The
by-elections
were
held
on
Saturday,
27
April
2024
to
fill
in
the
vacants
created
by
the
resignations
of
Fadzayi
Mahere
(Mt
Pleasant)
and
Allan
Markham
(Harare
East),
both
from
the
opposition
Citizens
Coalition
for
Change
(CCC).
In
Mt
Pleasant
Constituency,
ZANU
PF’s
George
Mashavave
garnered
3
205
votes,
while
independent
candidates;
Mamuse
Nason
and
Ticky
Brian
garnered
945
and
220
votes
each,
respectively.
The
percent
poll
for
Mt
Pleasant
was
11.6%,
with
206
rejected
ballots.
In
Harare
East,
ZANU
PF’s
Kiven
Mutimbanyoka
received
3
533
votes,
Ropafadzo
Cynthia
Cheza,
an
independent
candidate,
polled
1
974
votes.
Harare
East
had
51
rejected
ballot
papers
with
a
percentage
poll
of
15.2%.
In
the
2023
harmonised
elections, the
Mt
Pleasant
National
Assembly
Constituency
results
were
as
follows:
Mahere
(12
863),
Beadle
Musatye
Gwasira
of
ZANU
PF
(7
787),
and
Jonathan
Machokoto,
a
CCC
double
candidate
(5
510).
In
the
2023
harmonised
elections, the
Harare
East
National
Assembly
Constituency
results
were
as
follows:
Markham
(15
642),
Mavis
Gumbo
of
ZANU
PF
(7
621),
Malvin
Razaru,
a
CCC
double
candidate
(1
027),
Musarurwa
Stewart
Mutizwa
of
the
MDC-T
party
(108),
and
UZA’s
Garikai
Mlambo
(84).