Marondera Central is a constituency of the House of Assembly of Zimbabwe, covering much of Marondera, Mashonaland East Province. It was created in 2008 from territory taken from Marondera East and . Its current Member of Parliament is (MDC Alliance).[1]
Marondera Central was created for the 2008 Zimbabwean general election, with territory taken from the Marondera East and constituencies. In 2008, Iain Kay of the Movement for Democratic Change – Tsvangirai won the constituency. In 2013, of ZANU–PF was elected. After Kaukonde was expelled from Parliament in 2013, the constituency was won by in a by-election.[2]
Demographics[]
Historical population
Year
Pop.
±%
2002
54,600
—
2012
61,998
+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. The constituency is considered to generally favor ZANU–PF.[2]