Redcliff (parliamentary constituency)
Coordinates: 19°02′00″S 29°47′00″E / 19.03334°S 29.78333°E
Redcliff is a parliamentary constituency in the House of Assembly (Zimbabwe) of the Parliament of Zimbabwe created out of Kwekwe Constituency prior to the 2008 general election. It comprises Redcliff Town, Ripple Creek and Komera.It also covers parts of Silobela such as St Marks, Totololo, Loreto, Gothic Mine and Hozoli. East of the Harare-Bulawayo Road it takes up to Shungu and Mlezu in Chiwundura. It is admistered by Redcliff Municipality. However, 5 of its wards are under Zibagwe Rural District Council, 22, 23, 24 & 30 and parts of ward 3.[1][2]
Current MP
The current Member of Parliament for Redcliff is Hon. Harris Ncube.[3]
Local Authorities
Local Government comprises nine urban councillors under Redcliff Municipality and four rural district councullors under Kwekwe Rural District Council officially called Zibagwe Rural District Council.
Population
Population Table[4]
Class | Males | Females | Total | Registered Voters | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Population | 30032 | 30462 | 60894 | 30018 | 14451 | |
Proportion | 48% | 52% | 100% | 50% | 4 persons | |
Voters here were almost 50% of the population which suggests that almost every adult is a registered voter and each couple have 2 children under majority age. This raises questions if the census could be relied upon.
Voters
Subject | Ward 1 | Ward 2 | Ward 3 | Ward 4 | Ward 5 | Ward 6 | Ward 7 | Ward 8 | Ward 9 | Ward 22 | Ward 24 | Ward 25 | Ward 30 | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Voters | 1458 | 2109 | 3692 | 2772 | 2735 | 3712 | 969 | * | * | 3376 | 517 | 5412 | * | 30018 | |
Education
There are 29 Primary Schools and 4 Secondary Schools in Redcliff Constituency, 119 primary school teachers and 70 at secondary schools. Enrolment according to a 2011 government publication was 17,002 primary school pupils and 688 secondary school students.[5]
Primary Schools
Subject | Ward 1 | Ward 2 | Ward 3 | Ward 4 | Ward 5 | Ward 6 | Ward 7 | Ward 8 | Ward 9 | Ward 22 | Ward 24 | Ward 25 | Ward 30 | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Schools | 2 | 1 | 13 | * | 4 | 1 | 1 | * | * | 2 | 3 | 2 | * | 29 | |
Boys | 646 | 492 | 2073 | * | 2418 | 173 | 530 | * | * | 913 | 1037 | 502 | * | 8721 | |
Girls | 639 | 415 | 2074 | * | 2087 | 168 | 556 | * | * | -896 | 842 | 540 | * | 8281 | |
Pupils Total | 1285 | 844 | 4147 | * | 4505 | 341 | 1086 | * | * | 1809 | 1979 | 1006 | * | 17002 | |
Teachers (m) | 3 | 4 | 35 | * | 16 | 1 | 2 | * | * | 23 | 23 | 12 | * | 119 | |
Teachers (f) | 38 | 25 | 82 | * | 199 | 10 | 32 | * | * | 27 | 35 | 13 | * | 381 | |
Total Teachers | 41 | 29 | 117 | * | 135 | 11 | 34 | * | * | 50 | 58 | 25 | * | 500 | |
Ratio | 31 | 29 | 35 | * | 33 | 31 | 32 | * | * | 36 | 34 | 40 | * | 34 | |
Secondary Schools
All the 4 Secondary Schools in Redcliff Constituency are owned by the Kwekwe Rural District Council officially called Zibagwe RDC. Enrolment total in the four schools was 688 students to 70 teachers; 10:1 on ratio.
Ward 22 has the highest number of students, Ward 24 the least, while Ward 25 has the highest number of girl students.
