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Bulawayo Central
Bulawayo Central
Constituency; for the National Assembly of Zimbabwe
Province	Bulawayo
Region	Bulawayo
Current constituency
Created	1924–1987; recreated 2008
Seats	1
Party	Citizens Coalition for Change
Member(s)	Surrender Kapoikilu

Bulawayo Central

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Bulawayo Central is a constituency represented in the National Assembly of the Parliament of Zimbabwe, located in Bulawayo. It is currently represented since the 2023 election by Surrender Kapoikilu of the Citizens Coalition for Change. Notable former MPs for the constituency include former Rhodesian Prime Minister Ian Smith.

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Election	Name
1924	James Cowden	RP
1924	Francis Hadfield	RP
1928	James Cowden	RP
1928	Donald MacGillivray	RP
1933	James Cowden	RP
1933	Donald Macintyre	Labour
1934	James Cowden	UP
1934	Donald Macintyre	Labour
1939	William Eastwood	UP
1946	Donald Macintyre	SR Labour
1948	Donald Macintyre	UP
1954	Cyril Hatty	UP
1958	Cyril Hatty	UFP
1962	Benny Goldstein	UFP
1965	missing
1970	Sydney Millar	RF
1974	Edward Stanley White	RF
1977	Denys Parkin	RF
1979	Paddy Shields	RF
1980	Paddy Shields	RF
1985	Ian Smith	CAZ
Constituency abolished 1987–2008
2008	Dorcas Sibanda	MDC–T
2013	Dorcas Sibanda	MDC–T
2018	Nicola Watson^[1]	MDC Alliance
2023	Surrender Kapoikilu	CCC

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	MDC–T	Dorcas Sibanda	3,786	43.33
	MDC-M	Japhet Ncube	3,553	40.67
	ZANU–PF	Clement Ncube	908	10.39
	Independent	Frank Dzukuso	191	2.19
	PUMA	Arnold Payne	162	1.85
	Independent	Frank Dzukuso	191	2.19
	Federal Democratic Union	Gifton Dumani	74	0.85
	Independent	Selwin Kwembeya	63	0.72
Majority			233	2.66%
	MDC–T win (new seat)

	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
MDC–T	Dorcas Sibanda	6,365	55.80	+12.47
ZANU–PF	Mlungisi Moyo	2,827	25.23	+14.84
MDC–N	Sibongile Maphosa	1,527	14.03	+14.03
MDC–T hold		Swing	+12.47

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Bulawayo Central
Constituency for the National Assembly of Zimbabwe
Province	Bulawayo
Region	Bulawayo
Current constituency
Created	1924–1987; recreated 2008
Seats	1
Party	Citizens Coalition for Change
Member(s)	Surrender Kapoikilu