iv. The MDC-Alliance won the House of Assembly seat for Gwanda Central whilst the rest of the House of Assembly seats for the province were won by ZANU PF candidates; and v. In Matebeland South province ZANU PF won 7 House of Assembly seats as opposed to the MDC-Alliance’s 5 but the applicant garnered more votes in the presidential election in that province than the 1st respondent. 64.3. Voter behaviour is not predictable with any certainty and when voters vote against the assumed trend that does not create an electoral malpractice or breach of the electoral law or any ground to challenge an election return. 65. Ad Para 6.7.2 This is denied. 65.1. A consideration of the applicant’s P series shows that it does not establish what the applicant avers. 65.2. Consider the V11 for Makosa Primary School appearing at page 185 of the applicant’s papers as part of his P series. Notice that every V11 form, under section B, provides a ballot paper account that allows recording of ballot paper books from 1 up to 12. Where the ballot paper books supplied to a polling station go beyond 12, a presiding officer takes another V11 form and continues the recording of the ballot paper books on that V11 from 13 going forward until all ballot paper books are recorded.

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