58 people of (21 females and 37 males). The Masvingo roadshow was aired on YaFM which
enjoys wide listenership in most areas in Masvingo and Midlands provinces.
Percentage turnout per province
Table on registered voters per provinces compared to ZESN projections
Province
Women
Men
Harare
Manicaland
Midlands
Mash West
Masvingo
Mash East
Mash Central
Bulawayo
Mat North
Mat South
Total
651,540
405,871
397,689
411,007
321,247
341,616
296,783
186,055
177,596
160,059
3,349,462
694,278
506,891
467,496
423,407
433,067
394,173
323,496
223,334
2119,96
196,527
3,874,665
ZESN
Projected
figures
1,345,818
912,762
865,185
834,414
754,314
735,790
620,279
409,389
389,592
356,586
7,224,128
ZEC registered Percentage
figures
registered
733,778
640,591
644,913
472,760
535,078
536,442
463,745
206,124
290,215
203,730
4,727,376
54.5%
70.2%
77.3%
56.6%
70.9%
72.9%
74.8%
50.3%
74.5%
57.1%
65.4%
Harare and Bulawayo recorded the lowest percentages of registered voters as compared to
the other provinces. Previous interactions with stakeholders in Bulawayo and Matebeleland
South indicated that a number of factors such as inadequate voter education and
information, lack of birth certificates and National IDs, misinformation and disinformation
regarding the BVR technology and the previous position where aliens were not permitted to
register. In spite of fears that the timing of the BVR exercise would result in low turnout
especially in remote areas, high percentage turnout figures were recorded in Midlands
followed by Mashonaland Central and Matebeleland North with 77.3%, 74.8% and 74.5%
respectively. According to statistics provided by ZEC a total of 80,327 people were turned
away during the BVR blitz for reasons including, Aliens without long birth certificates, no IDs,
drivers Licence, defaced IDs, photocopied IDs and non-citizen residents. Mashonaland West
and Mashonaland East recorded the highest numbers of turned away voters with 13,546 and
12,030 respectively.