1 zimbabwe election support network [zesn] - Nehanda Radio
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CANDIDATE NUMBER OF VOTES ACTUAL PERCENT VOTE<br />
MAKONI HERBERT STANLEY SIMBA 207 470 8.3%<br />
MUGABE,ROBERT GABRIEL 1 079 730 43.2%<br />
TOWUNGANA,LANGTON 14 503 0.6%<br />
TSVANGIRAI MORGAN 1 195 562 47.9%<br />
TOTAL VALID VOTES 2 497 265 100%<br />
SPOILED BALLOTS 39 975<br />
TOTAL VOTES CAST 2 537 240<br />
PERCENTAGE POLL 42.7%<br />
Since all candidates had failed to meet the 50% +1 vote requirement, the Electoral Act<br />
demanded that a Run Off be undertaken within 21 days as outlined in Section 110 of the<br />
Electoral Act.<br />
As was manifest in parliamentary results, closer analysis of votes spread point to visible thin<br />
margin scenarios. In Mashonaland West, while out of the 255 161 total valid vote cast in the<br />
presidential <strong>election</strong>s, Robert Gabriel Mugabe won 134 750 [52.8 %] against Morgan<br />
Tsvangirai’s 107 345 [42.1 %], the visibility of the opposition is very high as out of the 22<br />
constituencies in the province, the opposition had majority votes in 9 constituencies, namely,<br />
Chegutu West, Chinhoyi, Hurungwe West, Kadoma Central, Kariba, Magunje, Mhondoro-<br />
Mubaiwa, Mhangura, and Norton. While in all the 4 Zvimba constituencies, the ruling party<br />
candidate emerged with the majority, competition is also visibly manifest, especially in Zvimba<br />
West and Zvimba East.<br />
In Manicaland, Morgan Tsvangirai was on the lead with 212 029 votes while Robert Mugabe<br />
had 141 592 votes. In the Midlands, results reflect tight contest scenarios with Robert Mugabe<br />
winning 166 831 votes while Morgan Tsvangirai had 153 288 votes. The impression is that<br />
people who may have voted for their party candidates at parliamentary level may have<br />
switched to the MDC or independent presidential candidate. Scenarios in the Midlands<br />
province suggest that it is a ZANU PF stronghold at parliamentary level, the case is not<br />
necessarily assured at the presidential level. The presidential vote may be a pointer to possible<br />
emerging fissures within the ruling party which if not well managed could tilt the presidential<br />
vote to the opposition.<br />
In Mashonaland East, the ruling party presidential candidate Robert Mugabe was on the lead<br />
with 160 965 votes while Morgan Tsvangirai had 119 661 votes. This trend was also manifest<br />
in Mashonaland Central where Robert Mugabe led with 157 626 votes while Tsvangirai had 75<br />
722 votes, almost half of the ruling party presidential candidate. As was the case at<br />
parliamentary, senatorial and local <strong>election</strong> levels, in Hararre, the MDC presidential candidate<br />
emerged in the lead with 227 166 votes while Robert Gabriel Mugabe 61 215 votes, almost<br />
close to the new presidential candidate Simba Makoni who had 25 234 votes. Provincial<br />
presidential vote distribution was as below:<br />
PROVINCIAL PRESIDENTIAL VOTE SPREAD<br />
Simba Makoni Mugabe Robert Towungana Tsvangirai Morgan Total Valid Votes<br />
46