Health Facilities
Source: Redcliff Constituency Profile
Subject | Ward 1 | Ward 2 | Ward 3 | Ward 4 | Ward 5 | Ward 6 | Ward 7 | Ward 8 | Ward 9 | Ward 22 | Ward 24 | Ward 25 | Ward 30 | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Polyclinics | * | 1 | * | * | * | 1 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | 2 | |
Surgeries | * | 1 | 1 | * | * | 1 | 1 | * | 1 | * | * | * | * | 5 | |
Clinics | * | 1 | * | * | * | * | * | * | 3 | * | 2 | * | 1 | 7 | |
Hospital | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | 1 | * | * | * | 1 | |
Rural HC | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | 1 | * | 1 | |
Doctors | * | 2 | 1 | * | * | 1 | 1 | * | 1 | 1 | * | * | * | 7 | |
Nurses | * | 7 | * | * | * | * | * | * | 24 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 52 |
Key: Rural RC = Rural Health Center. This a clinic just less than a hospital.
Animal Health
There are 17,442 cattle, 8 veterinary service centers and 18 dip tanks. Ward 25 has highest number of cattle and Ward 30 the least. Cattle and dip tanks are in wards 1, 22, 24, 25 and 30 only.[6]
DISTRIBUTION TABLE
Subject | Ward 1 | Ward 22 | Ward 24 | Ward 25 | Ward 30 | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Cattle | 4496 | 5212 | 1133 | 5815 | 784 | 17442 | |
Percentage | 25.8% | 29.9 | 6.5% | 33.3% | 4.5% | 100% | |
Water Points
These exclude urban area water points.
Subject | Ward 22 | Ward 24 | Ward 25 | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Boreholes | 33 | 41 | 26 | 100 | |
Functional | 33 | 26 | 25 | 84 | |
Deep Wells | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | |
Ward 22 = Makaba Ward Ward 24 = Kushinga Ward Ward 25 = Msokeli Ward
2013 Parliamentary Election
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Chinhara Aaron | 2,448 | ? | ||
MDC-T | Chidziva
Happymore |
5,823 | ? | ||
MDC-M | Sibanda Godwin | 743 | ? | ||
ZANU-PF | Ncube Harris | 7,631 | ? | ||
Majority | 1,808 | ||||
ZANU-PF win | |||||
2008 Parliamentary Election
Six candidates contested for the Redcliff Constituency parliamentary seat with the final result coming after a by-election on 27 June 2008.[8] Isheunesu Muza of ZANU-PF beat Chinhara Aaron of MDC-M, Tapera Sengweni of MDC-T, Makaha Ignatius of ZDP and Anastasia Moyo an Independent candidate.[9]
See also
- Silobela Constituency
- Zhombe Constituency
- Churumanzu-Zibagwe Constituency
- Zibagwe Rural District Council
- List of Zimbabwean parliamentary constituencies
References
- ↑ Parlzim|2011 Redcliff Constituency Profile.pdf Parliament of Zimbabwe|Constituencies|Retrieved 25 February 2015
- ↑ Election Notice Board|2013 Midlands Province: 2013 Harmonised Elections: Redcliff Constituency National Assenbly Results Zec|Retrieved 25 2016
- ↑ Parlzim Harris Ncube Parliament of Zimbabwe website |Members |Retrieved 25 February 2016
- ↑ Parlzim|2011 Redcliff Constituency Profile.pdf Parliament of Zimbabwe|Constituencies|Retrieved 25 February 2015
- ↑ Parlzim|2011 Redcliff Constituency Profile.pdf Parliament of Zimbabwe|Constituencies|Retrieved 25 February 2015
- ↑ Parlzim|2011 Redcliff Constituency Profile.pdf Parliament of Zimbabwe|Constituencies|Retrieved 25 February 2015
- ↑ ZBC|30 July 2013 2013 Harmonised Election Results|ZBC News|Retrieved 25 February 2016
- ↑ Zec - Winning candidates - 'Harmonised' elections 29 March 2008: House of Assembly & Senate Kubatana|Archive|Retrieved 25 February 2016
- ↑ Sunday Mail 'Harmonised' elections 29 March 2008: Nominated House of Assembly & Senate candidates - Midlands Kubatana.net|Elections|Retrieved 25 February 2016