Masvingo Urban

Constituency of the Parliament of Zimbabwe

Masvingo Urban

Constituency
for the National Assembly of Zimbabwe
Province| Masvingo
Region| Masvingo
Current constituency
Created| 2008
Seats| 1
Party| Citizens Coalition for Change
Member(s)| Martin Mureri
Created from| Masvingo Central

Masvingo Urban is a constituency represented in the National Assembly of the Parliament of Zimbabwe, comprising the city of Masvingo and surrounding residential areas.[1] It was created ahead of the 2008 election with territory taken from the Masvingo Central constituency.[1] Its current MP since the 2023 election is Martin Mureri of the Citizens Coalition for Change.[2] Previously, the constituency was represented by Jacob Nyokanhete of the Movement for Democratic Change Alliance following the 2018 election.[3]

## Profile

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In 2008, Masvingo Urban had 31,489 registered voters.[1] The constituency had a poverty rate of 76 percent, with animal husbandry, formal employment, cross-border trading with South Africa, and tourism at Great Zimbabwe being the leading sources of income.[1] Masvingo Urban was ethnically diverse, with residents coming from the Karanga, Zezuru, and Manyika sub-groups of the Shona people, as well as Ndebele people.[1]

## Members

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Election  | Name  | Party

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2008 | Tongai Matutu |  | MDC–T
2013 | Daniel Shumba |  | ZANU–PF
2018 | Jacob Nyokanhete |  | MDC Alliance
2023 | Martin Mureri |  | CCC

## See also

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* List of Zimbabwean parliamentary constituencies

## References

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1. ^ a b c d e A Profile of Constituencies: Understanding Elections in Zimbabwe (PDF). Zimbabwe Election Support Network. 2008. p. 124.
2. ^ Wezhira, Munya (2023-08-24). "Breaking News: ZEC officially declared CCC advocate Martin Mureri as duly elected Masvingo Urban member of parliament". Change Radio Zimbabwe. Retrieved 2023-12-19.
3. ^ "MPs and Senators declared elected after 30 July 2018_harmonised elections". veritaszim.net. Retrieved 19 April 2020.