2005 Zimbabwean Senate election
26 November 2005 2008 →
50 of the 66 seats in the Senate of Zimbabwe
  Majority party Minority party
 
Leader Robert Mugabe Gibson Sibanda
Party ZANU–PF MDC
Seats won 43 7
Popular vote 449,860 123,628
Percentage 73.71% 20.26%

Senate elections were held in Zimbabwe on 26 November 2005 to elect members to the newly formed Zimbabwe Senate. There were a total of 3,239,574 registered voters, out of which 631,347 or 19.5% voted. ZANU-PF won in a landslide election, received over 73% of the popular vote, in what was the nation's first senate elections. The elections were also boycotted by many members of the Movement for Democratic Change as a protest against the suspected election rigging of the 31 March parliamentary election earlier that year, which also saw a low voter turnout of 47.7%.

The decision by some in the MDC to contest the election led to the MDC splitting in two. After the split there was MDC T being led by Morgan Tsvangirai and MDC led by Welshman Ncube.

Results

On 29 November 2005 it was announced that President Mugabe had appointed Kantibhai Patel, Sheila Chipo Mahere, Peter Haritatos, Aguy Clement Georgias, Tazvitya Jonathan Mapfumo and Joshua Teke Malinga as Senators.

PartyVotes%Seats
ZANU–PF449,86073.7143
Movement for Democratic Change123,62820.267
ZANU–Ndonga11,0231.810
Zimbabwe Youth in Alliance6,9191.130
Peace Action is Freedom for All5,2780.860
African National Party3,5850.590
Zimbabwe African People's Union – Federal Party2130.030
Multi-Racial Open Party – Christian Democrats1000.020
Independents9,6891.590
Chiefs10
Presidential appointees6
Total610,295100.0066
Valid votes610,29596.67
Invalid/blank votes21,0523.33
Total votes631,347100.00
Registered voters/turnout3,239,57419.49
Source: African Elections Database

