Marondera Central

Marondera Central is a constituency of the National Assembly of Zimbabwe, covering much of Marondera, Mashonaland East Province. It was created in 2008 from territory taken from Marondera East and Marondera West. Its current Member of Parliament is Caston Matewu (Citizens Coalition for Change).[1]

Marondera Central
Constituency
for the National Assembly of Zimbabwe
RegionMarondera District
Current constituency
Created2008 (2008)
Member(s)Caston Matewu (CCC)

History

Marondera Central was created for the 2008 Zimbabwean general election, with territory taken from the Marondera East and Marondera West constituencies. In 2008, Iain Kay of the Movement for Democratic Change – Tsvangirai won the constituency. In 2013, Ray Kaukonde of ZANU–PF was elected. After Kaukonde was expelled from Parliament in 2013, the constituency was won by Lawrence Katsiru in a by-election.[2]

Caston Matewu of the MDC Alliance was elected to represent Marondera Central in the 2018 election, winning back the constituency for the opposition. Matewu was recalled in October 2020 by the MDC–T amid factional disputes within the party,[3] but was reelected as MP in a 2022 by-election, representing the newly-formed Citizens Coalition for Change party led by Nelson Chamisa.[4]

Demographics
Historical population
YearPop.±%
200254,600—    
201261,998+13.5%

Marondera Central has a population of 61,998. Of the total, 28,980 are male and 33,018 are female. In 2013, the constituency had 26,888 registered voters with 65% turnout. The population is well educated, compared to the Zimbabwe average. Much of the constituents work in farming, including seasonal employment on commercial farms.[2]

List of members
Name Term Party
Iain Kay 2009–2013 MDC–T
Ray Kaukonde 2013–2015 ZANU–PF
Lawrence Katsiru 2015–2018 ZANU–PF
Caston Matewu 2018–2020 MDC Alliance
2022–2023 CCC
2023–

Electoral history

The following electoral data for Marondera Central comes from the Electoral Resource Centre.[2]

General Election 2008: Marondera Central
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
MDC–T Iain Kay 8,022 66.28
ZANU–PF Peter Murwira 3,170 26.19
Independent Others 844 7.53
Majority 4,852
Turnout 12,103
General Election 2013: Marondera Central
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
ZANU–PF Ray Kaukonde 9,308 52.43 +26.24
MDC–T Iain Kay 7,892 44.45 −21.83
MDC-M Mandaza Kudzanai 314 1.77
Independent Carlos Mudzongo 112 0.64 −6.89
Majority 1,159
Turnout 17,754
ZANU–PF gain from MDC–T Swing {{{swing}}}
By-Election 2015: Marondera Central
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
ZANU–PF Lawrence Katsiru
MDC–T N/A
Majority
Turnout
ZANU–PF hold Swing
General Election 2018: Marondera Central
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
MDC Alliance Caston Matewu 14,604 59.68
ZANU–PF Cleopas Kundiona 8,386 34.27
MDC–T Francis Makombe 840 3.43
Majority 6,218
Turnout 24,469
MDC Alliance gain from ZANU–PF Swing {{{swing}}}
By-Election 2022: Marondera Central
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
CCC Caston Matewu 6,756 59.77 +0.09
ZANU–PF Ignatius Mateveke 4,200 37.16 +2.89
MDC Alliance Witness Muzavazi 292 2.58 −57.10
Majority 2,556
Turnout 11,303
CCC gain from MDC Alliance Swing {{{swing}}}

See also

References
  1. Langa, Veneranda (2017-07-19). "Zanu PF MP accused of threatening to kill fellow MP in Parly". NewsDay Zimbabwe. Retrieved 2017-12-11.
  2. "Marondera Central Constituency Profile – Election Resource Centre". erczim.org. Retrieved 2017-12-11.
  3. "Hon Caston Matewu Statement On Recall From Parliament". ZimEye. 2020-10-02. Retrieved 2022-12-24.
  4. Report on the: 26 March 2022 By-Elections (PDF). Zimbabwe Election Support Network. 2022.
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