Updates: Bikita West by-election voting and results 21 January 2017: ZANU-PF wins
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Final Results [Updated 22-01-2017]
Beauty Chibaya of Zanu-PF comfortably won the Bikita West by-election. Chibaya beat 5 other candidates who included Kudakwashe Gopo of Zimbabwe People First (ZimPF) and Madock Tatirai Chivasa of National Constitutional Assembly (NCA).
- Beauty Chabaya of Zanu PF – 13 156
- Kudakwashe Gopo of Zimbabwe People First (ZimPF) – 2 453
- Madock Tatirai Chivasa of National Constitutional Assembly (NCA) – 343
- Innocent Muzvimbiri -Independent – 725
- Tanyaradzwa Terrence Makumbo of Progressive Democrats of Zimbabwe (PDZ) – 132
- Heya Shoko – Independent – 76
- Rejected Votes – 247
Voting is taking place place today in Bikita West Constituency. The candidates include
- Kudakwashe Gopo of Zimbabwe People First (ZimPF)
- Beauty Chabaya of Zanu PF,
- Madock Tatirai Chivasa of National Constitutional Assembly (NCA),
- Tanyaradzwa Terrence Makumbo of Progressive Democrats of Zimbabwe (PDZ)
- Heya Shoko – Independent
- Innocent Muzvimbiri -Independent
The seat fell vacant following the conviction of former Zanu-PF lawmaker, Munyaradzi Kereke for raping a minor for which he is serving a 10-year jail sentence.
Results by Polling Station (still coming in)
Recreational hall
- Zanu PF 119 ***
- Zim PF 2
- NCA 0
- PDZ 0
- MUZVIMBIRI 21
- SHOKO 2
- SPOILT 1
- TOTAL VALID VOTES 144
Pamushana High School final vote count:
- Zanu PF 150 ***
- Zim PF 14
- NCA 5
- PDZ 2
- MUZVIMBIRI 1
- SHOKO 0
- SPOILT 4
- TOTAL VALID VOTES 176
Duma Chief’s Hall
- ZimPF 314 ***
- ZANU 268
- NCA 14
- Muzvimbiri 29
- PDZ 2
- Shoko 2
- Total received 629
- Rejected 6
- Total Valid&rejected 634
Muvhuti Polling Station:
- Zanu PF 68
- ZimPF 29
Ward 12 votes:
- Zanu PF 769
- ZimPF 156
Ward 12 votes:
- Zanu PF 769
- ZimPF 15
Ward 32 Zinwa Polling Station:
- Zanu PF 300
- ZimPF 32
Ward 19 Zvinoitavamwe Polling Station:
- Zanu PF 108
- ZimPF 8
Bikita Minerals Hall Polling Station:
Zanu PF 119
ZimPF 2
Ward 19 Ministry of Roads Polling Station:
Zanu PF 152
ZimPF 10
Ward 9 Nyemba Primary Polling Station:
Zanu PF 181
ZimPF 28!
Updates
Voting has now been closed and the counting is now underway
- ZESN observed more than 50% of the voters were women. In addition, the majority of voters were elderly women.
- ZESN observed voters being turned away for various reasons, including coming to wrong polling stations and without proper IDs.
- There are adequate polling personnel averaging six (6) polling officials per polling station everywhere ZESN is observing
- At Agritex Hall, DA’s office ward 9, the presiding officer confirmed to Heal Zimbabwe an incident of Zanu-PF compiling names of those who had voted.
- At Mandiki Primary School, Enemy Berejena, a Zanu-PF member is threatening people with violence if they fail to vote for Zanu-PF
- At Guru polling station, ward 11, Zanu-PF members Lydia Tavengwa and Tarisai Garai are telling people to vote for Zanu-PF
- At Nyika Health centre ward 12 as at 2 pm, 345 people voted(127 males and 218 females).
- At Dungu P.sch,ward 12 as @ 2pm,135 people had voted(40 males and 95 females)10 assisted voters(4males and 6 females)
- At Chitsanga Primary School, ward 22, people have been queueing for 2-3hrs to vote. This is the ward where ZimPF candidate, Kudakwashe Gopo comes from.
- At Birivenge Secondary School, in ward 12 , 291 poeple had voted as at 2 pm (190 females,101 males). 26 people were assisted (23 females,3 males).
- At Mandara Primary School, ward 5, a Zanu-PF member only identified as Chipengo was telling people to vote for Zanu-PF. Chipengo is 100m away from the polling station.
- At Gumunyu Primary School, ward 13, at 12 pm 314 people had voted (127 males,187 females). 19 people were assisted (7 males and 12 females).
- At Masarira Primary School, in ward 22, 212 people had voted as at 12:40 have (133 females,79 males) 21 people were assisted due to illiteracy. 4 people were turned away who had no national i.d.
- At Domboshava Primary School, Ward 11, 215 people had voted as at 11:30 am (129 females, 86 males). 17 people were assisted (13 females,4 males).
- At Mangondo Secondary School, in ward 11, 300 people had voted as at 11:30 am (99 males and 201 females). 18 people were assisted.
- At Guru polling station, ward 11, Zanu-PF members Lydia Tavengwa and Tarisai Garai are forcing people to declare that they are illiterate
- At Marozva Primary School ward 32, Presiding Officer, Kaliphinos Itayi has refused to provide voting statistics to accredited observers
- At Beardmore Primary School, 267 people had voted as at 9 am. (171 females and 96 males)
- At Bikita Minerals Primary School ward 30, 160 people had voted as at 10 am.(102 males and 65 males)
- At Chebvute Business Centre, a total of 150 people had voted as at 10 am. 17 assisted voters due to poor eyesight. 1 unregistered voter was turned away
- At Bikita Minerals hall ward 30, as at 10 am 92 had voted(39 males,52 females) 11 voters were assisted.
- 4 young women declared themselves illiterate & were assisted to vote at St Mary’s Catholic Church, in ward 12.
- At Makotore Primary School ward32,55 people had voted(23males,32females) had voted at 8 am. There were 8 assisted voters and 3 voters were turned away for not having national i.d. cards
More: Updates from Heal Zimbabwe, Zimbabwe Election Support Network
We will update as soon as the results come through