By constituency

Constituency
Electorate and Turnout 		Candidate Party Votes %
BULAWAYO PROVINCE
Bulawayo-Makokoba
88,289 (7.1%) 		Sibangilizwe Msipa MDC 3,947 63.6
Joshua Teke Malinga ZANU (PF) 2,258 36.4
Pumula-Luvele
51,742 (9.1%) 		Fanuel Bayayi MDC 2,876 62.0
Lot Sitshebo Senda ZANU (PF) 1,550 33.4
Jethro Mkwananzi ZAPU FP 213 4.6
Bulawayo-Nkulumane
86,392 (8.7%) 		Rittah Ndlovu MDC 4,188 56.1
Dumiso Dabengwa ZANU (PF) 3,276 43.9
Mpopoma-Phelandaba
46,178 (8.0%) 		Greenfield Nyoni MDC 1,974 54.7
Tryphine Nhliziyo ZANU (PF) 1,638 45.3
Lobengula-Magwegwe
50,122 (8.2%) 		Thabiso Ndlovu MDC 2,670 65.7
Joshua Malinga Teke ZANU (PF) 1,394 34.3
MATABELELAND NORTH PROVINCE
Hwange East
39,822 (20.3%) 		Grace Dube ZANU (PF) 4,343 54.9
Jabulani Ndlovu MDC 3,260 41.2
Allen Mpofu Ind 303 3.8
Tsholotsho-Hwange
90,535 (14.8%) 		Josephine Moyo ZANU (PF) 7,742 59.4
Samuel Sipepa Nkomo MDC 5,301 40.6
Bubi-Mguza
56,911 (24.0%) 		Lot Mbambo ZANU (PF) 10,823 81.4
Mabikwa Jacob Thabane MDC 2,472 18.6
Binga
58,054 (20.2%) 		Herbert Madolo Sinampande MDC 7,225 63.3
James Siamende ZANU (PF) 4,183 36.7
Lupane-Nkayi
101,976 (25.7%) 		Dalumuzi Khumalo MDC 12,970 50.9
Benny Ncube ZANU (PF) 12,531 49.1
MATABELELAND SOUTH PROVINCE
Beitbridge
52,336 (23.2%) 		Tambudzani Bhudagi Mohadi ZANU (PF) 9,856 85.1
Alfred Magama Moyo MDC 1,729 14.9
Bulilima-Mangwe
95,911 (19.9%) 		Eunice Nomthandazo Sandi ZANU (PF) 9,310 50.1
Lutho Addington Tapela MDC 9,289 49.9
Gwanda
51,939 (28.6%) 		Alma Mkhwebu ZANU (PF) 9,104 62.3
Readus Tlou MDC 5,507 37.7
Insiza
45,663 (34.2%) 		Naison Ndlovu ZANU (PF) 10,058 65.9
Albert Mkandla MDC 4,378 28.7
Jabulani Dube Ind 825 5.4
Matobo-Umzingwane
97,891 (27.8%) 		Ananias Sithomi Nyathi ZANU (PF) 15,776 59.5
David Davy Ndukwana Moyo MDC 10,723 40.5
MASVINGO PROVINCE
Masvingo
130,500 (20.8%) 		Dzikamai Callisto Mavhaire ZANU (PF) 20,451 77.8
Hilda Sibanda MDC 3,174 12.1
Pedzisai Anthony Kundishora Ind 2,661 10.1
Gutu
117,295 (39.0%) 		Zvinavashe Vitalis Musungwa Gava ZANU (PF) 36,058 84.3
Peter Mukuvaza ZIYA 6,731 15.7
Chiva-Mwenezi
143,704 (24.2%) 		Samuel Creighton Mumbengegwi ZANU (PF) 27,750 83.1
Last Chiondegwa Ind 5,653 16.9
Chiredzi-Zaka
164,453 (17.7%) 		Jephta Johnson Chindanya ZANU (PF) 22,426 80.9
Abel Ndlovu PAFA 5,278 19.1
Bikita-Zaka Anna Rungani ZANU (PF) unopposed
HARARE PROVINCE
MUFAKOSE-KUWADZANA-
KAMBUZUMA-DZIVARESEKWA 		Sabina Thembani ZANU (PF) unopposed
HARARE-MABVUKU-
TAFARA
158,177 (6.9%) 		Livai Chichai Gumbura ZANU (PF) 8,278 77.5
Frank Charles Chamunorwa MDC 2,229 20.9
Mathias Matambudziko Guchutu MROP (CD) 100 0.9
Wilbroad Chawona Kanoti ZIYA 78 0.7
GLEN VIEW-GLEN NORAH-
HIGHFIELD-BUDIRIRO 		Charles Zvidzai Tavengwa ZANU (PF) unopposed
CHITUNGWIZA
145,284 (9.5%) 		Rufaro Forbes Edward Magadu ZANU (PF) 10,653 79.9
Shake Maya MDC 2,673 20.1
HARARE-MBARE-
HATFIELD
145,398 (16.8%) 		Vivian Naume Muchicho Mwashita ZANU (PF) 19,046 80.0
Alois Musarurwa Mudzingwa MDC 4,152 17.4
Sipiwe Mupini ZANU (Ndonga) 258 1.1
Mandiveyi Simon Chiduza Ind 247 1.0
Nedi Mike Duro ZIYA 110 0.5
MASHONALAND WEST PROVINCE
MAKONDE-CHINHOYI Douglas Mombeshora ZANU (PF) unopposed
KADOMA-SANYATI-
NGEZI
122,488 (20.4%) 		Chiratidzo Gava ZANU (PF) 21,489 88.3
Boniface Vayi Musevenzo MDC 2,835 11.7
HURUNGWE-KARIBA
158,761 (16.2%) 		Phone Madiro ZANU (PF) 19,630 78.3
Canciwell Nziramasanga MDC 5,428 21.7
ZVIMBA
84,413 (24.0%) 		Virginia Muchengeti ZANU (PF) 16,754 85.8
Emilly Masimba MDC 2,777 14.2
CHEGUTU-MANYAME-
MHONDORO
137,167 (15.3%) 		Cephas Chikwanha ZANU (PF) 16,319 80.2
Albert Ndlovu MDC 4,017 19.8
MASHONALAND EAST PROVINCE
MARONDERA-SEKE Tracy Mutinhiri ZANU (PF) unopposed
MUREHWA-GOROMONZI Siriro Majuru ZANU (PF) unopposed
MUDZI-UMP Oria Kabayanjiri ZANU (PF) unopposed
MUTOKO Edmond Jacob ZANU (PF) unopposed
CHIKOMBA-WEDZA
113,213 (21.8%) 		Rosemary Goto ZANU (PF) 20,073 84.8
Egypt Dzinemunhenzva ANP 3,585 15.2
MASHONALAND CENTRAL PROVINCE
BINDURA-SHAMVA Betty Chikava ZANU (PF) unopposed
GURUVE Stefano Mukusha ZANU (PF) unopposed
MOUNT DARWIN-MUZARABANI Alice Chimbudzi ZANU (PF) unopposed
RUSHINGA-MOUNT DARWIN Diamond Mumvuri ZANU (PF) unopposed
MAZOWE Agnes Dete ZANU (PF) unopposed
MIDLANDS PROVINCE
GWERU-SHURUGWI Tsitsi Muzenda ZANU (PF) unopposed
CHIRUMANZU-KWEKWE-
SILOBELA
139,637 (17.9%) 		Clarissa Vongai Muchengeti ZANU (PF) 20,434 84.2
Isaac Mzimba MDC 3,826 15.8
GOKWE
144,621 (23.7%) 		Shaddy Sai ZANU (PF) 26,495 79.8
Lameck Nkiwane Muyambi MDC 6,691 20.2
GOKWE-ZHOMBE
145,863 (21.9%) 		Leonard Torevaseyi Munotengwa ZANU (PF) 23,646 76.4
Edson John Nyathi MDC 7,317 23.6
MBERENGWA-ZVISHAVANE Richard Hove ZANU (PF) unopposed
MANICALAND PROVINCE
BUHERA-MAKONI Egneti Makono ZANU (PF) unopposed
MAKONI-NYANGA Stanley Sakupwanya ZANU (PF) unopposed
MUTASA-MUTARE Mandy Chimene ZANU (PF) unopposed
MUTARE Marange Henry Chikumbiro ZANU (PF) unopposed
CHIPINGE-CHIMANIMANI
175,177 (28.3%) 		Tobias Matanga ZANU (PF) 36,516 77.2
Egypt Dzinemunhenzva ZANU (Ndonga) 10,765 22.8
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