Zimbabwe: Women elected in the 2008 elections

Updated June 2008

Senate note: The figures below are for the 60 members elected by direct universal franchise of the 93 member Senate. The 18 chiefs elected to the Senate by their peers are all men (Veritas 2008).

House of Assembly note: The figures include those of the by-elections; see "Postponements and by-elections" in 2008 House of Assembly election results

Election	Total positions	Women	% Women
President	1	0	0
House of Assembly	210	30	14.29
Senate	60	20	33.33
Councils	1958	No data	-

Source

VERITAS 2008 "Women's Watch 8/2008", 15 April.

VERITAS 2008b, "Bill Watch 26/2008", 29 June, Legal Brief, [www] http://www.legalbrief.co.za/article.php?story=20080630095334275 [opens new window] (accessed 30 June 2008).