Redcliff (parliamentary constituency)

Coordinates: 19°02′00″S 29°47′00″E / 19.03334°S 29.78333°E / -19.03334; 29.78333

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]

ClassMalesFemalesTotalRegistered Voters
Population3003230462608943001814451
Proportion48%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

SubjectWard 1Ward 2Ward 3Ward 4Ward 5Ward 6Ward 7Ward 8Ward 9Ward 22Ward 24Ward 25Ward 30Total
Voters145821093692277227353712969**33765175412*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

SubjectWard 1Ward 2Ward 3Ward 4Ward 5Ward 6Ward 7Ward 8Ward 9Ward 22Ward 24Ward 25Ward 30Total
Schools2113*411**232*29
Boys6464922073*2418173530**9131037502*8721
Girls6394152074*2087168556**-896842540*8281
Pupils Total12858444147*45053411086**180919791006*17002
Teachers (m)3435*1612**232312*119
Teachers (f)382582*1991032**273513*381
Total Teachers4129117*1351134**505825*500
Ratio312935*333132**363440*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

SubjectWard 1Ward 2Ward 3Ward 4Ward 5Ward 6Ward 7Ward 8Ward 9Ward 22Ward 24Ward 25Ward 30Total
Polyclinics*1***1*******2
Surgeries*11**11*1****5
Clinics*1******3*2*17
Hospital*********1***1
Rural HC***********1*1
Doctors*21**11*11***7
Nurses*7******241433152

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

SubjectWard 1Ward 22Ward 24Ward 25Ward 30Total
Cattle4496521211335815784 17442
Percentage25.8%29.96.5%33.3%4.5%100%

Water Points

These exclude urban area water points.

SubjectWard 22Ward 24Ward 25Total
Boreholes334126100
Functional33262584
Deep Wells3115

Ward 22 = Makaba Ward Ward 24 = Kushinga Ward Ward 25 = Msokeli Ward

2013 Parliamentary Election

Parliamentary Election 2013: Redcliff[7]
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

References

  1. ↑ Parlzim|2011 Redcliff Constituency Profile.pdf Parliament of Zimbabwe|Constituencies|Retrieved 25 February 2015
  2. ↑ Election Notice Board|2013 Midlands Province: 2013 Harmonised Elections: Redcliff Constituency National Assenbly Results Zec|Retrieved 25 2016
  3. ↑ Parlzim Harris Ncube Parliament of Zimbabwe website |Members |Retrieved 25 February 2016
  4. ↑ Parlzim|2011 Redcliff Constituency Profile.pdf Parliament of Zimbabwe|Constituencies|Retrieved 25 February 2015
  5. ↑ Parlzim|2011 Redcliff Constituency Profile.pdf Parliament of Zimbabwe|Constituencies|Retrieved 25 February 2015
  6. ↑ Parlzim|2011 Redcliff Constituency Profile.pdf Parliament of Zimbabwe|Constituencies|Retrieved 25 February 2015
  7. ↑ ZBC|30 July 2013 2013 Harmonised Election Results|ZBC News|Retrieved 25 February 2016
  8. ↑ Zec - Winning candidates - 'Harmonised' elections 29 March 2008: House of Assembly & Senate Kubatana|Archive|Retrieved 25 February 2016
  9. ↑ Sunday Mail 'Harmonised' elections 29 March 2008: Nominated House of Assembly & Senate candidates - Midlands Kubatana.net|Elections|Retrieved 25 February 2016
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