Bulawayo Central
{{Infobox constituency|name=Bulawayo Central|parl_name=National Assembly of Zimbabwe|district_label=Province|district=Bulawayo|region=Bulawayo|year=1924–1987; recreated 2008|seats=1|party=Citizens Coalition for Change|member=Surrender Kapoikilu|previous=}}Bulawayo Central is a constituency represented in the National Assembly of the Parliament of Zimbabwe, located in Bulawayo. It is currently represented since the 2023 election by Surrender Kapoikilu of the Citizens Coalition for Change. Notable former MPs for the constituency include former Rhodesian Prime Minister Ian Smith.
Members
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |
| Election
!Name ! colspan="2" |Party |
|---|
| rowspan="2" |1924
| style="background-color: {{party color|Rhodesia Party}}" | |RP |
| Francis Hadfield
| style="background-color: {{party color|Rhodesia Party}}" | |RP |
| rowspan="2" |1928
| style="background-color: {{party color|Rhodesia Party}}" | |RP |
| Donald MacGillivray
| style="background-color: {{party color|Rhodesia Party}}" | |RP |
| rowspan="2" |1933
| style="background-color: {{party color|Rhodesia Party}}" | |RP |
| Donald MacIntyre
| style="background-color: {{party color|Rhodesia Labour Party}}" | |
| rowspan="2" |1934
| style="background-color: {{party color|United Rhodesia Party}}" | |UP |
| Donald MacIntyre
| style="background-color: {{party color|Rhodesia Labour Party}}" | |
| 1939
| style="background-color: {{party color|United Rhodesia Party}}" | |UP |
| 1946
| rowspan="2" |Donald MacIntyre | style="background-color: {{party color|Rhodesia Labour Party}}" | |
| 1948
| style="background-color: {{party color|United Rhodesia Party}}" | |UP |
| 1954
| rowspan="2" |Cyril Hatty | style="background-color: {{party color|United Rhodesia Party}}" | |UP |
| 1958
| style="background-color: {{party color|United Federal Party}}" | |UFP |
| 1962
| style="background-color: {{party color|United Federal Party}}" | |UFP |
| 1965
|missing | | |
| 1970
| style="background-color: {{party color|Rhodesian Front}}" | |RF |
| 1974
| style="background-color: {{party color|Rhodesian Front}}" | |RF |
| 1977
| style="background-color: {{party color|Rhodesian Front}}" | |RF |
| 1979
| rowspan="2" |Paddy Shields | rowspan="2" style="background-color: {{party color|Rhodesian Front}}" | | rowspan="2" |RF |
| 1980 |
| 1985
| style="background-color: {{party color|Conservative Alliance of Zimbabwe}}" | |CAZ |
| colspan="4" |Constituency abolished 1987–2008 |
| 2008
| rowspan="2" |Dorcas Sibanda | rowspan="2" style="background-color: {{party color|Movement for Democratic Change – Tsvangirai}}" | | rowspan="2" |MDC–T |
| 2013 |
| 2018
|Nicola Watson{{cite web |title=MPs and Senators declared elected after 30 July 2018_harmonised elections |url=http://veritaszim.net/node/3107 |accessdate=19 April 2020 |website=veritaszim.net}} | style="background-color: {{party color|Movement for Democratic Change – Tsvangirai}}" | |
| 2023
| style="background-color: {{party color|Citizens Coalition for Change}}" | |CCC |
Election results
{{Election box begin no change | title=2008 general election: Bulawayo Central {{cite web|last=Carr|first=Adam|title=Legislative Election of 2008, Elections to the House of Assembly|url=http://psephos.adam-carr.net/countries/z/zimbabwe/zimbabwe20083.txt}} }}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
|party = Movement for Democratic Change – Tsvangirai
|candidate = Dorcas Sibanda
|votes = 3,786
|percentage = 43.33
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
|party = Movement for Democratic Change – Mutambara
|candidate = Japhet Ncube
|votes = 3,553
|percentage = 40.67
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
|party = Zimbabwe African National Union – Patriotic Front
|candidate = Clement Ncube
|votes = 908
|percentage = 10.39
}}
{{Election box candidate no change|
|party = Independent
|candidate = Frank Dzukuso
|votes = 191
|percentage = 2.19
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
|party = Patriotic Union of Mandebeleland
|candidate = Arnold Payne
|votes = 162
|percentage = 1.85
}}
{{Election box candidate no change|
|party = Independent
|candidate = Frank Dzukuso
|votes = 191
|percentage = 2.19
}}
{{Election box candidate no change|
|party = Federal Democratic Union
|candidate = Gifton Dumani
|votes = 74
|percentage = 0.85
}}
{{Election box candidate no change|
|party = Independent
|candidate = Selwin Kwembeya
|votes = 63
|percentage = 0.72
}}
{{Election box majority no change
|votes = 233
|percentage = 2.66%
}}
{{Election box new seat win|
|winner = Movement for Democratic Change – Tsvangirai
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin
| title = 2013 general election: Bulawayo Central
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
| party = Movement for Democratic Change – Tsvangirai
| candidate = Dorcas Sibanda
| votes = 6,365
| percentage = 55.80
| change = +12.47
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
| party = ZANU–PF
| candidate = Mlungisi Moyo
| votes = 2,827
| percentage = 25.23
| change = +14.84
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
| party = Movement for Democratic Change – Ncube
| candidate = Sibongile Maphosa
| votes = 1,527
| percentage = 14.03
| change = +14.03
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
| winner = Movement for Democratic Change – Tsvangirai
| swing = +12.47
}}
{{Election box end}}
See also
References
{{Reflist}}
{{Parliamentary constituencies in Bulawayo}}
Category:1924 establishments in Southern Rhodesia
Category:2008 establishments in Zimbabwe
Category:Constituencies disestablished in 1987