice of having two legislative or parliamentary chambers. ... Unicameralism is the practice of having only one legislative or parliamentary chamber. ... 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

The current House of Assembly, formed following elections held on 31 March 2005, has a total of 150 members. 120 members are directly elected in single member constituencies using the simple majority (or First-past-the-post) system. The President appoints 12 additional members and 8 provincial governors who hold reserved seats in the House. The remaining 10 seats are held by traditional chiefs who are chosen by their peers. All members serve five-year terms. Poster of the opposition Movement for Democratic Change accusing the ruling Zimbabwe African National Union - Patriotic Front of election fraud Parliamentary elections were held in Zimbabwe on March 31, 2005. ... March 31 is the 90th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (91st in Leap years), with 275 days remaining, as the final day of March. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... A constituency is any cohesive corporate unit or body bound by shared structures, goals or loyalty. ... The first-past-the-post electoral system is a voting system for single-member districts, variously called first-past-the-post (FPTP or FPP), winner-take-all, plurality voting, or relative majority. ... This page contains a list of presidents of Zimbabwe. ... Zimbabwe is divided into 8 provinces and 2 cities with provincial status: Bulawayo (city) Harare (city) Manicaland Mashonaland Central Mashonaland East Mashonaland West Masvingo Matabeleland North Matabeleland South Midlands Categories: | ...

Source: African Elections Database

John Nkomo is the current Speaker of the House of Assembly. The Zimbabwe African National Union - Patriotic Front (ZANU-PF) has been the ruling party in Zimbabwe since independence in 1980, led by Robert Mugabe, first as Prime Minister with the party simply known as ZANU, and then as President from 1988 after taking over ZAPU and renaming the party ZANU... The Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) was founded in 1999 as the official opposition party to the Zanu-PF party led by Robert Mugabe in Zimbabwe. ... The term Speaker is usually the title given to the presiding officer of a countrys lower house of parliament or congress (i. ...

Previous House of Assembly election results

A political party is a political organization that subscribes to a certain ideology and seeks to attain political power within a government. ... An election is a decision making process whereby people vote for preferred political candidates or parties to act as representatives in government. ... 1980 (MCMLXXX) was a leap year starting on Tuesday. ... This article is about the year. ... This article is about the year. ... 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the year 2000. ... The Zimbabwe African National Union - Patriotic Front (ZANU-PF) has been the ruling political party in Zimbabwe since independence in 1980, led by Robert Mugabe, first as Prime Minister with the party simply known as ZANU, and then as President from 1988 after taking over ZAPU and renaming the party... The Zimbabwe African Peoples Union was a political party in Zimbabwe. ... The Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) was founded in 1999 as the official opposition party to the Zanu-PF party led by Robert Mugabe in Zimbabwe. ... Zimbabwe African National Union - Ndonga (ZANU-Ndonga) is a small political party in Zimbabwe. ... The Rhodesian Front (RF) was a political party in Southern Rhodesia, later known simply as Rhodesia, now called Zimbabwe, when the country was under white minority rule. ... The United African National Council was a party led by Abel Muzorewa, which during the period of Internal Settlement of 1979 (the short-lived span when Rhodesia changed into Zimbabwe Rhodesia), held formal power. ... Formerly called the Republican Front, which was known prior to that as the Rhodesian Front, led by Ian Smith. ...

See also

• Senate of Zimbabwe - the upper chamber of Parliament
• History of Zimbabwe
• Legislative Branch
• List of national legislatures