Senate of Zimbabwe

Senate of Zimbabwe 15 other official names[1] Shona: Seneti Ndebele: Idale Lesenethi Chewa: Nyumba Ya Seneti Chibarwe: Seneti Kalanga: Senethi Koisan: Dale Senethi M Di Nambya: ISeneti Ndau: Bandhla Reseneti Shangani: Seneti Sesotho: Seneta Tonga: Ng’anda Yaajulu Yamilawu Tswana: Senethe Venda: Vhutendelwamilayo Xhosa: Isenethi
10th Parliament of Zimbabwe
Type
Type	Upper house of the Parliament of Zimbabwe
Term limits	None
History
Founded	18 April 1980 (1980-04-18)
Preceded by	Parliament of Rhodesia
New session started	4 September 2023[a]
Leadership
President	Mabel Chinomona, ZANU-PF since 11 September 2018
Deputy President	Michael Reuben Nyambuya
Clerk	Kennedy Mugove Chokuda
Structure
Seats	80
Political groups	Provincial Senators (55)   ZANU–PF (33)   CCC (22) Chiefs (17)   Chiefs (17) Persons with disabilities (2)   Persons with disabilities (2) Vacant (6)   Vacant (6) Presiding officer (1)   President (1)
Length of term	Five years
Elections
Voting system	Parallel voting
Last election	23 August 2023
Next election	No later than 5 August 2028
Redistricting	Zimbabwe Electoral Commission, in consultation with the President and Parliament
Meeting place
Senate Chamber Parliament House Harare Zimbabwe
Senate Chamber New Zimbabwe Parliament Building Mount Hampden Zimbabwe
Website
parlzim.gov.zw

Politics of Zimbabwe
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Judiciary Supreme Court
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Administrative divisions Provinces Districts Wards
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The Senate of Zimbabwe is the upper of the two chambers in Zimbabwe's Parliament. It existed from independence in 1980 until 1989, and was re-introduced in November 2005. The other chamber of Parliament is the National Assembly.

In its current form, the Senate has 80 members. Of these, 60 members are elected from 10 six-member constituencies (based on the provinces) by proportional representation using party lists; the lists must have a woman at the top and alternate between men and women.^[2] The other 20 seats include two reserved for people with disabilities and 18 for traditional chiefs.

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