Zimbabwe: 2008 House of Assembly election results by province
Updated April 2008
The election was held on the 29 March 2008. All 210 of the House of Assembly seats are elective.
Postponements: According Veritas (2008), as a result of the deaths of candidates in three House of Assembly constituencies, voting has been postponed in Pelandaba-Mpopoma (Bulawayo), Gwanda South (Matebeleland South) and Redcliff (Midlands). By-elections will be held later on date to be determined by the President.
MDC-T won all the seats in Bulawayo, 96.55% of the seats in Harare and 76.92% in Manicaland. In Masvingo it managed to win 53.85% of the seats and in Matabeleland North 38.46. The party fared poorly in Mashonaland Central (11.11%), in Matabeleland South (16.67%), in Mashonaland East (17.39%), in Midlands (25.93%) and in Mashonaland West (27.27%).
ZANU PF won 88.89% of the seats in Mashonaland Central, 82.61% in Mashonaland East 74.07% in Midlands and 72.73% in Mashonaland West. In Masvingo it won 46.15% of the seats and in Matabeleland North 30.77%. The party made a poor showing in Bulawayo where it won no seats, as well as in Harare (3.45%), in Manicaland (23.08%) and in Matabeleland South (25%).
MDC-M won seats only in Matabeleland South (58.33%) and Matabeleland North (23.08%).
Independent candidates (numbering approximately 103) fared badly; Jonathan Moyo retained his Tsholotsho seat in Matabeleland North. Other independents, including those aligned to presidential candidate Simba Makoni, failed to win any seats.