Updates: Bikita West by-election voting and results 21 January 2017: ZANU-PF wins

• 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