(b) eight members of the Senate appointed by the Senate (2) The committee must elect from among its members a Chairperson and Deputy Chairperson (3) A member of Cabinet is not eligible for membership of the committee. (4) The election and term of office of members of the committee must be prescribed in the Standing Orders. National Assembly 60. Composition and election (1) The National Assembly consists of one hundred and forty-one members as follows: (a) (b) (c) Seventy members directly elected to represent constituencies and Seventy members elected in terms of a system of proportional representation based on the votes cast in a general election for members in paragraph (a) The Prime Minister (2) Zimbabwe must be divided into seventy constituencies, each of which will freely elect a member of the National Assembly. (3) An Act of Parliament must provide for the election of members of the National Assembly including – (a) The election of the Prime Minister as provided for in section 80 (b) the periodic delimitation of the constituencies referred to in paragraph (a) of subsection (1); (c) an equitable formula for allocating the seats of members referred to in paragraph (b) of subsection (1); (d) the form of proportional representation to be adopted for the purposes of paragraph (b) of subsection (1). 61. Qualifications for membership of National Assembly (1) Every citizen who is qualified to vote is eligible to be a Member of the National Assembly except a person who(a) is an unrehabilitated insolvent; (b) is of unsound mind and has been declared to be such by a competent court; (c) has, within a period of five years immediately preceding the election, been convicted of a criminal offence and sentenced to more than twelve months’ imprisonment; (d) is a member of the Senate or is in the service of the state and receives remuneration for that service. (2) A person ceases to be a Member of the National Assembly if that person: (a) ceases to be eligible; (b) is elected Speaker; 35

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