| Mount Pleasant | |
|---|---|
| National Assembly constituency for the Parliament of Zimbabwe | |
 | |
| District | Harare |
| Province | Harare |
| Electorate | 39,427 (2023) |
| Major settlements | Mount Pleasant |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 1970–1987; recreated 2008 |
| Number of members | 1 |
| Party | ZANU-PF |
| Member | George Mashavave |
Mount Pleasant is a constituency represented in the National Assembly of the Parliament of Zimbabwe, located in the Mount Pleasant suburb of Harare. Previously a white constituency in the Parliament of Rhodesia, it was abolished in 1987 along with the other white-reserved seats in Parliament. It was recreated for the 2008 election and is currently represented by George Mashavave[1] of the ZANU-PF party since April 27, 2024[2] when Mashavave won the seat in a by-election, after the previous MP, Fadzayi Mahere of the Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) party, resigned[3] from Parliament in January 2024.[4]
Members
| Election | Name | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Jack Howman | Rhodesian Front | |
| 1974 | Chris Andersen | Rhodesian Front | |
| 1977 | |||
| 1979 | |||
| 1980 | |||
| 1985 | Independent | ||
| Constituency abolished 1987–2008 | |||
| 2008 | Jameson Timba | MDC–T | |
| 2013 | Jaison Passade | ZANU–PF | |
| 2018 | Samuel Banda[5] | MDC Alliance | |
| 2023 | Fadzayi Mahere[6] | CCC | |
| 2024 | George Mashavave[7] | ZANU–PF | |
See also
References
- ^ https://openparly.com/zanu-pf-announces-candidates-for-mt-pleasant-and-harare-east-by-election/
- ^ https://www.thezimbabwean.co/2024/04/zanu-pf-wins-harare-east-mt-pleasant-by-elections/#google_vignette
- ^ https://x.com/advocatemahere/status/1751299488898023829
- ^ https://openparly.com/mahere-opts-out-of-by-election/
- ^ "HON BANDA SAMUEL". Parliament of Zimbabwe. Retrieved 2022-12-31.
- ^ "Fadzayi Mahere wins Mt Pleasant seat". Gambakwe Media. 2023-08-24. Retrieved 2023-12-17.
- ^ https://news.pindula.co.zw/2024/03/25/mutimbanyoka-mashavave-declared-winners-in-zanu-pf-harare-primaries/
- Zimbabwe Government Gazette, 12 July 1985 (elected members)
