Zimbabwe’s Hijacked Election”

John Makumbe

 

Journal of Democracy

October 2002

 

Table—Comparison of Increase in Voters 2000 and 2002 by Constituency

 

Constituency

Rural or Urban

Province

2000 Actual Voters

2002 Actual Voters

%

Increase

Bikita East

R

MASVINGO

12,274

23,708

93.2%

Bikita West

R

MASVINGO

15,167

26,025

71.6%

Gutu South

R

MASVINGO

18,030

29,859

65.6%

Mutasa

R

MANICALAND

15,470

24,743

59.9%

Gokwe West

R

MIDLANDS

21,487

33,893

57.7%

Gokwe North

R

MIDLANDS

20,597

32,331

57.0%

Chiredzi North

R

MASVINGO

19,358

30,378

56.9%

Chipinge South

R

MANICALAND

17,617

27,404

55.6%

Chikomba

R

MASH EAST

20,819

31,495

51.3%

Binga

R

MAT NORTH

23,166

34,885

50.6%

Chimanimani

R

MANICALAND

20,025

29,640

48.0%

Shurugwi

R

MIDLANDS

19,381

28,602

47.6%

Zaka East

R

MASVINGO

19,508

28,749

47.4%

Kariba

R

MASH WEST

22,940

33,490

46.0%

Zvimba South

R

MASH WEST

23,726

34,595

45.8%

Chipinge North

R

MANICALAND

15,936

23,152

45.3%

 

Source: Compiled from figures published by the Electoral Supervisory Commission.